AI Rate Professor

American Sign Language

Brenda Lyons

ASL101A · 2 lifetime ratings

AI rating
62/100
RMP rating
4.0/5
Take again
50%
Difficulty
3.5

The decision

if you want an engaging ASL teacher and are ready to memorize and perform, not if you want an easy grade.

Best fit · Hardcore LearnerHilariousPassionate about ASLParticipation heavyTough graderMemorization intensive
  • Students praise her humor, passion for ASL, and willingness to help learners catch on.
  • The class is participation-heavy and can feel extremely hard due to rapid memorization of signs and dialogues.
  • Only two reviews exist, so experiences may vary widely.

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

HardWork

42/100

One student earned a B and called her a .

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Is the course easy?

Challenging

36/100

Rapid memorization of signs, rules, dialogues, and skits makes the content hard for beginners.

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Is attendance flexible?

Mandatory

18/100

Both reviewers report attendance as mandatory.

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Is this professor recommended?

Depends

55/100

One glowing recommendation contrasts with a tougher experience focused on difficulty.

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Course guide

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Grading

Fair

45/100

, and outcomes range from B to A across only two students.

Format shift

In-person only; limited grade evidence.

Workload

Moderate

48/100

Work centers on memorizing dialogues and creating .

Format shift

In-person only.

Teaching experience

Good

72/100

Funny, passionate, and helpful, though difficulty and .

Format shift

In-person only; one review is far more positive than the other.

Assessment method

FocusOnAssignments

32/100

Assessment leans on dialogues, skits, participation, and practice rather than formal exams.

Format shift

In-person only; .

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Course format

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Classroom format

In person

2 reviews

Medium confidence · Best fit for Hardcore Learner

but challenging memorization of dialogues and skits.

Main concern

new signs.

What students said

“Although she's funny, uses a variety of material to teach, and is very passionate about sharing ASL, the class can be extremely difficult.”
ASL-101A
“The fun in learning ASL is with Ms. Lyons. She is friendly, and goes out of the way to help.”
088574

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

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Reviews emphasize memorized dialogues and skits more than formal proctored exams.

Performance dialoguesSkitsParticipation

Assessment risk

Standard

50/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

Assessment is mainly performance-based dialogues and skits; .

DialoguesSkitsParticipation
“It's mostly memorizing dialogues and creating skits.”
ASL-101A

Online

Student evidence

See what students actually said.

Top student voice

“Although she's funny, uses a variety of material to teach, and is very passionate about sharing ASL, the class can be extremely difficult.”

Voice snapshots generated from 2 in-person reviews, highlighting humor versus ASL memorization difficulty. Credibility rating: Low.

🎯 Teaching Energy

72/100

“She makes everything very entertaining so you will be able to catch on easily.”

🔥 Course Difficulty

36/100

“the class can be extremely difficult. The memorized new signs”

👍 Split Recommendation

55/100

“ from her.”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

  • she's funny, uses a variety of material to teach
  • goes out of the way to help
  • makes everything very entertaining

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty & Grades

  • the class can be extremely difficult
  • It's mostly memorizing dialogues and creating skits

Data context

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Analysis sample

2

Recent reviews read by the AI

2

Lifetime ratings

32/100

Evidence confidence

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Inside 2 stored ratings

Quality ratings

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

Course coverage

0885741 review
ASL-101A1 review

Reported outcomes

A range results lead the reported letter grades.

2 reported outcomes

A range

1

A 1

B range

1

B 1

C range

0

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D range

0

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F

0

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No letter grade reported

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