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MCAP 2216

Research Methods for Applied Psychology · 1 instructor on record · 1 section

What the course score is made of

93BC evaluations1 record · weight ×1.0 · 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

9thMore challenging than 9% of BC classesranked against every one we hold

80BC — “Intellectually Challenging”1 record · 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

25thMore work than 25% of BC classesranked against every one we hold

40BC — “Workload”1 record · 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.

Thecourse prepares professionals in thefields of humandevelopment, psychology, and education to understand and design research studies related to applied topics. Students are introduced to fundamental principles of researchmethodology and learn about different types of research, including quantitative, qualitative, and mixed-method studies. The emphasis is on developing skills that will enable students to comprehend common research procedures, critically evaluate existing research, develop studies to address specific research questions, and communicate the findings clearly and accurately.

The only instructor on record

1 section · nobody else has taught itFull record

Instructor	Overall	Workload	Challenge
Brianna DiazMessina College Provisional	971 record	25th	9th

There is no ranking to read here: Brianna Diaz is the only instructor with evaluation records for MCAP 2216, so the number is a record, not a position. It rests on 1 record, which is thin — read it as provisional.

Also taught by Brianna Diaz

3 other classes

Class	Instructors	Course score
APSY 1031Family, School, and Society	1443 records	83
MCMC 1091First Year Discovery Seminar	813 records	83
MCAP 1031Family, School and Society	22 records	64

Other MCAP classes

All of them

Class	Instructors	Course score
MCAP 1031Family, School and Society	22 records	64
MCAP 1030Child Development	11 record	78
MCAP 2032Cognition and Learning	11 record	86
MCAP 2041Adolescent Psychology	11 record	93

The line

All 13 items · means across 1 record

The Professor4 items

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

9666th pctl

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

9886th pctl

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

9668th pctl

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

9768th pctl

The Course3 items

Well-Organized CourseThe course was well organized.

9677th pctl

Clear Learning GoalsThe learning objectives for the course were clear.

9677th pctl

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

9779th pctl

Assignments & Feedback3 items

Assignments Help You LearnAssignments and exams contributed to my learning.

9367th pctl

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

9465th 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.

4025th pctl

Intellectually ChallengingThe course was intellectually challenging.

809th pctl

Attendance MattersAttending class was necessary to do well in this course.

9249th 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

1 section · newest first

Instructor	Term	Sec	Instr	Course	Work
Brianna Diaz	Fall 2025	01	97	93	40

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.