Historical instructor

PAIGE PENDARVIS

Adjusted rating
RMP difficulty
captured reviews
About this rating

Raw average: 1.67/5 from 6 quality ratings. The adjusted rating blends this with the UW review average (3.66/5), weighted as 20 additional ratings. Smaller samples stay closer to that average. Each captured review is counted once in the prior; this does not correct who chooses to leave a review.

RMP profile ↗ · All captured review dates; profile matched by name.

What students say

Original student reviews · all captured dates

HISTORY 201
Quality 1/5Difficulty 5/5
Reads off a piece of paper to teach, no test reviews, 50 question tests in 50 minutes with writing.
Rate My Professors ↗
HISTORY 201
Quality 1/5Difficulty 4/5
I don't find her teaching style well-suited for students. She often comes across as patronising in class and sets expectations that feel unrealistic for a core-level history course. Although attendance is mandatory, lectures largely consist of reading directly from slides, with the addition of unannounced pop quizzes.
Rate My Professors ↗
HISTORY 201
Quality 5/5Difficulty 3/5
Very informative, straightforward teaching style. Paige is such a good teacher (explaining the readings, giving feedback for papers). She's also a really kind individual. Participate actively in the class and work on your paper ahead of time. One of the most interesting classes I've taken at UW Madison!
Rate My Professors ↗

Personal experiences, not a representative survey. Profile matching and captured coverage are shown in the source details.

Classes with PAIGE PENDARVIS

No teaching recorded in Fall 2026.

View last recorded teaching term →

No courses match this selection. Try the full catalog or another term.

Recorded teaching history

Distinct courses recorded per term

Explore courses taught by this instructor →
Browse recorded courses
TermCourseTitle
Spring 2024HISTORY 201The Historian's Craft
Fall 2023HISTORY 201The Historian's Craft

Teaching history may be incomplete. Course pages contain course-specific feedback and citations.

Instructor identity & provenance 
{
  "instructor_uid": "instructor_4d9b64e01101de3ee9d2474c",
  "source": "madgrades",
  "source_instructor_id": "6587853",
  "identity_basis": "source_id",
  "identity_status": "source_identified",
  "name": "PAIGE PENDARVIS",
  "email": null,
  "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": 6,
    "quality": 1.67,
    "difficulty": 4.5,
    "quality_count": 6,
    "difficulty_count": 6,
    "profile_id": "rmp:3012878",
    "source_url": "https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/3012878",
    "match_basis": "exact_name",
    "observed_at": "2026-09-07 16:12:55.826656+00:00",
    "courses": {
      "course_2ea5410cd24e69c27da63a1d": {
        "review_count": 6,
        "quality": 1.67,
        "difficulty": 4.5,
        "quality_count": 6,
        "difficulty_count": 6
      }
    },
    "bayesian_quality": 3.2005275258050734,
    "prior_mean": 3.6596857835465957,
    "prior_weight": 20
  },
  "grade_statistics": {
    "gpa": 3.679,
    "graded": 28,
    "counts": [
      17,
      7,
      2,
      1,
      1,
      0,
      0
    ],
    "sections": 2
  },
  "current": false,
  "courses": [],
  "revision": "e243353dcb7d79b7247ced91d69443ef4c2a6349",
  "instructor_url": "/instructors/PAIGE_PENDARVIS"
}