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Anthropology

Williams Dawley

ANTH101 · ANTH102 · 14 lifetime ratings

AI rating
86/100
RMP rating
4.3/5
Take again
78.57%
Difficulty
3.3

The decision

Worth taking for ANTH101: , and open-note quizzes should carry your grade.

Best fit · Effort For RewardAmazing lecturesOpen-note quizzesFunny and caringClear expectationsReading heavy
  • Strong lecturer who makes human biology and evolution interesting and often funny
  • , and make As attainable with notes and reading
  • ; a minority of ANTH102 students disliked quiz time pressure

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

FairEffort

72/100

Open-note quizzes and structured papers help, but , and consistent work are still required.

; the single online review felt grade status was opaque.

Is the course easy?

Standard

58/100

Content is interesting rather than trivial, with weekly quizzes and .

In-person difficulty is moderate; online review rated difficulty very high mainly due to workload and quiz confusion.

Is attendance flexible?

Mandatory

38/100

Multiple and skip-class tags appear for ANTH101.

In-person attendance is enforced; .

Is this professor recommended?

WorthIt

82/100

Most students praise lectures and fairness; a few ANTH102 or .

In-person recommendations are strongly yes; the if you can.

Course guide

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Grading

Lenient

76/100

, and finals tied to quiz content support solid grades.

Format shift

; online grading clarity was a complaint.

Workload

Moderate

52/100

Weekly quizzes, readings, notes, and .

Format shift

Online described tons of reading and notes; in-person is manageable with structure.

Teaching experience

Good

84/100

Passion, humor, and about pace or quiz timing.

Format shift

In-person teaching is the strength; pure online had more confusion.

Assessment method

Balanced

52/100

on quiz material, plus some projects.

Format shift

Both formats mix quizzes and written work; ANTH102 adds presentations for some.

Luni fit check

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Course format

Compare the in-person and online experience.

Classroom format

In person

13 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Effort For Reward

In person and COVID-hybrid comments praise flexible adjustments, great recorded or , and .

Main concern

and occasional tight quiz timing in ANTH102.

What students said

“ . Easy.”
ANTH101
“he made sure the class got a little easier so we wouldnt fail with all the changes going on. Funny guy 10/10”
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“ because he wasnt giving enough time in quizzes/tests”
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Remote format

Online

1 reviews

Low confidence · Best fit for Self Taught Pro

One fully online review found grading and an A.

Main concern

and .

What students said

“the grading and if I had an A or an F all the way through.”
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Exam style

Know what to expect from exams and major assignments.

and finals recycle quiz material, which students call easy if prepared.

Open-note quizzesFinal based on quizzesExtra creditSome take-home quizzes

Assessment risk

StudentFriendly

82/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

; finals review quiz content, though some ANTH102 quizzes felt too short on time.

Open note reading quizzesFinal based on quizzesSome take-home quizzesTight quiz time in ANTH102
“ . Easy.”
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“the , and the .”
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“Does not give .”
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Online

Online review called quizzes and .

Confusing quizzes and testsHeavy reading
“Tons of and tests and I wasn't the only one confused the whole class was.”
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Student evidence

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Top student voice

“I was honestly just taking this class to pass and earn credit to transfer, but it ended up being the so far.”

Voice snapshots generated from 14 , and attendance policy. Credibility rating: High.

🎯 Lecture Quality

84/100

“Professor Dawley takes something that could be pretty dry like human biology and evolution and makes it interesting, even funny”

📝 Student-Friendly Quizzes

82/100

“ . Easy.”

❤️ Covid Flexibility

88/100

“When covid19 made classes go online it was hard to make the switch... he made sure the class got a little easier so we wouldnt fail”

👍 Overall Recommendation

82/100

“Only my fourth semester but he's one of the so far.”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

  • The recorded lectures were great.
  • Lectures are really interesting.
  • He lectures with passion and is through with his subjects.

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty & Grades

  • I knew up front what I had to do to get an A, and he had opportunities
  • the and the
  • Be careful of .

Theme 3

📋 About Workload & Policies

  • you will have to read the book to be able to do good on the quizzes and essays
  • Tons of

Data context

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Analysis sample

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Recent reviews read by the AI

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Lifetime ratings

80/100

Evidence confidence

14 detailed reviews with strong agreement on lecture quality and and a few older ANTH102 outliers.

Inside 14 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 511
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2 out of 50
1 out of 52

Course coverage

ANTH10110 reviews
ANTH1024 reviews

Reported outcomes

A range results lead the reported letter grades.

12 reported outcomes

A range

7

A 7

B range

4

B 4

C range

0

No reported values

D range

0

No reported values

F

0

No reported values

No letter grade reported

1

Drop/Withdrawal 1