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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 · LREN · LSOE

LREN 7122

Reflective Seminar 2 · 1 instructor on record · 3 sections

What the course score is made of
63BC evaluations3 records · weight ×1.0 · Spring 2022 – Spring 2024
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
1stMore challenging than 1% of BC classesranked against every one we hold
70BC — “Intellectually Challenging”3 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
2ndMore work than 2% of BC classesranked against every one we hold
30BC — “Workload”3 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 only instructor on record

3 sections · nobody else has taught itFull record
InstructorOverallWorkloadChallenge
Janet KolodnerLearning Engineering.773 records2nd1st

There is no ranking to read here: Janet Kolodner is the only instructor with evaluation records for LREN 7122, so the number is a record, not a position.

Also taught by Janet Kolodner

5 other classes
ClassInstructorsCourse score
LREN 7112Design Studio 226 records75
LREN 7113Design Studio 335 records71
LREN 7101Introduction to Learning Engineering13 records77
LREN 7121Reflective Seminar 113 records77
LREN 7123Reflective Seminar 313 records69

Other LREN classes

All of them
ClassInstructorsCourse score
LREN 7111Design Studio 126 records72
LREN 7112Design Studio 226 records75
LREN 7113Design Studio 335 records71
LREN 7101Introduction to Learning Engineering13 records77
LREN 7102Foundations of Learning Technologies23 records70
LREN 7114Designing Online and Hybrid Learning Experiences23 records72

The line

All 13 items · means across 3 records
The Professor4 items
Clearly Explains MaterialThe instructor was effective at creating an understanding of difficult subject matter.
8717th pctl
Available Outside of ClassThe instructor was available for help outside of class.
9028th pctl
Brings Out Your Best WorkThe instructor motivated me to do my best work.
816th pctl
Sparked My InterestThe course stimulated my interest in the subject matter.
8510th pctl
The Course3 items
Well-Organized CourseThe course was well organized.
661st pctl
Clear Learning GoalsThe learning objectives for the course were clear.
712nd pctl
Useful Beyond the CourseWhat I learned is applicable beyond this course.
805th pctl
Assignments & Feedback3 items
Assignments Help You LearnAssignments and exams contributed to my learning.
671st pctl
Gives Feedback PromptlyI received feedback on my work in a timely manner.
757th pctl
Meaningful FeedbackThe feedback I received on my work was meaningful.
776th 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.
302nd pctl
Intellectually ChallengingThe course was intellectually challenging.
701st pctl
Attendance MattersAttending class was necessary to do well in this course.
8417th 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

3 sections · newest first
InstructorTermSecInstrCourseWork
Janet KolodnerSpring 202401766420
Janet KolodnerSpring 2023016545
Janet KolodnerSpring 202201908040

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.