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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 7436

Curriculum Design and Enactment · 7 instructors on record · 14 sections

What the course score is made of
82BC evaluations14 records · weight ×1.0 · Spring 2022 – 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
26thMore challenging than 26% of BC classesranked against every one we hold
86BC — “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
46thMore work than 46% of BC classesranked against every one we hold
56BC — “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.

This course focuses onquestions about what curriculum is, its purpose in society, and how it functions as a social mechanism. In this course, the curriculum is understood to have multiple forms and meanings. It isaspirational(what one aspires to accomplish),technical(a designed artifact, like a textbook or plan, used as an instructional medium), andphenomenological(characterizing what learners experience or take away from their encounters with curriculum). After exploring the multiple meanings of curriculum, the course will then focus on the design and enactment of curriculum materials. In terms of design, we will examine different models of design as well as analyze curriculum materials from these perspectives. Finally, we will consider the curriculum enactment process in terms of different meanings and possibilities within k-12 school settings.

The board

7 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. 2 of the 7 rows carry a mark saying so.

RankInstructorOverallWorkloadChallenge
1Audrey FriedmanTeacher Education and Currriculum and Instruction934 records78th65th
2Katherine McneillTeacher Education and Currriculum and Instruction Provisional fewer records1001 record78th48th
3Maria Moreno VeraTeacher Education and Currriculum and Instruction Provisional931 record93rd15th
4Patrick McquillanEducation Provisional891 record78th64th
5Nicholl MontgomeryTeacher Education and Currriculum and Instruction Provisional fewer records821 record78th69th
6Kirubahari MurugaiahTeacher Education and Currriculum and Instruction Provisional832 records
7Han Gil KimTeacher Education and Currriculum and Instruction754 records29th4th

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. 5 of 7 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 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.
8923rd pctl
Available Outside of ClassThe instructor was available for help outside of class.
9030th pctl
Brings Out Your Best WorkThe instructor motivated me to do my best work.
9033rd pctl
Sparked My InterestThe course stimulated my interest in the subject matter.
9026th pctl
The Course3 items
Well-Organized CourseThe course was well organized.
8832nd pctl
Clear Learning GoalsThe learning objectives for the course were clear.
8936th pctl
Useful Beyond the CourseWhat I learned is applicable beyond this course.
9034th pctl
Assignments & Feedback3 items
Assignments Help You LearnAssignments and exams contributed to my learning.
8830th pctl
Gives Feedback PromptlyI received feedback on my work in a timely manner.
8626th pctl
Meaningful FeedbackThe feedback I received on my work was meaningful.
8936th 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.
8626th pctl
Attendance MattersAttending class was necessary to do well in this course.
8728th 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
Han Gil KimSpring 202601646460
Han Gil KimFall 202501827740
Audrey FriedmanSummer 202502838380
Maria Moreno VeraSummer 202502938380
Katherine McneillSpring 2025011009360
Nicholl MontgomeryFall 202401828760
Audrey FriedmanSummer 2024021009640
Han Gil KimSpring 202401918040
Kirubahari MurugaiahFall 2023019388
Kirubahari MurugaiahSummer 2023017367
Audrey FriedmanSummer 202302100100
Han Gil KimSpring 202301646040
Audrey FriedmanSummer 2022029090
Patrick McquillanSpring 202201898460

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.