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MESA 6830

Interpretation and Evaluation of Research · 1 instructor on record · 6 sections

What the course score is made of

75BC evaluations6 records · weight ×1.0 · Fall 2023 – 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

26thMore challenging than 26% of BC classesranked against every one we hold

86BC — “Intellectually Challenging”6 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

85thMore work than 85% of BC classesranked against every one we hold

70BC — “Workload”6 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.

This course will improve a students' understanding of the empirical research literature in education and psychology. It concentrates on developing the conceptual foundations of empirical research and the practical analytic skills needed by a competent reader and user of research articles. Topics address purpose statements, hypotheses, sampling techniques, sample sizes and power, instrument development, internal and external validity, and typical quantitative research designs. Exercises emphasize the critical evaluation of published research. Each student will develop a research proposal.

The only instructor on record

6 sections · nobody else has taught itFull record

Instructor	Overall	Workload	Challenge
Joshua Littenberg-TobiasMeasurement, Evaluation, Statistics, and Assessment.	816 records	85th	26th

There is no ranking to read here: Joshua Littenberg-Tobias is the only instructor with evaluation records for MESA 6830, so the number is a record, not a position.

Also taught by Joshua Littenberg-Tobias

1 other class

Class	Instructors	Course score
MESA 6460Interpretation and Evaluation of Research	36 records	80

Other MESA classes

All of them

Class	Instructors	Course score
MESA 6410Introductory Statistics	210 records	86
MESA 6468Introductory Statistics	310 records	81
MESA 6420Intermediate Statistics	37 records	83
MESA 1060Classroom Assessment	36 records	87
MESA 6460Interpretation and Evaluation of Research	36 records	80
MESA 9941Dissertation Seminar in Educational Research, Measurement, and Evaluation	26 records	88

The line

All 13 items · means across 6 records

The Professor4 items

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

8820th pctl

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

9343rd pctl

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

8617th pctl

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

8612th pctl

The Course3 items

Well-Organized CourseThe course was well organized.

8938th pctl

Clear Learning GoalsThe learning objectives for the course were clear.

8829th 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.

8519th pctl

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

8835th pctl

Meaningful FeedbackThe feedback I received on my work was meaningful.

8829th 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.

7085th pctl

Intellectually ChallengingThe course was intellectually challenging.

8626th pctl

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

8419th 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

6 sections · newest first

Instructor	Term	Sec	Instr	Course	Work
Joshua Littenberg-Tobias	Spring 2026	01	64	58	—
Joshua Littenberg-Tobias	Fall 2025	01	83	77	60
Joshua Littenberg-Tobias	Summer 2025	01	89	77	60
Joshua Littenberg-Tobias	Fall 2024	01	92	84	60
Joshua Littenberg-Tobias	Summer 2024	01	80	74	100
Joshua Littenberg-Tobias	Fall 2023	01	80	80	—

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.