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ADPL 1498

Philosophy of Cinema · 1 instructor on record · 4 sections

What the course score is made of

95BC evaluations4 records · weight ×1.0 · Spring 2023 – 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

53rdMore challenging than 53% of BC classesranked against every one we hold

91BC — “Intellectually Challenging”4 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

25thMore work than 25% of BC classesranked against every one we hold

40BC — “Workload”4 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.

The only instructor on record

4 sections · nobody else has taught itFull record

Instructor	Overall	Workload	Challenge
Matthew ClementeAdvancing Studies	964 records	25th	53rd

There is no ranking to read here: Matthew Clemente is the only instructor with evaluation records for ADPL 1498, so the number is a record, not a position.

Also taught by Matthew Clemente

6 other classes

Class	Instructors	Course score
ADEX 1150The Examined Life	627 records	86
ADPL 1500Ethics	413 records	89
ADEX 1151Woods College Formative Seminar	412 records	79
ADPL 2011True Detectives: Investigating the Crimes and Mysteries of Existence	18 records	90
ADPL 1070Philosophy of the Person I	36 records	83
ADPL 1483Philosophy of Human Sexuality	14 records	91

Other ADPL classes

All of them

Class	Instructors	Course score
ADPL 1500Ethics	413 records	89
ADPL 1800World Philosophies	18 records	90
ADPL 2011True Detectives: Investigating the Crimes and Mysteries of Existence	18 records	90
ADPL 1070Philosophy of the Person I	36 records	83
ADPL 1483Philosophy of Human Sexuality	14 records	91
ADPL 1252Practical Logic	12 records	74

The line

All 13 items · means across 4 records

The Professor4 items

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

9670th pctl

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

9559th pctl

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

9774th pctl

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

9773rd pctl

The Course3 items

Well-Organized CourseThe course was well organized.

9782nd pctl

Clear Learning GoalsThe learning objectives for the course were clear.

9681st pctl

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

9248th pctl

Assignments & Feedback3 items

Assignments Help You LearnAssignments and exams contributed to my learning.

9578th pctl

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

9464th pctl

Meaningful FeedbackThe feedback I received on my work was meaningful.

9464th 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.

4025th pctl

Intellectually ChallengingThe course was intellectually challenging.

9153rd pctl

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

9253rd 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

4 sections · newest first

Instructor	Term	Sec	Instr	Course	Work
Matthew Clemente	Spring 2026	01	95	95	—
Matthew Clemente	Spring 2025	01	98	98	40
Matthew Clemente	Spring 2024	01	92	91	40
Matthew Clemente	Spring 2023	01	98	97	40

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.