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ITAL 1003

Elementary Italian I · 9 instructors on record · 22 sections

What the course score is made of

85BC evaluations22 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

32ndMore challenging than 32% of BC classesranked against every one we hold

87BC — “Intellectually Challenging”22 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”22 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 purpose of this course is to introduce the students to Italian language and culture. In the first semester students will learn the Italian sound system and the rudiments of vocabulary and grammar necessary for basic communication. While memorization and mechanical practice are required, the greater part of class time will be dedicated to practicing acquired knowledge in a conversational and contextualized atmosphere.

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.

Rank	Instructor	Overall	Workload	Challenge	RMP overall
1	Jasmyne RaneriRomance Languages and Literatures	966 records	25th	42nd	9810 ratings · all classes
2	Jessica SantiniRomance Languages and Literatures Provisional	962 records	39th	14th	602 ratings · all classes
3	Rumi HandenRomance Languages and Literatures Provisional	952 records	78th	19th	—no page
4	Brian O'connorRomance Languages and Literatures	943 records	—	—	—no page
5	Natalia MaldonadoRomance Languages and Literatures Provisional	922 records	25th	57th	—no page
6	Carmela MerollaRomance Languages and Literatures Provisional	911 record	—	41st	—no page
7	Jonathan GonzalezRomance Languages and Literatures Provisional	912 records	78th	29th	—no page
8	Adriana O'connorRomance Languages and Literatures Provisional	912 records	—	—	—no page
9	Benjamin BradleyRomance Languages and Literatures Provisional	792 records	78th	26th	—no page

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 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 22 records

The Professor4 items

Clearly Explains MaterialThe instructor was effective at creating an understanding of difficult subject matter.

9451st pctl

Available Outside of ClassThe instructor was available for help outside of class.

9452nd pctl

Brings Out Your Best WorkThe instructor motivated me to do my best work.

9453rd pctl

Sparked My InterestThe course stimulated my interest in the subject matter.

9448th pctl

The Course3 items

Well-Organized CourseThe course was well organized.

9357th pctl

Clear Learning GoalsThe learning objectives for the course were clear.

9359th pctl

Useful Beyond the CourseWhat I learned is applicable beyond this course.

8821st pctl

Assignments & Feedback3 items

Assignments Help You LearnAssignments and exams contributed to my learning.

9150th pctl

Gives Feedback PromptlyI received feedback on my work in a timely manner.

9149th pctl

Meaningful FeedbackThe feedback I received on my work was meaningful.

9250th 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.

8732nd 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

22 sections · newest first

Instructor	Term	Sec	Instr	Course	Work
Carmela Merolla	Fall 2025	01	91	77	—
Benjamin Bradley	Fall 2025	02	73	71	60
Benjamin Bradley	Fall 2025	03	85	77	60
Natalia Maldonado	Fall 2025	04	89	80	40
Natalia Maldonado	Fall 2025	05	95	87	—
Jasmyne Raneri	Fall 2025	06	95	88	40
Jasmyne Raneri	Fall 2025	07	98	88	—
Adriana O'connor	Fall 2024	04	89	81	—
Adriana O'connor	Fall 2024	05	93	83	—
Jasmyne Raneri	Fall 2024	06	97	86	40
Jasmyne Raneri	Fall 2024	07	92	82	40
Brian O'connor	Fall 2023	03	94	90	—
Jasmyne Raneri	Fall 2023	04	95	85	—
Jasmyne Raneri	Fall 2023	05	99	93	—
Jessica Santini	Fall 2022	01	98	95	60
Jessica Santini	Fall 2022	02	94	87	40
Brian O'connor	Fall 2022	03	95	89	—
Jonathan Gonzalez	Fall 2022	06	91	84	60
Jonathan Gonzalez	Fall 2022	07	91	83	60
Brian O'connor	Fall 2021	03	94	86	—
Rumi Handen	Fall 2021	04	93	87	60
Rumi Handen	Fall 2021	05	97	92	60

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.