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APSY 7518

Issues in Life Span Development · 4 instructors on record · 20 sections

What the course score is made of

73BC evaluations20 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

9thMore challenging than 9% of BC classesranked against every one we hold

80BC — “Intellectually Challenging”20 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

46thMore work than 46% of BC classesranked against every one we hold

56BC — “Workload”20 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 addresses the major psychological and socio-cultural issues in development from childhood through adulthood. The theory, research, and practice in the field of life span development are examined and evaluated.

The board

4 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.

Rank	Instructor	Overall	Workload	Challenge	RMP overall
1	Carmela DecandiaCounseling, Developmental, and Educational Psychology	859 records	78th	42nd	601 rating · all classes
2	Margaret HaneyCounseling, Developmental, and Educational Psychology	738 records	46th	16th	—no page
3	Varda KonstamEducation Provisional	611 record	78th	1st	—no page
4	Christine CassidyCounseling, Developmental, and Educational Psychology Provisional	492 records	25th	0th	—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. 2 of 4 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 20 records

The Professor4 items

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

828th pctl

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

826th pctl

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

806th pctl

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

814th pctl

The Course3 items

Well-Organized CourseThe course was well organized.

799th pctl

Clear Learning GoalsThe learning objectives for the course were clear.

8313th pctl

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

8511th pctl

Assignments & Feedback3 items

Assignments Help You LearnAssignments and exams contributed to my learning.

785th pctl

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

767th pctl

Meaningful FeedbackThe feedback I received on my work was meaningful.

797th 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.

5646th pctl

Intellectually ChallengingThe course was intellectually challenging.

809th pctl

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

8011th 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

20 sections · newest first

Instructor	Term	Sec	Instr	Course	Work
Margaret Haney	Spring 2026	05	44	36	60
Margaret Haney	Fall 2025	01	87	89	60
Carmela Decandia	Fall 2025	02	86	88	60
Carmela Decandia	Fall 2025	03	70	75	80
Christine Cassidy	Fall 2025	04	29	30	40
Margaret Haney	Spring 2025	05	50	46	60
Margaret Haney	Fall 2024	01	83	80	60
Carmela Decandia	Fall 2024	02	97	96	60
Carmela Decandia	Fall 2024	03	92	89	80
Christine Cassidy	Fall 2024	04	69	51	40
Margaret Haney	Fall 2023	01	86	81	—
Carmela Decandia	Fall 2023	02	87	87	—
Carmela Decandia	Fall 2023	03	89	86	—
Margaret Haney	Fall 2023	04	68	65	—
Margaret Haney	Fall 2022	01	82	80	40
Carmela Decandia	Fall 2022	02	80	79	40
Carmela Decandia	Fall 2022	03	79	79	40
Margaret Haney	Fall 2021	01	83	82	60
Carmela Decandia	Fall 2021	02	82	74	—
Varda Konstam	Fall 2021	03	61	61	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.