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Class record · APSY · LSOE

APSY 7642

Introduction to Play Therapy · 1 instructor on record · 4 sections

What the course score is made of
82BC evaluations4 records · weight ×1.0 · Summer 2022 – Summer 2025
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
21stMore challenging than 21% of BC classesranked against every one we hold
85BC — “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
30thMore work than 30% of BC classesranked against every one we hold
47BC — “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.

Examination of various theoretical approaches to play therapy as a treatment modality for school age and preschool children. Discusses techniques, methods, and processes of play therapy, as well as strengths and limitations of this treatment approach.

The only instructor on record

4 sections · nobody else has taught itFull record
InstructorOverallWorkloadChallengeRMP overall
Vanessa ProsperCounseling, Developmental, and Educational Psychology904 records30th21st1002 ratings · all classes

There is no ranking to read here: Vanessa Prosper is the only instructor with evaluation records for APSY 7642, so the number is a record, not a position. The RateMyProfessors figure is their overall score across everything they teach, not their score in this class.

Also taught by Vanessa Prosper

3 other classes
ClassInstructorsCourse score
APSY 7543Psychopathology317 records86
APSY 7743Counseling Families412 records81
APSY 7638Issues in Short Term Counseling39 records89

Other APSY classes

All of them
ClassInstructorsCourse score
APSY 7748Foundations of Counseling II3296 records85
APSY 7440Foundations of Counseling I1164 records85
APSY 1030Child Development1558 records80
APSY 1031Family, School, and Society1443 records83
APSY 7661Practicum and Internship Seminar II1343 records90
APSY 7660Practicum and Internship Seminar I1339 records88

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.
9557th pctl
Available Outside of ClassThe instructor was available for help outside of class.
9666th pctl
Brings Out Your Best WorkThe instructor motivated me to do my best work.
9135th pctl
Sparked My InterestThe course stimulated my interest in the subject matter.
9343rd pctl
The Course3 items
Well-Organized CourseThe course was well organized.
8831st pctl
Clear Learning GoalsThe learning objectives for the course were clear.
8832nd pctl
Useful Beyond the CourseWhat I learned is applicable beyond this course.
9247th pctl
Assignments & Feedback3 items
Assignments Help You LearnAssignments and exams contributed to my learning.
9259th pctl
Gives Feedback PromptlyI received feedback on my work in a timely manner.
725th pctl
Meaningful FeedbackThe feedback I received on my work was meaningful.
9043rd 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.
4730th pctl
Intellectually ChallengingThe course was intellectually challenging.
8521st pctl
Attendance MattersAttending class was necessary to do well in this course.
9146th 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
InstructorTermSecInstrCourseWork
Vanessa ProsperSummer 202501958540
Vanessa ProsperSummer 202401907560
Vanessa ProsperSummer 2023019083
Vanessa ProsperSummer 202201878740

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.