Courtney Goen

HIST56 · 0141USHISTORY · HIST29 · HIST029 · HIST31 · HIST030 · HISTORY030 · HIST057 · HIST056 · 18 lifetime ratings

AI rating: 91/100
RMP rating: 4.5/5
Take again: 94.44%
Difficulty: 2.9

The decision

Take her if you will read, write, and speak up; if .

Best fit · Effort For RewardLots of ReadingStrong FeedbackParticipation HeavyCaringHistory Comes Alive

Nearly everyone recommends her and says she cares deeply about students.
Expect , and sometimes pop quizzes.
Do the work and participate and most students earn solid grades.

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

EasyA

80/100

Do the reading, show up, and complete writing and most students report A or B with .

Online often says grades easily; and participation.

Is the course easy?

Standard

52/100

, but volume of reading and writing keeps it from feeling light.

and writing load over pure concept difficulty.

Is attendance flexible?

Mandatory

24/100

Attendance and participation matter; skipping hurts and discussions are graded.

In-person participation is heavily weighted; and engagement.

Is this professor recommended?

MustTake

93/100

About 94 percent would take again with repeated favorite-professor language.

Both online and dissent.

Course guide

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Grading

Lenient

76/100

Usually fair to easy if work is complete; ; .

Format shift

Online leans easier; .

Workload

Heavy

34/100

Lots of reading, papers, free writes, discussions, and .

Format shift

and pop quizzes; .

Teaching experience

Excellent

92/100

, and making history feel alive.

Format shift

Strong across formats; .

Assessment method

FocusOnAssignments

28/100

Papers, reading worksheets, discussions, and participation outweigh rare big exams.

Format shift

In-person adds free writes and field trips; online uses blogs and discussions.

Luni fit check

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Course format

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Classroom format

In person

12 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Hardcore Learner

In person she is engaging and inspirational with , and .

Main concern

Shy students may struggle with graded discussion; one review flags bias and self-teaching.

What students said

“She makes history feel alive.”
HIST056

“She does not teach the subject, she assigns HEAVY reading on the topic, ”
HIST029

Remote format

Online

6 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Effort For Reward

Online students call her sweet, clear, interactive, and easy to pass if and discussions.

Main concern

Still lots of reading and .

What students said

“absolutely amazing. sweetest professor ever. and .”
HIST56

“as long as you do the assignments and blog posts you will pass.”
HIST029

Exam style

Know what to expect from exams and major assignments.

Assessment mixes , and graded discussion.

Pop QuizzesEssaysMidterm and FinalParticipation Graded

Assessment risk

Standard

52/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

, and final plus participation.

Pop QuizzesMidtermEssaysFree Writes

“Lots of reading. . Lots of writing.”
HIST056

“Prepare for lots of , a midterm, 2 essays, a class field trip, a final.”
HIST31

Online

, and discussions; proctoring tools not clearly described.

Blog PostsDiscussionsClear Assignments

“as long as you do the assignments and blog posts you will pass.”
HIST029

Student evidence

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Top student voice
“Professor Goen is one of ! You can tell she cares about her students.”
Voice snapshots generated from 18 , and high recommendation. Credibility rating: High.

🎯 Teaching Quality

92/100

“She makes history feel alive.”

👍 Recommendation

93/100

“ instant.”

📚 Workload

34/100

“There is SO. MUCH. WRITING. SO MUCH!”

❤️ Student Care

90/100

“she cares a lot about her students.”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

Always cheery and ready to teach. Very bubbly.
Goen made CA history fun, relatable, interactive.
She is always positive and have an uplifting personality.

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty and Grades

if you stay on top of it, it should be an easy class
as long as you show up for class and
also grades easily

Theme 3

📖 About Reading and Writing

Lots of reading and annotating for homework
Get ready to read
SO. MUCH. WRITING.

Data context

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Analysis sample

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Lifetime ratings

88/100

Evidence confidence

18 detailed reviews over several years with high consistency and .

Inside 18 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 513

4 out of 53

3 out of 51

2 out of 50

1 out of 51

Course coverage

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Reported outcomes

A range results lead the reported letter grades.

12 reported outcomes

A range

A+ 2 · A 5 · A- 1

B range

B+ 2 · B 1

C range

No reported values

D range

No reported values

F

No reported values

No letter grade reported

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Four answers before you build your schedule.

EasyA

Standard

Mandatory

MustTake

See how this professor fits your week.

Compare the in-person and online experience.

Know what to expect from exams and major assignments.

In person

Online

See what students actually said.

🎯 Teaching Quality

👍 Recommendation

📚 Workload

❤️ Student Care

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

📈 About Difficulty and Grades

📖 About Reading and Writing

See exactly what the AI read.

Quality ratings

Course coverage

A range results lead the reported letter grades.

A range

B range

C range

D range

F

No letter grade reported

Take her if you will read, write, and speak up; if .