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SLAV 1417

Introduction to Polish I · 1 instructor on record · 2 sections

What the course score is made of

92BC evaluations2 records · weight ×1.0 · Fall 2021 – Fall 2024

—Student reviewsno reviews — does not contribute

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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

90thMore challenging than 90% of BC classesranked against every one we hold

98BC — “Intellectually Challenging”2 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

40BC — “Workload”2 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 is an introductory course that focuses on both verbal and written communication in Polish. It provides key information for understanding Polish texts and conversations through classroom exercises based on a textbook and other authentic materials. The course will contain components such as grammar, conversation about a variety of topics, reading and writing short texts. The course is designed for beginners without prior knowledge of the language. This course continues in the second semester as SLAV1418.

The only instructor on record

2 sections · nobody else has taught itFull record

Instructor	Overall	Workload	Challenge
Tony LinSlavic & Eastern Languages and Literatures Provisional	942 records	25th	90th

There is no ranking to read here: Tony Lin is the only instructor with evaluation records for SLAV 1417, so the number is a record, not a position. It rests on 2 records, which is thin — read it as provisional.

Also taught by Tony Lin

6 other classes

Class	Instructors	Course score
SLAV 1121Elementary Russian I	26 records	89
SLAV 1122Elementary Russian II	26 records	86
SLAV 2169Introduction to Slavic Peoples and Cultures	25 records	80
SLAV 2173Twentieth-Century Russian Literature (in Translation)	25 records	88
SLAV 2180From Russia with Love: Russian Musical and Visual Culture	13 records	79
SLAV 1418Introduction to Polish II	12 records	100

Other SLAV classes

All of them

Class	Instructors	Course score
SLAV 1123Elementary Russian Practicum	227 records	90
SLAV 1121Elementary Russian I	26 records	89
SLAV 1122Elementary Russian II	26 records	86
SLAV 2122Intermediate Russian II	16 records	92
SLAV 2121Intermediate Russian I	15 records	85
SLAV 2162Classics of Russian Literature (in Translation)	25 records	90

The line

All 13 items · means across 2 records

The Professor4 items

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

9453rd pctl

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

9884th pctl

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

9670th pctl

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

9879th pctl

The Course3 items

Well-Organized CourseThe course was well organized.

9467th pctl

Clear Learning GoalsThe learning objectives for the course were clear.

9253rd pctl

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

9460th pctl

Assignments & Feedback3 items

Assignments Help You LearnAssignments and exams contributed to my learning.

9471st pctl

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

9887th pctl

Meaningful FeedbackThe feedback I received on my work was meaningful.

9887th 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.

4025th pctl

Intellectually ChallengingThe course was intellectually challenging.

9890th pctl

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

9887th 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

2 sections · newest first

Instructor	Term	Sec	Instr	Course	Work
Tony Lin	Fall 2024	01	100	96	40
Tony Lin	Fall 2021	01	88	88	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.