AI Rate Professor

Biology

Ken Kilborn

NHIS15 · NHIS15BOT · BIO5 · BIOL1BOT1 · BOT1 · BOTBOT · BIO6A · HUMANBIO · BIO1 · 9 lifetime ratings

AI rating
91/100
RMP rating
4.6/5
Take again
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Difficulty
3.1

The decision

if you want a memorable teacher who still expects real study.

Best fit · Beginner FriendlyBest ProfessorDry HumorStudy GuidesSubject ExpertMemorable Lectures
  • Most students call him one of the , and most knowledgeable science professors.
  • Study and make preparation straightforward.
  • A minority and docking when answer sheets are used.

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

FairEffort

66/100

Study guides help a lot, but .

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Is the course easy?

Beginner

62/100

Content is approachable and memorable, especially if you have a good memory and use his guides.

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Is attendance flexible?

Varies

50/100

the reviews.

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Is this professor recommended?

MustTake

90/100

Students repeatedly say pick him for science and call him a favorite professor.

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Course guide

See how this professor fits your week.

Grading

Fair

62/100

Guides align with tests, though one review notes grade docks for using the answer sheet.

Format shift

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Workload

Moderate

58/100

Labs and lecture prep are solid but not described as overwhelming for most students.

Format shift

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Teaching experience

Excellent

88/100

Praised as , and lasting in students' memories.

Format shift

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Assessment method

FocusOnExams

74/100

Exams and and study guides.

Format shift

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Luni fit check

Weigh these signals against your actual schedule.

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Course format

Compare the in-person and online experience.

Classroom format

In person

9 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Beginner Friendly

In-person bio and botany students overwhelmingly praise his humor, expertise, and study guides, with only occasional notes of tough testing.

Main concern

if you rely only on the textbook.

What students said

“Probably the . Loved his subject, and knew how to make it fun and interesting.”
BOTBOT
“He gives study guides for all of his exams and ONLY uses what is on them for the tests.”
HUMANBIO
“Lexture testing was difficult using fill in the blank answers.”
BOT1

Remote format

Online

0 reviews

Low confidence

No stored summary is available for this format.

Main concern

No main concern is stored for this format.

Exam style

Know what to expect from exams and major assignments.

Exams usually follow study guides closely, though .

Study GuidesFill-in-the-BlankGuide-Aligned ExamsAnswer Sheet Docking

Assessment risk

Standard

58/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

hard fill-in-blank lecture tests.

Study GuidesFill-in-the-BlankGuide-Aligned Exams
“He gives study guides for all of his exams and ONLY uses what is on them for the tests.”
HUMANBIO
“Lexture testing was difficult using fill in the blank answers.”
BOT1

Online

Student evidence

See what students actually said.

Top student voice

“Probably the .”

Voice snapshots generated from 9 in-person reviews, highlighting humor, expertise, and . Credibility rating: High.

🎯 Teaching Quality

88/100

“By far one of . Very knowledgeable about his subject matter.”

😂 Classroom Energy

90/100

“If you have a dry sense of humor, Kilborn is extremely funny and entertaining.”

📝

80/100

“He gives study guides for all of his exams and ONLY uses what is on them for the tests.”

👍 Recommendation

90/100

“If you have to take a science class I would definitely say to pick him!”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

  • Probably the
  • extremely funny and entertaining
  • more knowledgeable than many bio teachers

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty & Grades

  • Easy class if you have a good memory
  • Lexture testing was difficult using fill in the blank answers
  • He gives study guides for all of his exams

Theme 3

❤️ About Character

  • great guy, will be missed by many
  • I loved this guy-he made this class interesting
  • He was a great teacher with a great sense of humor!

Data context

See exactly what the AI read.

Analysis sample

9

Recent reviews read by the AI

9

Lifetime ratings

78/100

Evidence confidence

Nine mostly consistent reviews across several bio courses from 2003-2012 provide a strong, coherent portrait.

Inside 9 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 57
4 out of 51
3 out of 51
2 out of 50
1 out of 50

Course coverage

BIO11 review
BIO51 review
BIO6A1 review
BIOL1BOT11 review
BOT11 review
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BOTBOT1 review
HUMANBIO1 review
NHIS151 review
NHIS15BOT1 review

Reported outcomes

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