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Class record · ELHE · LSOE

ELHE 7202

Global and Comparative Systems in Higher Education · 1 instructor on record · 7 sections

What the course score is made of
98BC evaluations7 records · weight ×1.0 · Fall 2021 – Fall 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
89thMore challenging than 89% of BC classesranked against every one we hold
97BC — “Intellectually Challenging”7 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”7 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.

Higher education the world over is an increasingly complex enterprise, undergoing significant change in many areas. This course seeks to familiarize students with key contemporary trends and developments affecting higher education systems across the globe. Students are also introduced to the use of "comparison" in higher education research. The course can be completed fully online or in a hybrid format.

The only instructor on record

7 sections · nobody else has taught itFull record
InstructorOverallWorkloadChallenge
Rebecca SchendelEducational Leadership and Higher Education1007 records78th89th

There is no ranking to read here: Rebecca Schendel is the only instructor with evaluation records for ELHE 7202, so the number is a record, not a position.

Also taught by Rebecca Schendel

5 other classes
ClassInstructorsCourse score
ELHE 8205Managing Change in Higher Education48 records74
ELHE 7603Internationalization of Higher Education27 records84
ELHE 7803Global Perspectives on Academic Affairs in Higher Education25 records92
ELHE 7776Preparatory Research Seminar24 records80
ELHE 7903Conducting Research in International Higher Education23 records90

Other ELHE classes

All of them
ClassInstructorsCourse score
ELHE 7103Education Law and Public Policy932 records77
ELHE 7727Family and Community Engagement1124 records82
ELHE 7701Introduction to Educational Leadership and Change523 records92
ELHE 7708Instructional Leadership821 records78
ELHE 7711Using Data and Evidence for School Improvement621 records79
ELHE 7726Organizational Theory620 records88

The line

All 13 items · means across 7 records
The Professor4 items
Clearly Explains MaterialThe instructor was effective at creating an understanding of difficult subject matter.
9988th pctl
Available Outside of ClassThe instructor was available for help outside of class.
9988th pctl
Brings Out Your Best WorkThe instructor motivated me to do my best work.
9988th pctl
Sparked My InterestThe course stimulated my interest in the subject matter.
9985th pctl
The Course3 items
Well-Organized CourseThe course was well organized.
9888th pctl
Clear Learning GoalsThe learning objectives for the course were clear.
9889th pctl
Useful Beyond the CourseWhat I learned is applicable beyond this course.
9781st pctl
Assignments & Feedback3 items
Assignments Help You LearnAssignments and exams contributed to my learning.
9575th pctl
Gives Feedback PromptlyI received feedback on my work in a timely manner.
9784th pctl
Meaningful FeedbackThe feedback I received on my work was meaningful.
9885th 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.
9789th pctl
Attendance MattersAttending class was necessary to do well in this course.
9467th 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

7 sections · newest first
InstructorTermSecInstrCourseWork
Rebecca SchendelFall 202501999760
Rebecca SchendelFall 202502100100
Rebecca SchendelFall 2024011009860
Rebecca SchendelFall 20240210010060
Rebecca SchendelFall 2023019897
Rebecca SchendelFall 2022011009860
Rebecca SchendelFall 2021011009860

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.