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Leslie Keele

HIST117 · HIST118 · 20 lifetime ratings

AI rating
78/100
RMP rating
4.2/5
Take again
80.95%
Difficulty
3.1

The decision

if you like engaging history lectures and will keep up with reading and participation, but expect a real workload and mixed help styles.

Best fit · Effort For RewardAmazing lecturesExtra creditHeavy readingCaring supportParticipation matters
  • Most students call her passionate, caring, and a .
  • A , and figure-it-out teaching.
  • Attendance and daily work often matter for an A; online experiences range from easy to overloaded.

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

FairEffort

68/100

Many earn A or A+ with attendance and work, plus , but reading, papers, and .

Older online review paints an easy path; recent online and .

Is the course easy?

Standard

52/100

Content is engaging but , and research papers.

; one older online HIST118 felt easier.

Is attendance flexible?

Mandatory

28/100

Most reviews mark attendance mandatory or warn that daily in-class work and quick writes punish absences.

; online attendance notes are sparse.

Is this professor recommended?

WorthIt

76/100

About four in majors offset by a recent harsh cluster.

In-person has both rave and one-star reviews; online is split between easy praise and workload complaints.

Course guide

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Grading

Fair

62/100

and clear rubrics help many students, but tough-grader and .

Format shift

Recent negative reviews hit both online and in-person; long-run grades still skew high.

Workload

Heavy

38/100

Lots of , and weekly assignments appear across reviews.

Format shift

Online and in-person both mention heavy work; .

Teaching experience

Good

78/100

, though a minority feel abandoned to figure it out alone.

Format shift

; recent complaints focus on guidance more than content knowledge.

Assessment method

Balanced

55/100

Mix of daily quick writes, , and participation.

Format shift

and final; in-person adds quick writes and papers.

Luni fit check

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Course format

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Classroom format

In person

18 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Hardcore Learner

, and support, while a cluster of recent reviews call the load heavy and guidance thin.

Main concern

Dense reading, papers, and some figure-it-out feedback can .

What students said

“ ; lectures are awesome”
HIST117
“This class had very and you had to figure it out your self in this class.”
HIST118

Remote format

Online

3 reviews

Low confidence · Best fit for Self Taught Pro

One older and manageable structure; a recent online review warns of a huge workload and .

Main concern

and .

What students said

“Get ready to do so much work”
HIST118
“her online class is easy! You have 6 assignments a week, 4 quizzes & 2 discussions but she give you 3 tries per quiz”
HIST118

Exam style

Know what to expect from exams and major assignments.

, and projects; reviews do not clearly prove webcam proctoring.

Midterm and finalQuizzes with retriesResearch paperQuick writes

Assessment risk

Standard

58/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

, projects, and papers; exam security details are not clearly stated.

Quick writesMidtermPapers and projects
“Quick writes due every beginning of lecture. Must share ideas out loud to class. Projects and and final as well as an additional test.”
HIST117
“She will answer any questions to ”
HIST118

Online

One online review describes weekly quizzes with , and an essay.

Quizzes with three triesMidterm and finalProjects and essay
“The only big test are midterm & final, two projects & 1 essay.”
HIST118

Student evidence

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Top student voice

“Professor Keele is AMAZING! One of my favorite professors at PC! This class definitely requires you to pay attention and do the work, but Professor Keele .”

Voice snapshots generated from 21 reviews with a recent polarized cluster, Credibility rating: High.

🎯 Teaching Energy

78/100

“Taking classes with her reminds you how fun school can be.”

📚 Workload Reality

38/100

“This class had very and you had to figure it out your self in this class.”

👍 Recommendation Split

76/100

“I would recommend this class to anyone attending Porterville College.”

🎁 Help

70/100

“She also offers more than most profs and .”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

  • She is an incredible professor.
  • Professor Pelon is so passionate about history and she really makes you care about what you're learning.
  • Rather than providing detailed explanations or figure it out yourself

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty & Grades

  • You can pass with a high grade if you do the work.
  • Succeeding in her class is remarkably attainable, given that she provides us with all the necessary resources.
  • Get ready to do so much work

Theme 3

❤️ About Character

  • and also cares very much about her students.
  • She spends a lot of time getting to know her students personally
  • .

Data context

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Analysis sample

21

Recent reviews read by the AI

20

Lifetime ratings

84/100

Evidence confidence

Twenty-one reviews with recent dates, strong detail, and a but not unanimous confidence.

Inside 21 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 516
4 out of 51
3 out of 50
2 out of 50
1 out of 54

Course coverage

HIST11812 reviews
HIST1179 reviews

Reported outcomes

A range results lead the reported letter grades.

21 reported outcomes

A range

13

A+ 4 · A 9

B range

4

B+ 2 · B 2

C range

2

C 2

D range

0

No reported values

F

0

No reported values

No letter grade reported

2

Not sure yet 1 · Rather not say 1