# Parthy Schachter — Courses & Reviews | UW–Madison [View on UW Courses](https://uwcourses.com/instructors/PARTHY_SCHACHTER) ## Dataset ### revision e243353dcb7d79b7247ced91d69443ef4c2a6349 ### repository twangodev/uwcourses ### schema version 6 ### importer version 7 ### projection id 52a78527ff09011d88cb04c7d43867d9fbfec2930bf1dd2ec359ebd2844e0b07 ### observed at 2026-09-07T15:55:43.033547+00:00 ### built at 2026-09-10T19:50:42.743001+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\_51398207a7cc98a1cdf7f5f8 ### source enrollment ### source instructor id pbschachter ### identity basis netid ### identity status source\_identified ### name Parthy Schachter ### email PBSCHACHTER\@WISC.EDU ### first observed at 2026-09-07 15:55:43.033547+00:00 ### last observed at 2026-09-07 15:55:43.033547+00:00 ### ratings #### review count 29 #### quality 3.97 #### difficulty 3.97 #### quality count 29 #### difficulty count 29 #### profile id rmp:1893680 #### source url #### match basis exact\_name #### observed at 2026-09-07 16:12:47.692821+00:00 #### courses ##### course 44c96673fa1edf356243e374 ###### review count 19 ###### quality 4.21 ###### difficulty 3.89 ###### quality count 19 ###### difficulty count 19 ##### course afb52dda211f6124cb653b8b ###### review count 4 ###### quality 3 ###### difficulty 4.5 ###### quality count 4 ###### difficulty count 4 ##### course 8313576c9e21c86d04b7eb5e ###### review count 5 ###### quality 3.8 ###### difficulty 3.8 ###### quality count 5 ###### difficulty count 5 #### bayesian quality 3.8433411361414676 #### prior mean 3.6596857835465957 #### prior weight 20 ### current true ### courses | course\_uid | course\_id | title | credits\_min | credits\_max | gpa | | -------------------------------- | ---------- | -------------------------------------- | ------------ | ------------ | --- | | course\_afb52dda211f6124cb653b8b | ESL 116 | ACADEMIC READING AND VOCABULARY SKILLS | 3 | 3 | | ### revision e243353dcb7d79b7247ced91d69443ef4c2a6349 ### instructor url /instructors/PARTHY\_SCHACHTER ## history | term | course\_uid | course\_id | title | | ---- | -------------------------------- | ---------- | -------------------------------------- | | 1272 | course\_afb52dda211f6124cb653b8b | ESL 116 | ACADEMIC READING AND VOCABULARY SKILLS | ## timeline | term | courses | | ---- | ------- | | 1272 | 1 | ## term 1272 ## courses ```json [ { "course_uid": "course_afb52dda211f6124cb653b8b", "course_id": "ESL 116", "title": "ACADEMIC READING AND VOCABULARY SKILLS", "credits_min": 3, "credits_max": 3, "gpa": null, "badges": [ { "id": "rated-teacher", "label": "Highly rated instructor", "tone": "positive", "evidence": "Fall 2026: Alejandro Azocar (4.09/5 adjusted; 16 ratings). At least one assigned instructor qualifies. This describes instructor reviews across courses, not a course rating.", "sources": [ { "label": "Alejandro Azocar", "href": "/instructors/ALEJANDRO_AZOCAR" } ] }, { "id": "lecture-size", "label": "Small lectures", "tone": "neutral", "evidence": "Fall 2026: median 16 enrolled students across 8 recorded lecture sections. Small means 30 or fewer; large means 100 or more. Enrollment at scan time, not capacity or typical historical attendance.", "sources": [ { "label": "Sections and enrollment", "href": "/courses/ESL_116#schedule" } ] } ], "description": "ESL 116 teaches academic reading and vocabulary skills, focusing on comprehension, speed, and summary writing.", "discovery": { "term": "1272", "offered": true, "history": { "counts": [ 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0 ], "count": 0, "gpa": null, "topShare": null }, "instructors": [ { "course_uid": "course_afb52dda211f6124cb653b8b", "uid": "instructor_c67d3b54dce72fb8055d99e8", "name": "Alejandro Azocar", "quality": 4.0864921019703315, "quality_count": 16, "instructor_url": "/instructors/ALEJANDRO_AZOCAR" }, { "course_uid": "course_afb52dda211f6124cb653b8b", "uid": "instructor_51398207a7cc98a1cdf7f5f8", "name": "Parthy Schachter", "quality": 3.8433411361414676, "quality_count": 29, "instructor_url": "/instructors/PARTHY_SCHACHTER" }, { "course_uid": "course_afb52dda211f6124cb653b8b", "uid": "instructor_d91be261486bbc4c92e4856a", "name": "Danielle Scheffler", "quality": 3.7235102700443767, "quality_count": 1, "instructor_url": "/instructors/DANIELLE_SCHEFFLER" }, { "course_uid": "course_afb52dda211f6124cb653b8b", "uid": "instructor_e23250ea960e99f34ace1f05", "name": "Karen Best", "quality": 3.6024194823602533, "quality_count": 27, "instructor_url": "/instructors/KAREN_BEST" }, { "course_uid": "course_afb52dda211f6124cb653b8b", "uid": "instructor_e84e22541101a9864d0fa4cd", "name": "Shauna Crowther", "quality": 2.9553825108214826, "quality_count": 42, "instructor_url": "/instructors/SHAUNA_CROWTHER" } ], "instructorHistory": { "counts": [ 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0 ], "count": 0, "gpa": null, "topShare": null }, "courseComparison": { "counts": [ 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0 ], "count": 0, "gpa": null, "topShare": null }, "claim": { "citations": [ { "instructor_name": "Parthy Schachter", "review_date": "2023-01-23 15:36:23 +0000 