Carney Curve

Boston College course evaluations · every published number, ranked class by class

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 8841

Program Evaluation · 23 instructors on record · 68 sections

What the course score is made of
72BC evaluations68 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
19thMore challenging than 19% of BC classesranked against every one we hold
85BC — “Intellectually Challenging”68 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
29thMore work than 29% of BC classesranked against every one we hold
45BC — “Workload”68 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.

Required of all M.S.W. students. An advanced course designed to provide students with the skills to carry out evaluations of programs and services. Major topics covered include types of evaluations, evaluation design and theory, measurement, sampling, data collection techniques, ethics and politics in evaluation, data analysis, and utilization of findings. Special attention is also given to social and economic justice, value, and ethical issues that arise in evaluation research.

The board

23 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. 6 of the 23 rows carry a mark saying so.

RankInstructorOverallWorkloadChallenge
1Christina MatzSocial Work989 records26th25th
2Melissa BrownSocial Work Provisional982 records25th62nd
3Laura BondSocial Work Provisional fewer records1001 record25th36th
4William ByansiSocial Work927 records26th15th
5Charles CurrieCounseling, Developmental, and Educational Psychology Provisional fewer records981 record16th
6Thomas CreaSocial Work916 records78th70th
7Elizabeth KleinSocial Work Provisional fewer records971 record25th11th
8Matias Placencio-CastroSocial Work914 records25th20th
9Ricardo Suarez RojasCounseling, Developmental, and Educational Psychology Provisional fewer records931 record25th26th
10Sophia EisenbergSocial Work Provisional911 record25th12th
11Bruna LopezSocial Work Provisional901 record25th42nd
12Joshua LownSocial Work Provisional892 records25th4th
13Barbara Mendez CamposSocial Work Provisional861 record25th48th
14Timothy WilliamsSocial Work Provisional851 record25th9th
15Malaka MimsSocial Work Provisional841 record25th18th
16Sarah NevilleSocial Work Provisional fewer records841 record25th0th
17Amy KayeSocial Work863 records25th22nd
18Christopher BaidooSocial Work Provisional821 record25th11th
19Haitisha MehtaSocial Work Provisional751 record100th79th
20Samantha McketchnieSocial Work Provisional fewer records751 record25th29th
21Thomas O'hareSocial Work8310 records
22Robert MotleySocial Work8311 records32nd15th
23Ce ShenSocial Work Provisional551 record25th0th

All 23 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. 16 of 23 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 line

All 13 items · means across 68 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.
9450th pctl
Brings Out Your Best WorkThe instructor motivated me to do my best work.
9137th pctl
Sparked My InterestThe course stimulated my interest in the subject matter.
9023rd pctl
The Course3 items
Well-Organized CourseThe course was well organized.
8730th pctl
Clear Learning GoalsThe learning objectives for the course were clear.
8933rd pctl
Useful Beyond the CourseWhat I learned is applicable beyond this course.
816th pctl
Assignments & Feedback3 items
Assignments Help You LearnAssignments and exams contributed to my learning.
8622nd pctl
Gives Feedback PromptlyI received feedback on my work in a timely manner.
9569th pctl
Meaningful FeedbackThe feedback I received on my work was meaningful.
9568th 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.
4529th pctl
Intellectually ChallengingThe course was intellectually challenging.
8519th pctl
Attendance MattersAttending class was necessary to do well in this course.
8213th 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

68 sections · newest first
InstructorTermSecInstrCourseWork
Sophia EisenbergSpring 202601917040
Thomas O'hareSpring 2026028273
Christina MatzSpring 202603988540
Christina MatzSpring 202604997840
Thomas O'hareSpring 2026058574
Robert MotleySpring 202606867160
Robert MotleySpring 202607806940
William ByansiSpring 202608957540
Robert MotleySpring 202609906940
Timothy WilliamsSpring 202610857240
Matias Placencio-CastroSpring 202611957740
Robert MotleySpring 202612978640
Haitisha MehtaFall 2025017580100
Thomas CreaFall 2025019580100
Thomas O'hareSpring 2025027766
Christina MatzSpring 202503957440
Christopher BaidooSpring 202503827440
Bruna LopezSpring 202504907940
Christina MatzSpring 202504997940
Thomas O'hareSpring 2025059177
Malaka MimsSpring 202506847740
Robert MotleySpring 202507928060
William ByansiSpring 202508967640
Robert MotleySpring 202509726440
William ByansiSpring 202510887560

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.