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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 · HIST · MCAS

HIST 1094

Modern History II · 8 instructors on record · 24 sections

What the course score is made of
81BC evaluations24 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
20thMore challenging than 20% of BC classesranked against every one we hold
85BC — “Intellectually Challenging”24 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”24 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

8 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. 1 of the 8 rows carry a mark saying so.

RankInstructorOverallWorkloadChallengeRMP overall
1Eric GrubeHistory944 records29th40th9224 ratings · all classes
2John MortonHistory Provisional902 records39th41stno page
3Daniel CrownVisiting Assistant Professor · History Provisional902 records25th25thno page
4Katherine CarperHistory874 records25th22nd1004 ratings · all classes
5Alexander D'aliseraVisiting Assistant Professor · History Provisional fewer records892 recordsno page
6Rachel BrodyHistory Provisional832 records78th14th5613 ratings · all classes
7Hammond SessionsHistory Provisional752 records78th4thno page
8Michael BaileyHistory716 records29th13th3410 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 8 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 24 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.
9134th pctl
Brings Out Your Best WorkThe instructor motivated me to do my best work.
8926th pctl
Sparked My InterestThe course stimulated my interest in the subject matter.
9022nd pctl
The Course3 items
Well-Organized CourseThe course was well organized.
8938th pctl
Clear Learning GoalsThe learning objectives for the course were clear.
9042nd pctl
Useful Beyond the CourseWhat I learned is applicable beyond this course.
8718th pctl
Assignments & Feedback3 items
Assignments Help You LearnAssignments and exams contributed to my learning.
8726th pctl
Gives Feedback PromptlyI received feedback on my work in a timely manner.
8833rd 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.
4732nd pctl
Intellectually ChallengingThe course was intellectually challenging.
8520th pctl
Attendance MattersAttending class was necessary to do well in this course.
8936th 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

24 sections · newest first
InstructorTermSecInstrCourseWork
Daniel CrownFall 202501929040
Daniel CrownFall 202502888640
Alexander D'aliseraFall 2025038785
Alexander D'aliseraFall 2025049187
Rachel BrodyFall 202401848260
Rachel BrodyFall 2024028177
Michael BaileyFall 202403827860
Michael BaileyFall 202404697240
Eric GrubeFall 202405918640
Eric GrubeFall 202406979540
Katherine CarperFall 2023019279
Katherine CarperFall 2023029486
Michael BaileyFall 2023036666
Michael BaileyFall 2023046459
Eric GrubeFall 202201969160
Eric GrubeFall 202202928740
Michael BaileyFall 202203757240
Michael BaileyFall 202204697240
Katherine CarperFall 202205828040
Katherine CarperFall 202206818140
Hammond SessionsFall 202101777760
Hammond SessionsFall 202102737160
John MortonFall 202103918960
John MortonFall 202104908940

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.