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ADEN 1054

College Writing · 6 instructors on record · 18 sections

What the course score is made of

84BC evaluations18 records · weight ×1.0 · Fall 2021 – Spring 2026

—Student reviewsno reviews — does not contribute

—RateMyProfessorsno ratings — does not contribute

That is the class itself, averaged across everyone who taught it. Who taught it, and how each of them scored, is the board below — that is what a student picking a section is actually choosing between.

What the challenge rank is made of

15thMore challenging than 15% of BC classesranked against every one we hold

83BC — “Intellectually Challenging”18 records · raw score out of 100

Boston College's own “intellectually challenging” question for this class only — students answer it positively about courses that stretched them, so it measures intellectual challenge and NOT grading, workload or quality. Almost every BC class scores high on it, which is why it is shown as a rank rather than a score.

What the workload rank is made of

81stMore work than 81% of BC classesranked against every one we hold

66BC — “Workload”18 records · raw score out of 100

Boston College reports workload for this class only as one of five bands, not as a number of hours, and it does not publish what the bands mean — so this site will not translate it into hours. Higher means more work, which is not the same as worse.

This course, which introduces flexible strategies for approaching each stage of the writing process, prepares students to succeed in their college-level writing. Students learn from readings that illustrate conventions and techniques of composition and from their own regular practice in drafting, revising, and editing.Woods courses designated as Core count towards Woods Core requirements only; they do not count for University Core requirements.

The board

6 instructors · ranked on this class onlyCompare the top 3

Scores are real averages. The order also accounts for how many records back each one — the count is under every score — so one perfect review does not outrank a semester of them. 1 of the 6 rows carry a mark saying so.

Rank	Instructor	Overall	Workload	Challenge	RMP overall
1	Nirmal TrivediAdvancing Studies Provisional	1001 record	78th	2nd	—no page
2	Margaret SummerfieldEnglish Provisional	981 record	78th	63rd	—no page
3	Susan RobertsAssociate Professor of the Practice · English Provisional	922 records	85th	9th	9015 ratings · all classes
4	Anne PlutoAdvancing Studies	914 records	81st	11th	1001 rating · all classes
5	Rebecca RadilloEnglish Provisional fewer records	862 records	78th	56th	867 ratings · all classes
6	Dustin RutledgeAdvancing Studies	878 records	83rd	16th	—no page

How this board is orderedPositions account for how many records stand behind each number, so one perfect review does not outrank a semester of them. Every score shown is the real average — only the ordering is adjusted. The comparison here is the class itself: a thin record is read against how this class was rated overall, not against the university.

Every instructor with an evaluation record for this class is on this board — it is not a top ten, and nothing is hidden behind a “show more”. Overall is the instructor's blended score for THIS class only, and its one contributing source is Boston College's evaluations for the sections in the row's record count — nothing on this board is an average across the other things they teach. Workload and Challenge are RANKS against every class we hold, not scores: BC's questions all sit near the top of the 1-5 scale, so a raw number would put almost every row in the high eighties and tell you nothing. Challenge is BC's “intellectually challenging” item, which students answer positively about courses that stretched them — it is not a measure of difficulty or grading. Neither column is ever marked better or worse. 4 of 6 rows are marked provisional: fewer than 3 records stand behind the number. That is thin evidence, not a bad instructor — the record count is in every row. The RateMyProfessors column is an instructor's overall figure across everything they teach; that site has no course dimension, so it is shown for information and kept out of the ranking.

The line

All 13 items · means across 18 records

The Professor4 items

Clearly Explains MaterialThe instructor was effective at creating an understanding of difficult subject matter.

9238th pctl

Available Outside of ClassThe instructor was available for help outside of class.

9343rd pctl

Brings Out Your Best WorkThe instructor motivated me to do my best work.

9346th pctl

Sparked My InterestThe course stimulated my interest in the subject matter.

9338th pctl

The Course3 items

Well-Organized CourseThe course was well organized.

8727th pctl

Clear Learning GoalsThe learning objectives for the course were clear.

8829th pctl

Useful Beyond the CourseWhat I learned is applicable beyond this course.

9138th pctl

Assignments & Feedback3 items

Assignments Help You LearnAssignments and exams contributed to my learning.

8832nd pctl

Gives Feedback PromptlyI received feedback on my work in a timely manner.

8832nd pctl

Meaningful FeedbackThe feedback I received on my work was meaningful.

9356th pctl

Workload, difficulty & attendanceNot ratings

WorkloadHow much work the course took outside class, on Boston College's five-band scale — the band boundaries are not published, so this is not a number of hours.

6681st pctl

Intellectually ChallengingThe course was intellectually challenging.

8315th pctl

Attendance MattersAttending class was necessary to do well in this course.

8418th pctl

Bar length is the rank against every comparable record we hold, not the raw score: BC's questions all have a median around 4.5, so a raw-scale bar would be nearly full on every row and would tell you nothing. Every bar is one ink colour — nothing here is graded green or red. The hatched bars are not ratings at all: a higher number on either describes a different course, not a better one.

Game log

18 sections · newest first

Instructor	Term	Sec	Instr	Course	Work
Dustin Rutledge	Spring 2026	01	100	93	80
Nirmal Trivedi	Spring 2026	02	100	80	60
Dustin Rutledge	Fall 2025	01	89	91	80
Susan Roberts	Fall 2025	02	88	76	80
Dustin Rutledge	Spring 2025	01	85	80	80
Rebecca Radillo	Spring 2025	02	100	100	60
Dustin Rutledge	Fall 2024	02	86	80	60
Rebecca Radillo	Fall 2024	03	71	74	60
Dustin Rutledge	Spring 2024	01	94	89	—
Susan Roberts	Spring 2024	02	96	92	60
Dustin Rutledge	Fall 2023	02	73	70	60
Dustin Rutledge	Spring 2023	01	75	60	60
Anne Pluto	Spring 2023	02	95	90	60
Anne Pluto	Fall 2022	01	89	89	60
Dustin Rutledge	Fall 2022	02	97	97	60
Anne Pluto	Spring 2022	01	100	92	80
Anne Pluto	Fall 2021	01	80	70	60
Margaret Summerfield	Fall 2021	02	98	83	60

How to read this boardInstructors are ranked on their record in this class only, never on their average across everything they teach. Scores are out of 100 — Boston College's 1–5 agreement scale, ×20, the way these numbers were printed for years. Workload is BC's own five-band figure, not a number of hours, and is shown as a rank. A dash means the question was not reported, and is never a zero.