Class record · PSYC · MCAS

PSYC 3364

Poverty and Neurodevelopment · 1 instructor on record · 4 sections

What the course score is made of

93BC evaluations4 records · weight ×1.0 · Spring 2023 – 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

80thMore challenging than 80% of BC classesranked against every one we hold

95BC — “Intellectually Challenging”4 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

45thMore work than 45% of BC classesranked against every one we hold

55BC — “Workload”4 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.

A growing body of research shows that poverty shapes the way children's brains develop. Children who grow up in low-income households show reduced gray matter in parts of the brain essential for memory, planning, and decision-making. However, simple interventions, like providing low-income mothers with a small monthly supplementary income, can dramatically mitigate these effects. How does poverty change the brain, and why do interventions like these help? In this class we will investigate the effects of poverty on the developing brain, focusing on understanding the physiological mechanisms involved. We will also learn about existing interventions, study their efficacy, and explore possible future interventions.

The only instructor on record

4 sections · nobody else has taught itFull record

Instructor	Overall	Workload	Challenge	RMP overall
Regan BernhardLecturer · Psychology and Neuroscience	954 records	45th	80th	887 ratings · all classes

There is no ranking to read here: Regan Bernhard is the only instructor with evaluation records for PSYC 3364, so the number is a record, not a position. The RateMyProfessors figure is their overall score across everything they teach, not their score in this class.

Also taught by Regan Bernhard

5 other classes

Class	Instructors	Course score
UNAS 1199Gateway to the Sciences Seminar	958 records	82
PSYC 1111Self, Mind, & Society	628 records	83
PSYC 4173Research Practicum in Judgment and Decision-Making	16 records	94
PSYC 3370Nudge Psychology	14 records	97
PSYC 4047Research Practicum in Non-Profit Outcomes Measurement	11 record	93

Other PSYC classes

All of them

Class	Instructors	Course score
PSYC 1120Introduction to Behavioral Statistics and Research I	646 records	68
PSYC 1110Brain, Mind, & Behavior	628 records	76
PSYC 1111Self, Mind, & Society	628 records	83
PSYC 2234Introduction to Psychopathology	414 records	91
PSYC 2260Child Developmental Psychology	613 records	77
PSYC 2285Behavioral Neuroscience	313 records	86

The line

All 13 items · means across 4 records

The Professor4 items

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

9670th pctl

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

9666th 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.

9876th pctl

The Course3 items

Well-Organized CourseThe course was well organized.

9888th pctl

Clear Learning GoalsThe learning objectives for the course were clear.

9889th pctl

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

9673rd pctl

Assignments & Feedback3 items

Assignments Help You LearnAssignments and exams contributed to my learning.

9470th pctl

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

9679th pctl

Meaningful FeedbackThe feedback I received on my work was meaningful.

9572nd 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.

5545th pctl

Intellectually ChallengingThe course was intellectually challenging.

9580th pctl

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

9355th 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

4 sections · newest first

Instructor	Term	Sec	Instr	Course	Work
Regan Bernhard	Fall 2025	01	95	93	40
Regan Bernhard	Spring 2025	01	97	96	60
Regan Bernhard	Spring 2024	01	97	95	60
Regan Bernhard	Spring 2023	01	90	89	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.