Carney Curve

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 · HIST · MCAS

HIST 1093

Modern History I · 9 instructors on record · 30 sections

What the course score is made of
79BC evaluations30 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
25thMore challenging than 25% of BC classesranked against every one we hold
86BC — “Intellectually Challenging”30 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
32ndMore work than 32% of BC classesranked against every one we hold
47BC — “Workload”30 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

9 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 9 rows carry a mark saying so.

RankInstructorOverallWorkloadChallengeRMP overall
1Eric GrubeHistory926 records78th42nd9224 ratings · all classes
2Daniel CrownVisiting Assistant Professor · History Provisional fewer records942 records25th33rdno page
3Isaiah SterrettHistory Provisional fewer records971 record25th25thno page
4Alexander D'aliseraVisiting Assistant Professor · History Provisional912 recordsno page
5John MortonHistory Provisional902 records25th23rdno page
6Rachel BrodyHistory864 records29th11th5613 ratings · all classes
7Katherine CarperHistory836 records28th30th1004 ratings · all classes
8Hammond SessionsHistory Provisional792 records25th6thno page
9Michael BaileyHistory675 records33rd24th3410 ratings · all classes

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 9 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 30 records
The Professor4 items
Clearly Explains MaterialThe instructor was effective at creating an understanding of difficult subject matter.
9027th pctl
Available Outside of ClassThe instructor was available for help outside of class.
9136th pctl
Brings Out Your Best WorkThe instructor motivated me to do my best work.
8821st pctl
Sparked My InterestThe course stimulated my interest in the subject matter.
9023rd pctl
The Course3 items
Well-Organized CourseThe course was well organized.
8832nd pctl
Clear Learning GoalsThe learning objectives for the course were clear.
8830th pctl
Useful Beyond the CourseWhat I learned is applicable beyond this course.
8411th pctl
Assignments & Feedback3 items
Assignments Help You LearnAssignments and exams contributed to my learning.
8518th 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.
8624th 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.
4732nd pctl
Intellectually ChallengingThe course was intellectually challenging.
8625th pctl
Attendance MattersAttending class was necessary to do well in this course.
9039th 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

30 sections · newest first
InstructorTermSecInstrCourseWork
Alexander D'aliseraSpring 2026019696
Alexander D'aliseraSpring 2026028684
Daniel CrownSpring 202603948840
Daniel CrownSpring 202604938940
Rachel BrodySpring 202605877840
Rachel BrodySpring 202606817040
Eric GrubeSpring 202501909060
Eric GrubeSpring 202502908560
Michael BaileySpring 202503626140
Michael BaileySpring 202504524660
Rachel BrodySpring 202505867640
Rachel BrodySpring 202506907960
Eric GrubeSpring 202401969260
Eric GrubeSpring 2024021009860
Michael BaileySpring 202403716840
Isaiah SterrettSpring 202404979140
Katherine CarperSpring 202405857440
Katherine CarperSpring 202406908740
Eric GrubeSpring 2023018380
Eric GrubeSpring 202302938460
Michael BaileySpring 202303817860
Michael BaileySpring 202304697440
Katherine CarperSpring 2023058770
Katherine CarperSpring 202306888140
Hammond SessionsSpring 2022018075

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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.