Carney Curve

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Positions 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.

Class record · SCWK · SSW

SCWK 8817

Health and Mental Health Policy · 12 instructors on record · 35 sections

What the course score is made of
73BC evaluations35 records · weight ×1.0 · Spring 2022 – 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
9thMore challenging than 9% of BC classesranked against every one we hold
81BC — “Intellectually Challenging”35 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
25thMore work than 25% of BC classesranked against every one we hold
42BC — “Workload”35 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.

The board

12 instructors · ranked on this class onlyCompare the top 3
Filters 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. 2 of the 12 rows carry a mark saying so.

RankInstructorOverallWorkloadChallengeRMP overall
1Robert KeaneSocial Work897 records25th21stno page
2Kevin RennaSocial Work Provisional fewer records962 records25th56thno page
3Elad DanielsSocial Work877 records25th36thno page
4Delia HaganSocial Work Provisional fewer records991 record25th71stno page
5Jessica JohnsonSocial Work Provisional961 record25th4thno page
6Stefania AglianoSocial Work856 records30th15thno page
7Allison JoyceSocial Work Provisional851 record25th15th1001 rating · all classes
8Mark ZocchiSocial Work Provisional821 record25th12thno page
9Melissa WeiseSocial Work775 records28th4thno page
10Lauren Hanson-GrodskySocial Work Provisional591 record25th1stno page
11Akosoa McfadgionSocial Work Provisional541 record25th0thno page
12Stanley GreeneSocial Work Provisional292 records25th0thno page

All 12 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. 8 of 12 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 35 records
The Professor4 items
Clearly Explains MaterialThe instructor was effective at creating an understanding of difficult subject matter.
8717th pctl
Available Outside of ClassThe instructor was available for help outside of class.
8714th pctl
Brings Out Your Best WorkThe instructor motivated me to do my best work.
8615th pctl
Sparked My InterestThe course stimulated my interest in the subject matter.
8816th pctl
The Course3 items
Well-Organized CourseThe course was well organized.
8214th pctl
Clear Learning GoalsThe learning objectives for the course were clear.
8110th pctl
Useful Beyond the CourseWhat I learned is applicable beyond this course.
8411th pctl
Assignments & Feedback3 items
Assignments Help You LearnAssignments and exams contributed to my learning.
808th 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.
8521st 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.
4225th pctl
Intellectually ChallengingThe course was intellectually challenging.
819th pctl
Attendance MattersAttending class was necessary to do well in this course.
8011th 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

35 sections · newest first
InstructorTermSecInstrCourseWork
Elad DanielsSpring 2026011009340
Delia HaganSpring 202602999540
Stanley GreeneSpring 202603262840
Stanley GreeneSpring 202604313040
Allison JoyceSpring 202605858340
Robert KeaneSpring 202606968840
Stefania AglianoSpring 20260710010060
Elad DanielsSpring 202501928540
Stefania AglianoSpring 202502897740
Elad DanielsSpring 202503867140
Akosoa McfadgionSpring 202504544240
Robert KeaneSpring 202505898040
Melissa WeiseSpring 202506928140
Stefania AglianoSpring 2025071009160
Elad DanielsSpring 202401897340
Stefania AglianoSpring 202402676340
Elad DanielsSpring 202403837840
Melissa WeiseSpring 202404524740
Robert KeaneSpring 202405969240
Melissa WeiseSpring 202406706060
Stefania AglianoSpring 202408897740
Elad DanielsSpring 202301807540
Lauren Hanson-GrodskySpring 202302594940
Elad DanielsSpring 202303827740
Melissa WeiseSpring 202304957440

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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.