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Arne Jaaska

HIST101 · HIST101H · HIST11110651 · HIST112H · HIST161 · HIST112 · HIST53190 · HIST111 · HIST111H · HIST102 · HISTORY101 · 56 lifetime ratings

AI rating
55/100
RMP rating
3.4/5
Take again
45.71%
Difficulty
2.0

The decision

for structure, timely feedback, or a consistently strong learning experience.

Best fit · Easy A HunterEasy ADisorganizedLecture HeavySlow GraderTangents
  • Students often get easy A grades with lenient grading, , and relatively simple assignments.
  • Teaching quality is highly inconsistent because many reviews describe rambling lectures, weak structure, and .
  • Online sections can be grade-friendly but have major issues with , and .

Key questions

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Is this an easy A?

EasyA

84/100

The A is usually attainable because assignments and , and appears, despite poor organization.

Both formats show easy-grade evidence, but online students and last-minute assignments.

Is the course easy?

Beginner

74/100

The course content is usually not intellectually hard, but and .

Online , while in person learning depends heavily on lecture notes and tangents.

Is attendance flexible?

Varies

58/100

Some reviews mention attendance or quizzes requiring class presence, while .

In person evidence is mixed on attendance, while online evidence centers on .

Is this professor recommended?

Depends

50/100

Recommendations are divided because easy grades and kindness are offset by disorganization, boring lectures, and .

Online and in person both split sharply, but in person reviews provide more consistent detail about lecture problems.

Course guide

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Grading

Lenient

79/100

Many students call him generous or easy, but some report tough or and .

Format shift

, though online students are more frustrated by delayed and .

Workload

Light

78/100

Work , though some online students describe lots of homework or tight timing.

Format shift

In person reviews more often describe minimal work, while online workload varies because .

Teaching experience

Average

58/100

He is often kind and knowledgeable, but many students describe lectures as , and unclear.

Format shift

In person reviews focus on rambling lectures, while online reviews and course management.

Assessment method

Balanced

54/100

Assessment , and papers rather than relying on one stable method.

Format shift

Online sections often use discussions and essays, while in , and papers.

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Course format

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Classroom format

In person

40 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Easy A Hunter

In person reviews are split between easy, generous classes and .

Main concern

Lecture structure is weak, and .

What students said

“I took his class during winter session and dang it was probably the easiest class I've ever taken.”
HIST111
“There is no structure and he goes on tangents that .”
161
“This class was really boring, but boy was it easy.”
HIST161

Remote format

Online

10 reviews

Medium confidence · Best fit for Easy A Hunter

Online reviews say the class can be an easy A with discussions or essays, but and .

Main concern

Students often do not know their grades until very late because .

What students said

“ ”
HIST53190
“His class was very easy but he only posts assignments 2 days before they are due.”
HIST111
“Takes months to grade anything but by that time you can't correct until its too late.”
161

Exam style

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Exam style varies widely, from no exams and tests, midterms, and finals.

Essay QuizzesMultiple Choice ExamsShort Essay ExamsTake-Home QuizzesNo Exams In Some Online Sections

Assessment risk

Varies

66/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

In person reviews mention multiple choice, short essay exams, weekly tests, take-home quizzes, and easy essay exams, but .

Multiple Choice ExamsShort Essay ExamsTake-Home QuizzesWeekly Tests
“Interesting and unique lecture, textbook required, hard tests (multiple )”
HIST112H
“He gave 2 take home and a project that was due last day of class.”
HIST101H
“Now there are 4 multiple choice and and final”
HIST102

Online

Online reviews explicitly describe discussion essays, no exams in one section, and .

No ExamsDiscussion EssaysEssay-Based Quizzes
“ ”
HIST53190
“Online, no zoom: 4-6 paragraph)”
HIST112H
“ and very simple.”
HIST161

Student evidence

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Top student voice

“This class was really boring, but boy was it easy.”

Voice snapshots generated from 50 reviews, highlighting key themes in , and assessment. Credibility rating: High.

📈 Easy Grade Pattern

84/100

“ if you just want credits and and an easy A.”

🎯 Teaching Quality

58/100

“There is no structure and he goes on tangents that .”

⚠️

50/100

“Takes months to grade anything but by that time you can't correct until its too late.”

Theme 1

📈 About Difficulty & Grades

  • Easy A. Don't need to go to class to get an A because the in class.
  • The winter class had 5 "quizzes" .
  • Overall ez A with few assignments.

Theme 2

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

  • Arne Jaaska was a very kind professor, however his lectures are completely random and have no structure
  • and it's sometimes hard to tell when he's lecturing and when he's going on a tangent
  • He lectures a lot and he turns off the lights so it makes you tired but he is entertaining and .

Theme 3

⚠️ About Organization

  • and takes months to put in assignments.
  • Graded everything at the end so was very unsure what by grade would be the entire time.
  • I still don't have an idea of what my grade is because there's only two assignments graded (out of 15).

Data context

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Analysis sample

50

Recent reviews read by the AI

56

Lifetime ratings

95/100

Evidence confidence

There are 50 reviews over a long time span with detailed, , and slow grading.

Inside 50 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 518
4 out of 512
3 out of 511
2 out of 58
1 out of 57

Course coverage

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Reported outcomes

A range results lead the reported letter grades.

36 reported outcomes

A range

31

A+ 9 · A 21 · A- 1

B range

4

B+ 1 · B 3

C range

1

C 1

D range

0

No reported values

F

0

No reported values

No letter grade reported

0

No reported values