# KAREN BEST — Courses & Reviews | UW–Madison [View on UW Courses](https://uwcourses.com/instructors/KAREN_BEST--instructor_c9ebe3ac139d9110c66f3eea) ## Dataset ### revision e243353dcb7d79b7247ced91d69443ef4c2a6349 ### repository twangodev/uwcourses ### schema version 6 ### importer version 7 ### projection id 85abe9ff8837c2c5a134368dcc4cfc85eb723524b21ddeb3d2e953887d2f0c8f ### observed at 2026-09-07T15:55:43.033547+00:00 ### built at 2026-09-11T07:45:51.576183+00:00 ### courses 8951 ### current instructors 5754 ### limited false ### terms * 1272 * 1264 * 1262 * 1254 * 1252 * 1244 * 1242 * 1234 * 1232 * 1224 * 1222 * 1212 * 1204 * 1202 * 1194 * 1192 * 1184 * 1182 * 1174 * 1172 * 1164 * 1162 * 1154 * 1152 * 1144 * 1142 * 1134 * 1132 * 1124 * 1122 * 1114 * 1112 * 1104 * 1102 * 1094 * 1092 * 1084 * 1082 * 1074 * 1072 ### term 1272 ### departments | subject | count | | --------- | ----- | | AAE | 90 | | ABT | 20 | | ACCTIS | 36 | | ACTSCI | 14 | | AFAERO | 10 | | AFRICAN | 87 | | AFROAMER | 71 | | AGROECOL | 21 | | AMERIND | 53 | | ANAT\&PHY | 7 | | ANATOMY | 2 | | ANESTHES | 8 | | ANSCI | 57 | | ANTHRO | 95 | | ART | 125 | | ARTED | 10 | | ARTHIST | 121 | | ASIALANG | 129 | | ASIAN | 109 | | ASIANAM | 28 | | ASTRON | 38 | | ATMOCN | 69 | | BIOCHEM | 51 | | BIOCORE | 10 | | BIOLOGY | 14 | | BIOMDSCI | 18 | | BME | 66 | | BMI | 41 | | BMOLCHEM | 10 | | BOTANY | 69 | | BSE | 44 | | C\&ESOC | 73 | | CBE | 48 | | CHEM | 101 | | CHICLA | 52 | | CIVENGR | 133 | | CLASSICS | 47 | | CNP | 10 | | CNSRSCI | 50 | | COMARTS | 137 | | COMPBIO | 15 | | COMPLIT | 11 | | COMPSCI | 138 | | COUNPSY | 78 | | CRB | 19 | | CS\&D | 71 | | CSCS | 40 | | CURRIC | 193 | | DANCE | 93 | | DERM | 8 | | DS | 88 | | DYSCI | 35 | | ECE | 155 | | ECON | 145 | | EDPOL | 114 | | EDPSYCH | 97 | | ELPA | 70 | | EMA | 53 | | EMERMED | 17 | | ENGL | 206 | | ENTOM | 40 | | ENVIRST | 148 | | EP | 15 | | EPD | 67 | | ESL | 16 | | F\&WECOL | 60 | | FAMMED | 22 | | FINANCE | 50 | | FOLKLORE | 40 | | FOODSCI | 43 | | FRENCH | 63 | | GEN\&WS | 145 | | GENBUS | 72 | | GENECSLR | 17 | | GENETICS | 60 | | GEOG | 113 | | GEOSCI | 83 | | GERMAN | 82 | | GLE | 48 | | GNS | 38 | | GREEK | 27 | | HDFS | 41 | | HEBR-BIB | 13 | | HEBR-MOD | 10 | | HISTORY | 233 | | HISTSCI | 56 | | HONCOL | 13 | | ILS | 43 | | INFOSYS | 9 | | INTEGART | 7 | | INTEGSCI | 22 | | INTER-AG | 18 | | INTER-HE | 11 | | INTER-LS | 22 | | INTEREGR | 16 | | INTLBUS | 21 | | INTLST | 50 | | ISYE | 83 | | ITALIAN | 53 | | JEWISH | 56 | | JOURN | 88 | | KINES | 128 | | LACIS | 26 | | LANDARC | 61 | | LATIN | 24 | | LAW | 120 | | LEGALST | 48 | | LINGUIS | 35 | | LIS | 89 | | LITTRANS | 78 | | LSC | 52 | | M\&ENVTOX | 7 | | MARKETNG | 62 | | MATH | 153 | | MDGENET | 8 | | ME | 130 | | MEDHIST | 43 | | MEDICINE | 60 | | MEDIEVAL | 32 | | MEDPHYS | 39 | | MEDSC-M | 29 | | MEDSC-V | 41 | | MHR | 68 | | MICROBIO | 45 | | MILSCI | 16 | | MM\&I | 22 | | MOLBIOL | 6 | | MS\&E | 59 | | MUSIC | 165 | | MUSPERF | 126 | | NAVSCI | 20 | | NE | 44 | | NEURODPT | 11 | | NEUROL | 7 | | NEURSURG | 4 | | NTP | 11 | | NURSING | 111 | | NUTRSCI | 65 | | OBS\&GYN | 18 | | OCCTHER | 39 | | ONCOLOGY | 14 | | OPHTHALM | 5 | | OTM | 43 | | PATH | 34 | | PATH-BIO | 29 | | PEDIAT | 26 | | PHARMACY | 31 | | PHILOS | 77 | | PHMCOL-M | 11 | | PHMPRAC | 45 | | PHMSCI | 60 | | PHYASST | 37 | | PHYSICS | 88 | | PHYSIOL | 3 | | PHYTHER | 37 | | PLANTSCI | 52 | | PLPATH | 35 | | POLISCI | 192 | | POPHLTH | 58 | | PORTUG | 33 | | PSYCH | 101 | | PSYCHIAT | 22 | | PUBAFFR | 54 | | PUBLHLTH | 23 | | RADIOL | 11 | | REALEST | 41 | | RELIGST | 90 | | RHABMED | 9 | | RMI | 24 | | RP\&SE | 102 | | S\&APHM | 17 | | SCANDST | 73 | | SLAVIC | 89 | | SOC | 149 | | SOCWORK | 87 | | SOILSCI | 46 | | SPANISH | 83 | | SRMED | 21 | | STAT | 94 | | STDYABRD | 52 | | STS | 8 | | SURGERY | 25 | | SURGSCI | 33 | | THEATRE | 91 | | URBRPL | 60 | | UROLOGY | 5 | | ZOOLOGY | 89 | ## instructor ### instructor uid instructor\_c9ebe3ac139d9110c66f3eea ### source madgrades ### source instructor id 3231849 ### identity basis source\_id ### identity status source\_identified ### name KAREN BEST ### first observed at 2026-09-06 23:14:58.172943+00:00 ### last observed at 2026-09-07 15:55:43.033547+00:00 ### ratings #### review count 27 #### quality 3.56 #### difficulty 3.44 #### quality count 27 #### difficulty count 27 #### profile id rmp:1241202 #### source url #### match basis exact\_name #### observed at 2026-09-07 16:27:37.449418+00:00 #### courses ##### course 44c96673fa1edf356243e374 ###### review count 17 ###### quality 3.71 ###### difficulty 3.59 ###### quality count 17 ###### difficulty count 17 ##### course a319b770172ebff195dab987 ###### review count 1 ###### quality 1 ###### difficulty 2 ###### quality count 1 ###### difficulty count 1 #### bayesian quality 3.6024194823602533 #### prior mean 3.6596857835465957 #### prior weight 20 ### grade statistics #### gpa 3.732 #### graded 382 #### counts * 247 * 89 * 36 * 4 * 4 * 0 * 2 #### sections 48 ### current false ### courses None recorded. ### revision e243353dcb7d79b7247ced91d69443ef4c2a6349 ### instructor url /instructors/KAREN\_BEST--instructor\_c9ebe3ac139d9110c66f3eea ## 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timeline | term | courses | | ---- | ------- | | 1152 | 1 | | 1154 | 2 | | 1162 | 1 | | 1164 | 1 | | 1182 | 2 | | 1184 | 2 | | 1192 | 2 | | 1194 | 2 | | 1202 | 3 | | 1204 | 2 | | 1212 | 3 | | 1222 | 2 | | 1224 | 2 | | 1232 | 1 | | 1234 | 2 | | 1242 | 2 | | 1244 | 2 | | 1252 | 2 | | 1254 | 2 | | 1262 | 2 | | 1264 | 2 | ## term 1272 ## courses None recorded. ## reviews ### items ```json [ { "observed_at": "2026-09-07 16:27:37.449418+00:00", "run_id": "20260907T155543-ce3781c4", "source_review_id": "UmF0aW5nLTQwNzg2MDUz", "source_instructor_id": "rmp:1241202", "instructor_name": "Karen Best", "course_label": "ESL118", "course_id": "ESL 118", "course_uid": "course_44c96673fa1edf356243e374", "review_date": "2025-03-18 22:01:28 +0000 UTC", "comment": "No free mind, No enough feedback, surprisingly low grade. Rises your expectations and then let you down.", "source_url": "https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/1241202", "quality_rating": 3, "difficulty_rating": 4 }, { "observed_at": "2026-09-07 