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PSYC 1120

Introduction to Behavioral Statistics and Research I · 6 instructors on record · 46 sections

What the course score is made of

68BC evaluations46 records · weight ×1.0 · Fall 2021 – 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

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

86BC — “Intellectually Challenging”46 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”46 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 introduces surveying research methodologies and statistical procedures, with an emphasis on statistics. Students will be introduced to the most common topics and procedures in descriptive and inferential statistics.

The board

6 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 6 rows carry a mark saying so.

Rank	Instructor	Overall	Workload	Challenge	RMP overall
1	Brooke MagnusAssociate Professor · Psychology and Neuroscience	946 records	29th	39th	—no page
2	Kelly KaneVisiting Lecturer · Psychology and Neuroscience	854 records	25th	40th	925 ratings · all classes
3	Ehri RyuAssociate Professor · Psychology and Neuroscience	7710 records	29th	14th	704 ratings · all classes
4	Hiram BrownellProfessor Emeritus · Psychology and Neuroscience fewer records	784 records	25th	32nd	805 ratings · all classes
5	Breanne BiondiPsychology	714 records	25th	23rd	—no page
6	Sean MacevoyDistinguished Senior Lecturer · Psychology and Neuroscience	6518 records	81st	25th	3425 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. 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 46 records

The Professor4 items

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

839th pctl

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

8612th 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.

814th pctl

The Course3 items

Well-Organized CourseThe course was well organized.

8316th pctl

Clear Learning GoalsThe learning objectives for the course were clear.

8519th pctl

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

815th pctl

Assignments & Feedback3 items

Assignments Help You LearnAssignments and exams contributed to my learning.

8211th pctl

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

8834th pctl

Meaningful FeedbackThe feedback I received on my work was meaningful.

8112th 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.

8625th pctl

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

765th 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

46 sections · newest first

Instructor	Term	Sec	Instr	Course	Work
Sean Macevoy	Spring 2026	01	58	45	60
Sean Macevoy	Spring 2026	02	53	46	60
Kelly Kane	Spring 2026	03	82	84	40
Kelly Kane	Spring 2026	04	85	83	40
Ehri Ryu	Fall 2025	01	65	58	40
Ehri Ryu	Fall 2025	02	69	56	60
Sean Macevoy	Fall 2025	03	57	52	60
Sean Macevoy	Fall 2025	04	61	57	60
Sean Macevoy	Summer 2025	01	42	37	100
Sean Macevoy	Spring 2025	01	65	56	60
Sean Macevoy	Spring 2025	02	65	58	60
Breanne Biondi	Spring 2025	03	76	71	—
Breanne Biondi	Spring 2025	04	73	67	40
Ehri Ryu	Fall 2024	01	75	72	40
Ehri Ryu	Fall 2024	02	76	68	40
Breanne Biondi	Fall 2024	03	66	69	40
Breanne Biondi	Fall 2024	04	67	67	40
Kelly Kane	Fall 2024	05	85	83	40
Kelly Kane	Fall 2024	06	87	80	40
Sean Macevoy	Summer 2024	01	58	50	100
Sean Macevoy	Spring 2024	01	66	59	60
Sean Macevoy	Spring 2024	02	66	64	60
Ehri Ryu	Fall 2023	01	75	68	—
Ehri Ryu	Fall 2023	02	72	65	—
Brooke Magnus	Fall 2023	03	93	86	—

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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.