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ELHE 8204

Data-Driven Decision-Making I · 1 instructor on record · 4 sections

How the curve score is built

74Teaching84 raw · 38th percentile of BC classes

−2Easiness adjustmenteasiness 67 · 67 raw workload · lighter than 19% of BC classes

72Curve scorethe teaching curve −2 for the workload · at most ±6 either way

Boston College's ratings are bunched at the top — the median instructor averages about 88 out of 100 on the raw scale, and 44% of them clear 90 — so a raw score cannot separate anybody. Every figure here is ranked against BC classes and that rank is re-expressed out of 100, which is what turns a raw 88 — the middle of the university — into a figure that says where somebody actually stands. On this scale 77 is the median, 84 the top quarter and 91 the top tenth. Workload is then an adjustment on top of that, worth nothing at all for an ordinary one. Lighter work than 19% of BC classes.

What the course score is made of

84BC evaluations4 records · weight ×1.0 · Spring 2022 – Fall 2025

—Student reviewsno reviews — does not contribute

—RateMyProfessorsno ratings — does not contribute

The class itself, averaged across everyone who taught it — who taught it is the board below.

How is this worked out?

That is what a student picking a section is actually choosing between: the board carries each instructor's own score for this class, and the score above is the class averaged across all of them.

What the challenge rank is made of

55thMore challenging than 55% of BC classesranked against every one we hold

91BC — “Intellectually Challenging”4 records · raw score out of 100

Boston College's own “intellectually challenging” question. It is not a measure of difficulty, grading or workload.

How is this worked out?

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

81stMore work than 81% of BC classesranked against every one we hold

67BC — “Workload”4 records · raw score out of 100

One of Boston College's five workload bands, not a number of hours. Higher means more work, not worse.

How is this worked out?

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 introduces students to paradigms and ontological assumptions about data, challenging students to think critically about the nature of information as evidence and its interpretation in educational contexts. Throughout the course, students will develop greater familiarity with conceptual and methodological issues in educational research practices. Focusing on framing research problems and questions, students will develop essential skills in identifying and articulating key issues in higher education research. Students will be introduced to quantified language (correlation, causation) and critical qualitative data collection processes (interviews, focus groups, photo voice).By engaging with real-world data and contemporary research methodologies, students will develop artifacts demonstrating their capacity to meaningfully engage and consume research output in their professional practices.Covers paradigms and ontological assumptions about dataFocuses on framing research problems and questionsCovers qualitative research methods including interviews and focus groups

The only instructor on record

4 sections · nobody else has taught itFull record

Instructor	Curve	Easiness	Challenge
Andres Castro SamayoaEducational Leadership and Higher Education	7690 raw · 4 records	65−3 to the score	55th

There is no ranking to read here: Andres Castro Samayoa is the only instructor with evaluation records for ELHE 8204, so the number is a record, not a position.

Also taught by Andres Castro Samayoa

2 other classes

Class	Instructors	Course score
ELHE 7606Diversity in Higher Education: Race, Class, and Gender	29 records	87
EDUC 9864Advanced Qualitative Research	34 records	90

Other ELHE classes

All of them

Class	Instructors	Course score
ELHE 7103Education Law and Public Policy	932 records	77
ELHE 7727Family and Community Engagement	1124 records	82
ELHE 7701Introduction to Educational Leadership and Change	523 records	92
ELHE 7708Instructional Leadership	821 records	78
ELHE 7711Using Data and Evidence for School Improvement	621 records	79
ELHE 7726Organizational Theory	620 records	88

The line

All 13 items · means across 4 records

Instructor4

Course3

Feedback3

Workload & Challengenot ratings

Bars are ranks, not raw scores. Nothing here is graded good or bad.

What each item asks

Explains Clearly: The instructor was effective at creating an understanding of difficult subject matter.
Available: The instructor was available for help outside of class.
Motivating: The instructor motivated me to do my best work.
Sparks Interest: The course stimulated my interest in the subject matter.
Organized: The course was well organized.
Clear Goals: The learning objectives for the course were clear.
Useful Later: What I learned is applicable beyond this course.
Assignments: Assignments and exams contributed to my learning.
Fast Feedback: I received feedback on my work in a timely manner.
Useful Feedback: The feedback I received on my work was meaningful.
Workload: How 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.
Challenge: The course was intellectually challenging.
Attendance: Attending class was necessary to do well in this course.

Why these numbers are curved

Both the number and the bar are the rank against every comparable record we hold, printed back out of 100. BC's questions all have a median around 4.5, so on the raw scale every cell here would read in the high eighties and every bar would be nearly full — thirteen numbers that tell you nothing. Each cell prints its raw BC figure and its percentile underneath, so nothing is hidden by the transform. 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

Instructor	Term	Sec	Instr	Course	Work
Andres Castro Samayoa	Fall 2025	01	100	100	80
Andres Castro Samayoa	Fall 2024	01	95	91	60
Andres Castro Samayoa	Fall 2023	01	96	89	—
Andres Castro Samayoa	Spring 2022	01	67	57	60

How to read this board

Instructors 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.