16:27:37.449418+00:00", "run_id": "20260907T155543-ce3781c4", "source_review_id": "UmF0aW5nLTM5MzQ0Mzcx", "source_instructor_id": "rmp:1241202", "instructor_name": "Karen Best", "course_label": "ESL118", "course_id": "ESL 118", "course_uid": "course_44c96673fa1edf356243e374", "review_date": "2024-05-02 19:56:49 +0000 UTC", "comment": "1", "source_url": "https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/1241202", "quality_rating": 1, "difficulty_rating": 5 }, { "observed_at": "2026-09-07 16:27:37.449418+00:00", "run_id": "20260907T155543-ce3781c4", "source_review_id": "UmF0aW5nLTM1Mjk4NzAy", "source_instructor_id": "rmp:1241202", "instructor_name": "Karen Best", "course_label": "ESL349", "course_id": "ESL 349", "course_uid": "course_a319b770172ebff195dab987", "review_date": "2021-11-24 21:20:23 +0000 UTC", "comment": "worst ESL teacher in UW-Madison", "source_url": "https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/1241202", "quality_rating": 1, "difficulty_rating": 2 }, { "observed_at": "2026-09-07 16:27:37.449418+00:00", "run_id": "20260907T155543-ce3781c4", "source_review_id": "UmF0aW5nLTM1MDY2NTY0", "source_instructor_id": "rmp:1241202", "instructor_name": "Karen Best", "course_label": "ENG100", "course_id": null, "course_uid": null, "review_date": "2021-09-09 03:14:40 +0000 UTC", "comment": "Prof. Best is amazing! She is so talkative and considerate to her students. We never had lecture, she would just discuss with us during section. She knows her material very well, so she can give clear and respectful feedback. She doesn't make you feel terrible when she grades a paper. My course was online, so I'm sure she is better in person. :)", "source_url": "https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/1241202", "quality_rating": 5, "difficulty_rating": 2 }, { "observed_at": "2026-09-07 16:27:37.449418+00:00", "run_id": "20260907T155543-ce3781c4", "source_review_id": "UmF0aW5nLTM0OTkxMzc5", "source_instructor_id": "rmp:1241202", "instructor_name": "Karen Best", "course_label": "ESL118", "course_id": "ESL 118", "course_uid": "course_44c96673fa1edf356243e374", "review_date": "2021-07-28 15:59:06 +0000 UTC", "comment": "Nice instructions and useful feedbacks. I recommend her!", "source_url": "https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/1241202", "quality_rating": 5, "difficulty_rating": 2 }, { "observed_at": "2026-09-07 16:27:37.449418+00:00", "run_id": "20260907T155543-ce3781c4", "source_review_id": "UmF0aW5nLTMwOTU2Njc4", "source_instructor_id": "rmp:1241202", "instructor_name": "Karen Best", "course_label": "ESL118", "course_id": "ESL 118", "course_uid": "course_44c96673fa1edf356243e374", "review_date": "2018-12-10 23:12:36 +0000 UTC", "comment": "She's the best ESL instructor. I highly recommend her!", "source_url": "https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/1241202", "quality_rating": 5, "difficulty_rating": 3 } ] ``` ### total 27 ### page 1 ### courses | course\_uid | course\_id | | -------------------------------- | ---------- | | course\_44c96673fa1edf356243e374 | ESL 118 | | course\_a319b770172ebff195dab987 | ESL 349 | ### matched true ## social Image false