Carney Curve

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

Top of the board1.ECON 9902962.LAWS 8856973.PRTO 3300984.BSLW 2299975.PHIL 4932986.LAWS 8308987.SCWK 9960998.EESC 99011009.MUSP 16609610.UGMG 10109811.UNCP 55119712.SCWK 883197

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 · ENGL · MCAS

ENGL 1079

Literature Core for Multilingual Students · 13 instructors on record · 40 sections

What the course score is made of
89BC evaluations40 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
24thMore challenging than 24% of BC classesranked against every one we hold
86BC — “Intellectually Challenging”40 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
40thMore work than 40% of BC classesranked against every one we hold
52BC — “Workload”40 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.

The board

13 instructors · ranked on this class onlyCompare the top 3
Filters the rows below. Positions are always against the whole class, so a rank does not change when the list is narrowed.

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. 3 of the 13 rows carry a mark saying so.

RankInstructorOverallWorkloadChallengeRMP overall
1Lorenzo PuenteEnglish986 records39th34th9817 ratings · all classes
2Megan Bowman ArndtEnglish985 records28th9th—no page
3Amanda LabriolaEnglish978 records30th43rd1009 ratings · all classes
4Elizabeth GraverProfessor · English Provisional fewer records1001 record25th15th764 ratings · all classes
5Megan HollyEnglish964 records78th34th—no page
6Carlo RotellaProfessor · English Provisional962 records25th29th1006 ratings · all classes
7Lauren WilwerdingAssistant Professor of the Practice · English Provisional911 record78th63rd863 ratings · all classes
8Lynne AndersonDirector, Program for Multilingual Learners · English Provisional881 record78th9th—no page
9Brian ZimmermanEnglish Provisional fewer records831 record78th48th7214 ratings · all classes
10Simon ShankoEnglish Provisional872 records78th15th—no page
11Dacia GentilellaUniversity and Capstone863 records43rd3rd829 ratings · all classes
12Deanna DanforthEnglish Provisional fewer records832 records78th40th—no page
13Pyunghwa LeeEnglish844 records81st17th—no page

All 13 instructors listed.

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. 7 of 13 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 RateMyProfessors column is an instructor's overall figure across everything they teach; that site has no course dimension, so it is shown for information and kept out of the ranking.

The line

All 13 items · means across 40 records
The Professor4 items
Clearly Explains MaterialThe instructor was effective at creating an understanding of difficult subject matter.
9665th pctl
Available Outside of ClassThe instructor was available for help outside of class.
9667th pctl
Brings Out Your Best WorkThe instructor motivated me to do my best work.
9562nd pctl
Sparked My InterestThe course stimulated my interest in the subject matter.
9557th pctl
The Course3 items
Well-Organized CourseThe course was well organized.
9468th pctl
Clear Learning GoalsThe learning objectives for the course were clear.
9465th pctl
Useful Beyond the CourseWhat I learned is applicable beyond this course.
9350th 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.
9362nd pctl
Meaningful FeedbackThe feedback I received on my work was meaningful.
9674th 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.
5240th pctl
Intellectually ChallengingThe course was intellectually challenging.
8624th pctl
Attendance MattersAttending class was necessary to do well in this course.
9358th 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

40 sections · newest first
InstructorTermSecInstrCourseWork
Simon ShankoSpring 202601898060
Elizabeth GraverSpring 2026021009040
Lorenzo PuenteSpring 20260310010060
Megan Bowman ArndtSpring 20260410010040
Carlo RotellaSpring 202605959540
Simon ShankoSpring 202606858060
Amanda LabriolaSpring 2026071009560
Megan Bowman ArndtSpring 20260810010040
Amanda LabriolaSpring 202609918340
Amanda LabriolaSpring 202610100100—
Megan Bowman ArndtSpring 202501979740
Megan Bowman ArndtSpring 2025021009840
Lorenzo PuenteSpring 202503949060
Lorenzo PuenteSpring 20250410010060
Amanda LabriolaSpring 202505908440
Carlo RotellaSpring 202506978840
Amanda LabriolaSpring 202507979740
Pyunghwa LeeSpring 202508787660
Pyunghwa LeeSpring 202509909080
Lauren WilwerdingSpring 202401918860
Lorenzo PuenteSpring 2024021009240
Megan Bowman ArndtSpring 202403959360
Pyunghwa LeeSpring 2024057876—
Amanda LabriolaSpring 2024061009940
Lynne AndersonSpring 202407887260

Showing the first 25.

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.