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Dante Barksdale

HIST16A · HIST16B · 7 lifetime ratings

AI rating
78/100
RMP rating
4.0/5
Take again
71.43%
Difficulty
2.7

The decision

if you will read and engage; expect a fair, extra-credit-friendly history course with some online inconsistency.

Best fit · Effort For RewardExtra Credit FriendlyGet Ready To ReadOpen Note QuizzesInteractive LecturesPop Quizzes Extra Credit
  • Most students love interactive lectures, clear expectations, and generous .
  • ; success depends on keeping up with books and discussions.
  • and complaints about dry lectures or slow communication.

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

EasyA

78/100

, and simple explained exams make an A achievable if you read and participate.

; online includes open notes but also a C and a drop.

Is the course easy?

Beginner

62/100

Content is manageable for attentive students, but reading and lecture-heavy expectations keep it above pure fluff.

In-person difficulty ratings cluster at 2; some online students rate it harder.

Is attendance flexible?

Optional

80/100

, though participation still matters.

Online and ; one online review said mandatory.

Is this professor recommended?

WorthIt

74/100

About 71% would take again, with strong in-person love and a minority of .

; online is split.

Course guide

See how this professor fits your week.

Grading

Lenient

76/100

, and clear exam expectations make grading student-friendly.

Format shift

Leniency is clearest in person via ; online open notes help when communication works.

Workload

Moderate

55/100

Weekly discussions, history papers, and multiple .

Format shift

Get ready to read appears in both formats.

Teaching experience

Good

74/100

, and amazing, while a few online students find them dry or unclear.

Format shift

In-person teaching is strongly praised; online quality is uneven.

Assessment method

Balanced

55/100

Mix of open-note quizzes and exams, papers, discussions, and extra-credit pop quizzes.

Format shift

Online highlights open-note exams and papers; and .

Luni fit check

Weigh these signals against your actual schedule.

Get help balancing workload, grading, and timing when no option is an obvious fit.

Course format

Compare the in-person and online experience.

Classroom format

In person

4 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Beginner Friendly

In-person students consistently praise organization, interactive lectures, and extra-credit pop quizzes that make the class easy to pass if you read.

Main concern

and lecture-heavy format.

What students said

“If you read the books and listen youll pass the class with no problem”
HIST16A
“Yes but all of them go towards so it is easy to pass this course!”
HIST16A

Remote format

Online

3 reviews

Medium confidence · Best fit for Self Taught Pro

Online HIST16B ranges from excellent open-note, extra-credit courses to complaints about dry lectures, long response times, and .

Main concern

Communication delays and dry lectures frustrate some online students.

What students said

“ and exams. . !”
HIST16B
“This professor has bad communication. he just gives the work and makes it harder to understand when it simple work.”
HIST16B

Exam style

Know what to expect from exams and major assignments.

Open-note assessments online plus extra-credit pop quizzes and .

Open Note QuizzesOpen Note ExamsExtra Credit Pop QuizzesBlue BooksHistory Papers

Assessment risk

StudentFriendly

82/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

Pop quizzes count as ; midterm and final are described as ; blue books mentioned.

Extra Credit Pop QuizzesSimple Midterm And FinalBlue Books
“Yes but all of them go towards so it is easy to pass this course!”
HIST16A
“The midterm and and he explained exactly what he wanted on both of them!!”
HIST16A

Online

At least one detailed review reports open-note quizzes and exams with papers and ; others focus more .

Open Note QuizzesOpen Note ExamsWeekly DiscussionsExtra Credit
“ and exams. . !”
HIST16B

Student evidence

See what students actually said.

Top student voice

“Yes but all of them go towards so it is easy to pass this course!”

Voice snapshots generated from 7 reviews (3 online, 4 in , and format differences. Credibility rating: Medium.

🎯 Teaching Quality

74/100

“He makes the lectures really interactive so he can definitely tell when no one in the class reads.”

🎁 Buffer

82/100

“all of them go towards so it is easy to pass this course!”

📖 Reading Load

55/100

“There were like 4 or 5 books for the semester, but not super long, maybe like 80-100 pages for each book.”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

  • He is super open and kind..if you have questions or need extra time on something he will work with you.
  • and a professor that was willing to teach!

Theme 2

💻 About Online Mixed Feelings

  • This professor has bad communication.
  • Lectures are DRY, with long pauses as if he gets bored of what he is saying too.

Theme 3

📈 About Grades And Exams

  • and exams.
  • Be sure to have blue books for his tests.

Data context

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Analysis sample

7

Recent reviews read by the AI

7

Lifetime ratings

68/100

Evidence confidence

Seven reviews from 2017-2022 with consistent themes and a .

Inside 7 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 55
4 out of 50
3 out of 50
2 out of 51
1 out of 51

Course coverage

HIST16B4 reviews
HIST16A3 reviews

Reported outcomes

A range results lead the reported letter grades.

5 reported outcomes

A range

3

A+ 3

B range

0

No reported values

C range

1

C 1

D range

0

No reported values

F

0

No reported values

No letter grade reported

1

Drop/Withdrawal 1