UTC", "review_id": "fecd92913fc6e28f3123f0e5", "run_id": "20260907T155543-ce3781c4", "source_instructor_id": "rmp:1893680", "source_review_id": "UmF0aW5nLTM3MzY3NzEx", "source_url": "https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/1893680", "type": "review" }, { "instructor_name": "Parthy Schachter", "review_date": "2023-12-13 20:58:16 +0000 UTC", "review_id": "a20eba040244a75bbfbf00ef", "run_id": "20260907T155543-ce3781c4", "source_instructor_id": "rmp:1893680", "source_review_id": "UmF0aW5nLTM4NjU0ODk4", "source_url": "https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/1893680", "type": "review" } ], "text": "Parthy Schachter is praised for providing useful feedback and helping students improve summary skills, with one reviewer noting her fair grading and adequate support outside class. Another reviewer appreciated the strict grading as beneficial for learning in this pass/fail course." }, "reviewFiles": [ "/data/e243353dcb7d79b7247ced91d69443ef4c2a6349/reviews/course_afb52dda211f6124cb653b8b-0.json" ] } } ] ``` ## reviews ### items ```json [ { "observed_at": "2026-09-07 16:12:47.692821+00:00", "run_id": "20260907T155543-ce3781c4", "source_review_id": "UmF0aW5nLTQyNzE2NDA1", "source_instructor_id": "rmp:1893680", "instructor_name": "Parthy Schachter", "course_label": "ESL118", "course_id": "ESL 118", "course_uid": "course_44c96673fa1edf356243e374", "review_date": "2026-03-19 19:32:44 +0000 UTC", "comment": "It's my favorite class this semester. Ms Parthy is so nice!", "source_url": "https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/1893680", "quality_rating": 5, "difficulty_rating": 2 }, { "observed_at": "2026-09-07 16:12:47.692821+00:00", "run_id": "20260907T155543-ce3781c4", "source_review_id": "UmF0aW5nLTQxNDAxOTY1", "source_instructor_id": "rmp:1893680", "instructor_name": "Parthy Schachter", "course_label": "ESL118", "course_id": "ESL 118", "course_uid": "course_44c96673fa1edf356243e374", "review_date": "2025-06-04 19:38:46 +0000 UTC", "comment": "The course organization is pretty effective. Parthy really created a welcoming environment for us to study English and socializing. The atmosphere of the course is engaging.", "source_url": "https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/1893680", "quality_rating": 5, "difficulty_rating": 4 }, { "observed_at": "2026-09-07 16:12:47.692821+00:00", "run_id": "20260907T155543-ce3781c4", "source_review_id": "UmF0aW5nLTQwOTc5NTY3", "source_instructor_id": "rmp:1893680", "instructor_name": "Parthy Schachter", "course_label": "ESL118", "course_id": "ESL 118", "course_uid": "course_44c96673fa1edf356243e374", "review_date": "2025-04-18 23:22:52 +0000 UTC", "comment": "Love her class! She is super clear and tells you exactly how to do all the parts of a paper. If you pay attention and ask what you're not sure about, you will do well.", "source_url": "https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/1893680", "quality_rating": 5, "difficulty_rating": 3 }, { "observed_at": "2026-09-07 16:12:47.692821+00:00", "run_id": "20260907T155543-ce3781c4", "source_review_id": "UmF0aW5nLTM5NjE3OTU4", "source_instructor_id": "rmp:1893680", "instructor_name": "Parthy Schachter", "course_label": "ESL116", "course_id": "ESL 116", "course_uid": "course_afb52dda211f6124cb653b8b", "review_date": "2024-07-10 07:49:33 +0000 UTC", "comment": "She is poorly prepared for classes and crazy about attendance without clearly explaining its importance at the beginning of the semester. she always tends to respond to questions with more questions rather than providing direct answers, which makes communication challenging. She is a tough grader and teaches poorly.", "source_url": "https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/1893680", "quality_rating": 1, "difficulty_rating": 5 }, { "observed_at": "2026-09-07 16:12:47.692821+00:00", "run_id": "20260907T155543-ce3781c4", "source_review_id": "UmF0aW5nLTM5Mzk1OTg1", "source_instructor_id": "rmp:1893680", "instructor_name": "Parthy Schachter", "course_label": "ESL118", "course_id": "ESL 118", "course_uid": "course_44c96673fa1edf356243e374", "review_date": "2024-05-07 21:21:56 +0000 UTC", "comment": "Cannot agree more with her strict grading in Paper for this course, but overall she gives good lectures. Showing up in lecture for attendance and enhance your writing will help you succeed in this course.", "source_url": "https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/1893680", "quality_rating": 4, "difficulty_rating": 5 }, { "observed_at": "2026-09-07 16:12:47.692821+00:00", "run_id": "20260907T155543-ce3781c4", "source_review_id": "UmF0aW5nLTM4OTM2NzMx", "source_instructor_id": "rmp:1893680", "instructor_name": "Parthy Schachter", "course_label": "ESL116", "course_id": "ESL 116", "course_uid": "course_afb52dda211f6124cb653b8b", "review_date": "2024-01-30 07:41:43 +0000 UTC", "comment": "no", "source_url": "https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/1893680", "quality_rating": 1, "difficulty_rating": 5 } ] ``` ### total 29 ### page 1 ### courses | course\_uid | course\_id | | -------------------------------- | ---------- | | course\_afb52dda211f6124cb653b8b | ESL 116 | | course\_8313576c9e21c86d04b7eb5e | ESL 117 | | course\_44c96673fa1edf356243e374 | ESL 118 | ### matched true ## social Image true