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PSYC 4060

Research Practicum in Developmental Psychology · 1 instructor on record · 4 sections

What the course score is made of

80BC evaluations4 records · weight ×1.0 · Spring 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

29thMore challenging than 29% of BC classesranked against every one we hold

87BC — “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

39thMore work than 39% of BC classesranked against every one we hold

50BC — “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.

This course is designed to serve as an overview of the research methods used in the study of Developmental Psychology. Over the course of the semester, you will become comfortable with all aspects of the scientific method. While completing a semester long research project proposal, you will learn to identify research questions, design a thoughtful scientific study, and propose statistical analyses. Students will gain experience reading, analyzing, and critiquing current research in developmental psychology. By the end of course, you will be familiar with the different methods used in developmental research and become critical consumers of research in this area.

The only instructor on record

4 sections · nobody else has taught itFull record

Instructor	Overall	Workload	Challenge
Stacee TopperPsychology	864 records	39th	29th

There is no ranking to read here: Stacee Topper is the only instructor with evaluation records for PSYC 4060, so the number is a record, not a position.

Also taught by Stacee Topper

3 other classes

Class	Instructors	Course score
PSYC 2260Child Developmental Psychology	613 records	77
PSYC 3363Language Acquisition and Disorders	11 record	91
PSYC 4465Research Practicum in Developmental Psychology	11 record	84

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.

9026th pctl

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

9345th pctl

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

9138th pctl

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

9234th pctl

The Course3 items

Well-Organized CourseThe course was well organized.

8728th pctl

Clear Learning GoalsThe learning objectives for the course were clear.

9148th pctl

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

8929th pctl

Assignments & Feedback3 items

Assignments Help You LearnAssignments and exams contributed to my learning.

8830th pctl

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

9040th pctl

Meaningful FeedbackThe feedback I received on my work was meaningful.

9039th 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.

5039th pctl

Intellectually ChallengingThe course was intellectually challenging.

8729th pctl

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

8832nd 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
Stacee Topper	Spring 2026	01	88	84	60
Stacee Topper	Spring 2025	01	83	77	60
Stacee Topper	Spring 2024	01	90	80	40
Stacee Topper	Spring 2023	01	83	77	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.