Mark Clair

PSYC109 · PSYC213 · PSYCH213 · BIO109 · PSYC101 · PSYCH109 · 28 lifetime ratings

AI rating: 93/100
RMP rating: 4.8/5
Take again: 96.43%
Difficulty: 2.4

The decision

Strong recommend for Biopsych or intro psych if you will keep up weekly work and .

Best fit · Effort For RewardAmazing free lecturesWeekly quiz and discussionLockdown Browser quizzesOrganized modulesTextbook often optional

and clear weekly modules.
Easy to pass if you , and review for exams.
Lockdown Browser is used for , though some allow open notes and no camera.

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

EasyA

80/100

Most students earn A or A- by doing weekly work, using lecture notes, and taking advantage of or late-work flexibility.

Online reviews dominate the easy-A evidence; in-person also reports strong grades with .

Is the course easy?

Beginner

72/100

and predictable modules, though memorization and weekly tasks add moderate challenge.

Both formats call content manageable; online emphasizes module structure most.

Is attendance flexible?

Optional

78/100

; success depends more on weekly submissions than seat time.

; in-person is mixed.

Is this professor recommended?

MustTake

92/100

Overwhelming majority would take him again for organization, lectures, care, and fair structure, with only rare lockdown-work complaints.

Strong online majority recommendation; .

Course guide

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Grading

Lenient

76/100

sometimes allowed, and plentiful extra credit balance occasional tough discussion grading.

Format shift

Online comments most often note leniency and corrections; .

Workload

Moderate

52/100

Predictable weekly quiz, discussion, and ; manageable if you stay current but heavy for some.

Format shift

Online weekly cadence is the main load; and .

Teaching experience

Excellent

93/100

Students praise clear organized modules, excellent lectures, care, and real-world examples that make content stick.

Format shift

Teaching praise is strong in both formats and especially detailed online.

Assessment method

Balanced

58/100

Mix of weekly quizzes and , and occasional papers or activities.

Format shift

Online details weekly quiz plus exams; and lecture notes.

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Course format

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Classroom format

In person

5 reviews

Medium confidence · Best fit for Beginner Friendly

In-person students praise engaging , and that cushions harder exams.

Main concern

and , though still very manageable.

What students said

“This man really makes the courses come alive.”
PSYC109

“The but he gave so much , I ended up with 105%.”
PSYC109

“the lectures are easy to follow, and the workload is very fair.”
PSYC213

Remote format

Online

23 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Effort For Reward

Online sections are highly structured with , and quiz; textbook often optional because lectures cover content.

Main concern

and steady weekly workload for some students.

What students said

“Taking good notes helps with the exams as he did require us to use lockdown browser.”
PSYC109

“there's an and , but easy to complete.”
PSYC109

“He had us use lockdown browser with no cam.”
PSYC109

Exam style

Know what to expect from exams and major assignments.

Quizzes often use Lockdown Browser and can be open-note; midterms and and review.

Lockdown BrowserWeekly quizzesMidterm and finalOpen notes sometimesNo camera (some sections)

Assessment risk

Standard

48/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

In-person comments describe manageable weekly quizzes or lecture notes and exams that can be hard but cushioned by .

Weekly quizzesLecture notesExtra credit before tests

“There’s a but very manageable If you pay attention to lectures!”
PSYC109

“The but he gave so much , I ended up with 105%.”
PSYC109

Online

Multiple online reviews confirm Lockdown Browser for quizzes, sometimes with no camera and open notes or and final.

Lockdown BrowserNo camera (reported)Open notes/book quizzesWeekly quizzesMidterm and final

“he did require us to use lockdown browser.”
PSYC109

“He had us use lockdown browser with no cam.”
PSYC109

“2 takes on quizzes, open notes/book for quizzes”
PSYC109

Student evidence

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Top student voice
“I have taken many courses at VVC and I can confidently say that !! His lectures were excellent, I was able to understand the subject because of his lectures.”
Voice snapshots generated from 28 reviews (mostly online psych), highlighting lectures, weekly modules, and . Credibility rating: High.

🎯 Teaching Quality

93/100

“His lectures were excellent, I was able to understand the subject because of his lectures.”

👍 Recommendation Rate

92/100

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💻 Lockdown Browser

40/100

“he did require us to use lockdown browser.”

🗂️ Course Organization

90/100

“ and .”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

This man really makes the courses come alive.
You can tell he genuinely cares about his students even from online.
he goes over everything with his online lectures he posts on Youtube.

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty & Grades

Just do your work and you'll pass.
Honestly he has made this class super easy!
Should be an easy A or high B

Theme 3

📝

and
Lockdown browser for quizzes
Some of the

Data context

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Analysis sample

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Lifetime ratings

91/100

Evidence confidence

28 reviews with strong consistency, and module detail, and .

Inside 28 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 523

4 out of 53

3 out of 52

2 out of 50

1 out of 50

Course coverage

PSYC10916 reviews

PSYC2134 reviews

BIO1093 reviews

PSYC1012 reviews

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PSYCH2131 review

Reported outcomes

A range results lead the reported letter grades.

26 reported outcomes

A range

A+ 3 · A 17 · A- 2

B range

B 1

C range

C+ 1

D range

No reported values

F

No reported values

No letter grade reported

Not sure yet 1 · Rather not say 1

Mark Clair

Strong recommend for Biopsych or intro psych if you will keep up weekly work and x x x x x.

Four answers before you build your schedule.

EasyA

Beginner

Optional

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 Rate

💻 Lockdown Browser

🗂️ Course Organization

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

📈 About Difficulty & Grades

📝 x x x x x

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

Strong recommend for Biopsych or intro psych if you will keep up weekly work and .

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