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SCWK 7721

Human Behavior and the Social Environment · 18 instructors on record · 61 sections

What the course score is made of

84BC evaluations61 records · weight ×1.0 · Fall 2021 – 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

19thMore challenging than 19% of BC classesranked against every one we hold

84BC — “Intellectually Challenging”61 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

34thMore work than 34% of BC classesranked against every one we hold

49BC — “Workload”61 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 foundation course emphasizing a systemic perspective in human development and social functioning. Concepts from biology and the behavioral sciences provide the basis for understanding the developmental tasks of individuals, their families, and groups in the context of complex, environmental forces which support or inhibit growth and effective functioning. Attention is given to the variations that occur relative to ethnicity, race, social class, gender, and other differences which mediate the interface of these human systems with their environment.

The board

18 instructors · ranked on this class onlyCompare the top 3

Find an instructor among the 18Filters the rows below. Positions are always against the whole class, so a rank does not change when the list is narrowed.

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. 3 of the 18 rows carry a mark saying so.

Rank	Instructor	Overall	Workload	Challenge	RMP overall
1	Adeline Wyman BattalenSocial Work	974 records	39th	10th	—no page
2	Samantha TeixeiraSocial Work	947 records	40th	23rd	—no page
3	Beth CraftSocial Work	935 records	39th	42nd	—no page
4	Maria Pineros LeanoSocial Work	934 records	45th	21st	—no page
5	Carrie DonahueSocial Work Provisional fewer records	961 record	25th	11th	—no page
6	Zhirui ChenSocial Work Provisional	961 record	25th	11th	—no page
7	Carolina Velez-GrauSocial Work	924 records	—	48th	—no page
8	Melanie Robinson FindlaySocial Work Provisional fewer records	951 record	25th	15th	—no page
9	Lujuana MiltonSocial Work	919 records	39th	25th	—no page
10	Melissa WeiseSocial Work Provisional	902 records	25th	11th	—no page
11	Jaime Alejandro Olayo MendezSocial Work	895 records	33rd	16th	801 rating · all classes
12	Scott EastonSocial Work	885 records	39th	23rd	—no page
13	Sophia EisenbergSocial Work Provisional	841 record	—	32nd	—no page
14	Spencer SandbergSocial Work Provisional	831 record	25th	29th	—no page
15	Ty Breece TuckerSocial Work Provisional	751 record	25th	4th	—no page
16	Kayla TurnerSocial Work Provisional fewer records	691 record	25th	19th	—no page
17	Allison JoyceSocial Work	847 records	40th	12th	1001 rating · all classes
18	April FletcherSocial Work Provisional	672 records	39th	6th	—no page

All 18 instructors listed.

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. 9 of 18 rows are marked provisional: fewer than 3 records stand behind the number. That is thin evidence, not a bad instructor — the record count is in every row. 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 61 records

The Professor4 items

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

9241st pctl

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

9238th pctl

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

9239th pctl

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

9337th pctl

The Course3 items

Well-Organized CourseThe course was well organized.

9148th pctl

Clear Learning GoalsThe learning objectives for the course were clear.

9145th pctl

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

9248th pctl

Assignments & Feedback3 items

Assignments Help You LearnAssignments and exams contributed to my learning.

8726th pctl

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

9251st pctl

Meaningful FeedbackThe feedback I received on my work was meaningful.

9043rd 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.

4934th pctl

Intellectually ChallengingThe course was intellectually challenging.

8419th pctl

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

8521st 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

61 sections · newest first

Instructor	Term	Sec	Instr	Course	Work
Lujuana Milton	Fall 2025	01	87	81	40
Adeline Wyman Battalen	Fall 2025	02	92	82	40
Maria Pineros Leano	Fall 2025	03	88	83	60
Maria Pineros Leano	Fall 2025	04	90	86	40
Beth Craft	Fall 2025	05	98	95	60
Zhirui Chen	Fall 2025	06	96	87	40
Carolina Velez-Grau	Fall 2025	07	97	96	—
Carrie Donahue	Fall 2025	08	96	84	40
Scott Easton	Fall 2025	09	95	89	60
Melanie Robinson Findlay	Fall 2025	10	95	87	40
Allison Joyce	Fall 2025	11	62	67	40
Jaime Alejandro Olayo Mendez	Fall 2025	12	97	90	60
Jaime Alejandro Olayo Mendez	Fall 2025	13	92	87	40
Spencer Sandberg	Fall 2025	13	83	87	40
Lujuana Milton	Fall 2024	01	92	84	60
Adeline Wyman Battalen	Fall 2024	02	100	96	60
Scott Easton	Fall 2024	03	96	89	—
Sophia Eisenberg	Fall 2024	03	84	89	—
Carolina Velez-Grau	Fall 2024	04	90	83	—
April Fletcher	Fall 2024	05	77	70	60
Beth Craft	Fall 2024	06	99	91	60
Melissa Weise	Fall 2024	07	85	85	40
April Fletcher	Fall 2024	09	57	62	40
Allison Joyce	Fall 2024	10	82	82	60
Lujuana Milton	Fall 2024	11	87	81	60

Showing the first 25.

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.