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BTW 261: Principles Tech Comm

92% of the 845 students who finished BTW 261 at UIUC got an A or B, across 26 sections and 8 instructors.

A 68%B 24%C 6%D/F 2%

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InstructorGrades givenStudents
Newton, Katherine R
3 sections · last Spring 2025
94% A · 0% B · 3% C · 3% D/F
64
Schering, Matthew W
1 section · last Fall 2024
91% A · 0% B · 4% C · 4% D/F
23
Past instructors (6) · last taught before 2022
Claborn, John P
1 section · last Spring 2018
92% A · 4% B · 4% C · 0% D/F
25
Kelly, Daniel
1 section · last Fall 2016
55% A · 41% B · 4% C · 0% D/F
22
Grohens, Joseph
9 sections · last Spring 2020
72% A · 23% B · 4% C · 1% D/F
327
Gilmore, Shawn P
1 section · last Spring 2015
46% A · 49% B · 2% C · 2% D/F
43
Roche, Daniel
1 section · last Fall 2020
82% A · 9% B · 9% C · 0% D/F
22
Hechler, William D
9 sections · last Spring 2020
58% A · 30% B · 8% C · 4% D/F
319

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