AI Rate Professor

Psychology

Kim Sweeney

PSY260 · PSYCH258 · PSYCH166 · PSYC260 · PSYC258 · PSYC101 · STATS · PSYCH101 · 77 lifetime ratings

AI rating
74/100
RMP rating
4.5/5
Take again
80%
Difficulty
3.3

The decision

Take Sweeney for stats if you will attend, keep up with MindTap, and use her help; skip if you want a passive easy A.

Best fit · Effort For RewardMakes stats funHigh energyPop quizzesMindTap homeworkCaring but demanding
  • Many students who fear math still pass and even enjoy stats with her support.
  • Expect , and attention; skipping or falling behind is costly.
  • most love her energy and help, a minority find the pace and intensity too much.

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

FairEffort

55/100

An A is realistic if , and engage, but the course still demands real weekly effort.

Some online sections report no exams; in - and test-driven.

Is the course easy?

Challenging

34/100

Behavioral stats is intrinsically hard; students call it demanding even when they love her teaching.

Online difficulty often comes from platform volume; in person from pace and quizzes.

Is attendance flexible?

Mandatory

28/100

Many comments say , and presence is expected.

In ; online depends on keeping up with posted videos.

Is this professor recommended?

WorthIt

74/100

Most students recommend her for making hard material doable, though a .

In person has both strongest praise and strongest criticism; online is more mixed on platform design.

Course guide

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Grading

Fair

58/100

and late-assignment options help, but quizzes and .

Format shift

Online sometimes feels more assignment-based; in person quiz scores matter more.

Workload

Moderate

42/100

Weekly MindTap activities, readings, and .

Format shift

Online students especially mention multiple weekly Cengage tasks.

Teaching experience

Good

82/100

Praised as kind, funny, and clarifying for stats, with occasional complaints about speed and intensity.

Format shift

In-person energy is polarizing; online lecture videos are often called helpful.

Assessment method

Balanced

55/100

Mix of MindTap homework, pop quizzes, and .

Format shift

Several online reviews report no tests; in person often has quizzes and exams.

Luni fit check

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Course format

Compare the in-person and online experience.

Classroom format

In person

40 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Effort For Reward

In , and quiz-heavy; students who stay present and study do well despite solid difficulty.

Main concern

, and .

What students said

“If you are scared of math this is the !”
PSYC258
“I'm not going to lie to you, this is the hardest class I've taken at City College. But the professor breaks things down into digestible modules.”
PSYCH258
“She makes the class harder than it needs to be. Her energy is sometimes too much and she lectures too fast.”
PSYCH258

Remote format

Online

10 reviews

Medium confidence · Best fit for Self Taught Pro

Online stats leans on lecture videos and frequent Cengage/MindTap activities; many succeed, but a few find the system rigid or impersonal.

Main concern

Heavy platform pacing and limited flexibility for some learners.

What students said

“Best professor to teach a stats class. and she really cares about her students understanding the information.”
PSYC258
“NO QUIZZES!!!!”
PSYC258
“ if you have ADD or ADHD the online system forces you to take an entire day breaks for the !”
PSYC258

Exam style

Know what to expect from exams and major assignments.

Exam friendliness varies by section from no quizzes online to frequent pop quizzes and .

Pop quizzesMindTap activitiesConceptual testsExtra creditLecture reviews

Assessment risk

Varies

52/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

In-person , and reviews drawn from lectures.

Pop quizzesConceptual examsLecture reviews
“There are quizzez every other day, but its easy.”
PSYCH101
“The less on your ability to calculate things and more on why you are calculating them.”
PSYCH258

Online

Some online sections emphasize Cengage activities and lecture videos with little or no traditional testing; proctoring is not clearly described.

Cengage activitiesLecture videosSometimes no quizzes
“ and she really cares about her students understanding the information.”
PSYC258
“NO QUIZZES!!!!”
PSYC258

Student evidence

See what students actually said.

Top student voice

“If you are scared of math this is the ! She is so nice and has pre-recorded lectures that help a .”

Voice snapshots generated from 50 psychology and stats reviews, balancing strong support for her teaching against workload and pace complaints. Credibility rating: High.

🎯 Teaching Quality

82/100

“She's the , and .”

👍 Recommendation Rate

74/100

“Stats was intimidating, Professor Sweeney made it fun and doable!”

📈 Real Difficulty

34/100

“this is the hardest class I've taken at City College.”

⚠️ Polarizing Pace

45/100

“Professor Sweeney makes the class harder than it needs to be. Her energy is sometimes too much and she lectures too fast.”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

  • super high energy and cares about what she's teaching
  • makes stats fun
  • engaging and enthusiastic professor

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty & Grades

  • There are no exams; .
  • Study and prepare for the
  • Tons of pop quizzes! Miss the class, you wont pass.

Theme 3

❤️ About Character

  • extraordinary human being
  • she truly cares about her students
  • always smiling

Data context

See exactly what the AI read.

Analysis sample

50

Recent reviews read by the AI

77

Lifetime ratings

88/100

Evidence confidence

50 reviews over many years with , and mixed grades.

Inside 50 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 560
4 out of 58
3 out of 54
2 out of 53
1 out of 53

Course coverage

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PSYCH25813 reviews
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Reported outcomes

A range results lead the reported letter grades.

40 reported outcomes

A range

23

A+ 6 · A 16 · A- 1

B range

13

B+ 3 · B 10

C range

2

C+ 1 · C 1

D range

0

No reported values

F

0

No reported values

No letter grade reported

2

Not sure yet 1 · Rather not say 1