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ADPS 2101

Positive Psychology · 1 instructor on record · 4 sections

What the course score is made of

92BC evaluations4 records · weight ×1.0 · Summer 2022 – Summer 2025

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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

34thMore challenging than 34% of BC classesranked against every one we hold

88BC — “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

78thMore work than 78% of BC classesranked against every one we hold

60BC — “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.

Psychology has often focused on deficits and disability. Recently, however, added focus and research has been placed on the more positive aspects of human life. This course is designed to provide a systemic understanding of what we have learned about human capacity related to positive characteristics and processes, and how these tenets and skills can be learned and applied to improve our well-being. We will explore how a variety of components including biology, emotions, personality, lifestyle, culture, and environment continually interact in a dynamic process to promote a fulfilling and flourishing life. The course will foster creative thinking about concepts and methods of positive psychology. While focusing on each person's unique potential for growth and development, social and professional contexts will also be emphasized, such as thriving within communities and organizations. Students will be encouraged to think critically about well-being and integrate their own personal experiences.

The only instructor on record

4 sections · nobody else has taught itFull record

Instructor	Overall	Workload	Challenge
Emilie Clucas LeadermanAdvancing Studies	904 records	78th	34th

There is no ranking to read here: Emilie Clucas Leaderman is the only instructor with evaluation records for ADPS 2101, so the number is a record, not a position.

Other ADPS classes

All of them

Class	Instructors	Course score
ADPS 2220Forensic Psychology	16 records	91
ADPS 1100Introductory Psychology	35 records	92
ADPS 1153Research Methods for the Social Sciences	15 records	80
ADPS 2272Cognitive Psychology	35 records	86
ADPS 4001Psychology in Context	15 records	84
ADPS 2210Industrial and Organizational Psychology	14 records	87

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.

9135th pctl

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

9240th pctl

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

8925th pctl

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

9027th pctl

The Course3 items

Well-Organized CourseThe course was well organized.

9465th pctl

Clear Learning GoalsThe learning objectives for the course were clear.

9148th pctl

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

9458th pctl

Assignments & Feedback3 items

Assignments Help You LearnAssignments and exams contributed to my learning.

8939th pctl

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

8216th pctl

Meaningful FeedbackThe feedback I received on my work was meaningful.

9149th 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.

6078th pctl

Intellectually ChallengingThe course was intellectually challenging.

8834th pctl

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

8622nd 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
Emilie Clucas Leaderman	Summer 2025	01	86	86	60
Emilie Clucas Leaderman	Summer 2024	01	90	95	60
Emilie Clucas Leaderman	Summer 2023	01	95	100	—
Emilie Clucas Leaderman	Summer 2022	01	88	88	—

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.