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Boston College course evaluations · every published number, ranked class by class

Positions 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.

Class record · EDUC · LSOE

EDUC 6374

Supporting Positive Behavior in Schools and Community · 1 instructor on record · 14 sections

What the course score is made of
82BC evaluations14 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
10thMore challenging than 10% of BC classesranked against every one we hold
81BC — “Intellectually Challenging”14 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
42BC — “Workload”14 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.

Focuses discussion, reading and research on the diagnosis and functional analysis of social behaviors, places substantial emphasis on the practical application of applied behavior analysis techniques. Also discusses alternative management strategies for use in classrooms.

The only instructor on record

14 sections · nobody else has taught itFull record
InstructorOverallWorkloadChallenge
Thomas KeaneTeacher Education and Currriculum and Instruction9014 records25th10th

There is no ranking to read here: Thomas Keane is the only instructor with evaluation records for EDUC 6374, so the number is a record, not a position.

Other EDUC classes

All of them
ClassInstructorsCourse score
EDUC 7429Graduate Pre-Practicum224 records80
EDUC 7435Social Contexts of Education1022 records88
EDUC 7432Graduate Inquiry Seminar: Two1121 records70
EDUC 1044Education and Development for Students with Disabilities420 records91
EDUC 3386Introduction to Sign Language and Deafness220 records93
EDUC 7431Graduate Inquiry Seminar: One1219 records74

The line

All 13 items · means across 14 records
The Professor4 items
Clearly Explains MaterialThe instructor was effective at creating an understanding of difficult subject matter.
9346th pctl
Available Outside of ClassThe instructor was available for help outside of class.
9450th pctl
Brings Out Your Best WorkThe instructor motivated me to do my best work.
9453rd pctl
Sparked My InterestThe course stimulated my interest in the subject matter.
9340th pctl
The Course3 items
Well-Organized CourseThe course was well organized.
8625th pctl
Clear Learning GoalsThe learning objectives for the course were clear.
8621st pctl
Useful Beyond the CourseWhat I learned is applicable beyond this course.
9242nd 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.
9569th pctl
Meaningful FeedbackThe feedback I received on my work was meaningful.
9466th 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.
4225th pctl
Intellectually ChallengingThe course was intellectually challenging.
8110th 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

14 sections · newest first
InstructorTermSecInstrCourseWork
Thomas KeaneSpring 202601948740
Thomas KeaneFall 202501958640
Thomas KeaneSummer 202501898460
Thomas KeaneSpring 202501857940
Thomas KeaneFall 202401938440
Thomas KeaneSummer 2024019584
Thomas KeaneSpring 202401857540
Thomas KeaneFall 2023019684
Thomas KeaneSummer 2023018080
Thomas KeaneSpring 202301898340
Thomas KeaneFall 202201928440
Thomas KeaneSummer 202201838040
Thomas KeaneSpring 202201907840
Thomas KeaneFall 202101907840

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.