Reviews of professor Rachel Vale

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 3.0/5
Professor Vale is a diamond in the rough at Portland State. She's an amazing professor with a clear teaching strategy. She defines her teaching strategy as Productive Failure. She introduces problems, allows students a chance to solve it on their own then introduces the method to solve. She's kind, compassionate, inquisitive and I recommend her.

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 2.0/5
Dr. Vale is probably the best math teacher I have ever had. She makes the topics interesting and shows how they are relevant. She has lots of mnemonics to help those that don't like memorizing. LOTS of extra credit and allows multiple attempts for quizzes and hw. Can retake as many times as you need to get full points. Easy A if you put in the work

Rating: 1.0/5, difficulty: 5.0/5
Has a very sporadic teaching style and you will always be lost and confused due to the teaching speed and the amount of material that will be covered each lecture. Try to take it with a different teacher the amount of stress you will get from this class is just damaging to your mental health.

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 3.0/5
If you really want to understand the material and her expectations of you, then go to class! Dr. Vale is an exceptionally clear lecturer, very knowledgable, and always willing to help students. I highly recommend Dr. Vale, as they are a wonderful professor and person.