AI Rate Professor

Psychology

Gerald Williams

PSYCH28 · PSYCH21 · 16 lifetime ratings

AI rating
24/100
RMP rating
2.0/5
Take again
25%
Difficulty
3.8

The decision

Avoid if you have a choice; if you can self-teach .

Best fit · Self Taught ProVague instructionsTough graderSelf-teach heavyConfusing Canvas modulesPoor group project design
  • Most students say and you must teach yourself from the textbook and modules.
  • limited useful feedback.
  • A minority of older reviews say you can succeed and learn if you stay on top of heavy work.

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

HardWork

34/100

Some students earn As with intense effort, but tough grading, opaque criteria, and .

Online has some generous-pass notes; .

Is the course easy?

Challenging

28/100

Research , and confusing modules make the course feel hard.

Both formats report high difficulty, especially PSYCH28.

Is attendance flexible?

Varies

42/100

others, with skip-class warnings on some tags.

In-person lean mandatory; as not mandatory.

Is this professor recommended?

Avoid

26/100

and repeated do-not-take warnings outweigh a few older fair-but-hard reviews.

Online reviews are almost uniformly negative; .

Course guide

See how this professor fits your week.

Grading

Strict

28/100

and stories of failed work despite .

Format shift

One online note says grades generously on pass rates, but feedback and fairness complaints remain.

Workload

Heavy

24/100

Expect , and tests.

Format shift

Heavy load appears in both formats, with online adding module confusion.

Teaching experience

Poor

26/100

Students say he is dismissive, unclear, and .

Format shift

Online teaching complaints are especially harsh; .

Assessment method

Balanced

55/100

Mix of , and lecture or module tests.

Format shift

Online leans assignments and group projects; and pop quizzes.

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

9 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Hardcore Learner

and tough grading, with a few older notes that hard work and reading can make the class manageable.

Main concern

, and grade opacity.

What students said

“I met all of the and followed the assignment exactly as written with no grammatical or spelling errors, and received a fail grade with as to why.”
PSYCH21
“This professor gives out very difficult and .”
PSYCH28
“In Research Methods, I .”
PSYCH28

Remote format

Online

7 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Self Taught Pro

Online students repeatedly report bare-bones instructions, slow or missing support, and self-teaching from modules and the textbook.

Main concern

and weak communication online.

What students said

“If you ask him questions about the content he's dismissive and will tell you to read the modules.”
PSYCH28
“He gave VERY bare-bones instructions for , textbook, and Internet.”
PSYCH28
“I have spent the majority of the semester feeling like I am doing the work of teaching myself the subject matter.”
PSYCH28

Exam style

Know what to expect from exams and major assignments.

Exams and and limited helpful feedback.

Final examPop quizzesLecture heavy testsGroup projectsVague rubrics

Assessment risk

Strict

34/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

guidance, and pop quiz risk.

Pop quizzesTest heavyLong papersLecture heavy
“he tested on many chapters with no hint as to what was on the test.”
PSYCH28
“you'll fail if you don't do any work or study for the test. KNOW EVERYTHING!!”
PSYCH28

Online

Online sections mention a and ; no webcam or Lockdown Browser is proven in comments.

Final examGroup final projectSelf-taught modules
“2 writing assignments per week, nothing too difficult. and .”
PSYCH21
“ . Learned most of the information from digging through the textbook or looking at things online.”
PSYCH28

Student evidence

See what students actually said.

Top student voice

“Please stay far away from this course.”

Voice snapshots generated from 16 reviews (7 online, 9 , and workload. Credibility rating: High.

🎯 Teaching Quality

26/100

“Does not seem interested in teaching you through himself. Does not give remotely clear instructions or guidelines for the .”

📉 Recommendation

26/100

“ if you have any choice in the matter.”

⚖️

28/100

“I met all of the ... and received a fail grade with as to why.”

📚 Workload Load

24/100

“In Research Methods, I .”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

  • He gives minimal context for assignments and does not elaborate on anything.
  • Completely scattered with no foundation at all in his instructions.
  • I am doing the work of teaching myself the subject matter.

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty and Grades

  • he grades HARD.
  • be careful do not get on his bad side because you can be getting and A+ and at the end up get a C.
  • You will likely pass but you will learn very little.

Theme 3

📁 About Assignments and Projects

  • .
  • He gave VERY bare-bones instructions for assignments.
  • This professor gives out very difficult and .

Data context

See exactly what the AI read.

Analysis sample

16

Recent reviews read by the AI

16

Lifetime ratings

84/100

Evidence confidence

Sixteen reviews across 2017-2026 with detailed recurring complaints and enough older counterpoints for a stable pattern.

Inside 16 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 51
4 out of 52
3 out of 51
2 out of 54
1 out of 58

Course coverage

PSYCH2812 reviews
PSYCH214 reviews

Reported outcomes

A range results lead the reported letter grades.

13 reported outcomes

A range

5

A 4 · A- 1

B range

3

B 2 · B- 1

C range

2

C+ 2

D range

0

No reported values

F

0

No reported values

No letter grade reported

3

Drop/Withdrawal 1 · Not sure yet 2