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SPAN 1115

Intermediate Spanish I · 32 instructors on record · 143 sections

How the curve score is built

63Teaching72 raw · 9th percentile of BC classes

+1Easiness adjustmenteasiness 79 · 54 raw workload · lighter than 57% of BC classes

64Curve scorethe teaching curve +1 for the workload · at most ±6 either way

Boston College's ratings are bunched at the top — the median instructor averages about 88 out of 100 on the raw scale, and 44% of them clear 90 — so a raw score cannot separate anybody. Every figure here is ranked against BC classes and that rank is re-expressed out of 100, which is what turns a raw 88 — the middle of the university — into a figure that says where somebody actually stands. On this scale 77 is the median, 84 the top quarter and 91 the top tenth. Workload is then an adjustment on top of that, worth nothing at all for an ordinary one. Lighter work than 57% of BC classes.

What the course score is made of

72BC evaluations143 records · weight ×1.0 · Fall 2021 – Spring 2026

—Student reviewsno reviews — does not contribute

—RateMyProfessorsno ratings — does not contribute

The class itself, averaged across everyone who taught it — who taught it is the board below.

How is this worked out?

That is what a student picking a section is actually choosing between: the board carries each instructor's own score for this class, and the score above is the class averaged across all of them.

What the challenge rank is made of

36thMore challenging than 36% of BC classesranked against every one we hold

88BC — “Intellectually Challenging”143 records · raw score out of 100

Boston College's own “intellectually challenging” question. It is not a measure of difficulty, grading or workload.

How is this worked out?

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

43rdMore work than 43% of BC classesranked against every one we hold

54BC — “Workload”143 records · raw score out of 100

One of Boston College's five workload bands, not a number of hours. Higher means more work, not worse.

How is this worked out?

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.

Conducted in Spanish.Intermediate Spanish I is the first course in the second-year sequence. It continues to develop and strengthen students' proficiency in the Spanish language as well as to increase their cultural understanding. Emphasis remains on the four skills and on critical thinking. Throughout the course, students will develop fluency and accuracy and focus on communication. They will expand the vocabulary and enhance their understanding of essential Spanish grammar concepts. Short literary texts, cultural readings and audiovisual materials will provide opportunities to learn to appreciate cultural differences and impart authentic insight into the Hispanic world. Students will interact in Spanish with the instructor, classmates and native speakers. By the end of this course, students should be able to successfully discuss in Spanish topics of importance to the twenty-first century, with emphasis on the development of critical thinking skills in addition to the refinement of the four basic language skills.

The board

32 instructors · ranked on this class onlyCompare the top 3

Find an instructor among the 32Filters 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. 11 of the 32 rows carry a mark saying so.

Rank	Instructor	Curve	Easiness	Challenge	RMP overall
1	Teresa Gelardo-RodriguezRomance Languages and Literatures	9196 raw · 9 records	81+1 to the score	36th	—no page
2	Naomi Sanabria AldanaRomance Languages and Literatures fewer records	9498 raw · 4 records	78±0 to the score	60th	1004 ratings · all classes
3	Valerie Sanabria AldanaRomance Languages and Literatures	8695 raw · 5 records	68−2 to the score	52nd	—no page
4	Erin TraskRomance Languages and Literatures Provisional fewer records	9698 raw · 2 records	78±0 to the score	53rd	—no page
5	Jose Dominicci BuzoRomance Languages and Literatures Provisional	9599 raw · 2 records	68−2 to the score	14th	743 ratings · all classes
6	Barbara SargentRomance Languages and Literatures	8292 raw · 12 records	73−1 to the score	56th	1007 ratings · all classes
7	Aina Marti GerRomance Languages and Literatures Provisional fewer records	9398 raw · 2 records	68−2 to the score	49th	—no page
8	Yuliana Ramos OrtaRomance Languages and Literatures	8194 raw · 8 records	61−4 to the score	48th	1001 rating · all classes
9	Alberto Criado SaezRomance Languages and Literatures Provisional fewer records	8392 raw · 2 records	78±0 to the score	21st	1002 ratings · all classes
10	Victor Chacon CabreraRomance Languages and Literatures Provisional	8391 raw · 2 records	84+2 to the score	42nd	—no page
11	Edgardo TormosRomance Languages and Literatures Provisional	8192 raw · 2 records	68−2 to the score	12th	—no page
12	Viktoryia LiashchynskayaRomance Languages and Literatures Provisional	8190 raw · 2 records	84+2 to the score	30th	1001 rating · all classes
13	Gonzalo Carretero MartinezRomance Languages and Literatures	8090 raw · 3 records	76±0 to the score	44th	—no page
14	Carlos CruzRomance Languages and Literatures Provisional	8089 raw · 2 records	84+2 to the score	30th	1002 ratings · all classes
15	Patricia Sanchez MartinRomance Languages and Literatures Provisional fewer records	8293 raw · 1 record	68−2 to the score	23rd	—no page
16	Olivia BegginsVisiting Assistant Professor of the Practice, Spanish Language Program · Romance Languages and Literatures	7587 raw · 9 records	75±0 to the score	41st	1002 ratings · all classes
17	Alicia LowdenRomance Languages and Literatures Provisional	7184 raw · 2 records	68−2 to the score	16th	—no page
18	Silvia BoluarteRomance Languages and Literatures Provisional	7183 raw · 2 records	78±0 to the score	39th	—no page
19	Genoveva CastroRomance Languages and Literatures Provisional fewer records	6980 raw · 2 records	78±0 to the score	41st	—no page
20	Jorge Sanchez RiveraRomance Languages and Literatures	7385 raw · 6 records	78±0 to the score	37th	1002 ratings · all classes
21	Maria Terol CabrerizoRomance Languages and Literatures	7284 raw · 4 records	78±0 to the score	11th	—no page
22	Mikal De La Mata CruzRomance Languages and Literatures Provisional fewer records	6877 raw · 2 records	84+2 to the score	12th	—no page
23	Karla GiorgioVisiting Lecturer, Spanish Language Program · Romance Languages and Literatures	7283 raw · 6 records	80+1 to the score	52nd	—no page
24	Marta Mirete HernandezRomance Languages and Literatures	7284 raw · 6 records	75±0 to the score	41st	943 ratings · all classes
25	Wendy Rodriguez ZunigaRomance Languages and Literatures fewer records	6983 raw · 3 records	68−2 to the score	65th	—no page
26	Pia CuneoRomance Languages and Literatures	7285 raw · 7 records	74−1 to the score	20th	804 ratings · all classes
27	Cristina Perez ArranzRomance Languages and Literatures Provisional fewer records	6372 raw · 2 records	78±0 to the score	12th	—no page
28	Marcel PonsRomance Languages and Literatures	6982 raw · 4 records	68−2 to the score	36th	845 ratings · all classes
29	Paola Heredia AlfaroRomance Languages and Literatures Provisional fewer records	4751 raw · 2 records	68−2 to the score	49th	—no page
30	Antonio OchoaRomance Languages and Literatures fewer records	6678 raw · 6 records	74−1 to the score	44th	804 ratings · all classes
31	Vasilis IoannouRomance Languages and Literatures	6883 raw · 10 records	66−3 to the score	25th	863 ratings · all classes
32	Paulina Canales BustamanteRomance Languages and Literatures	6777 raw · 12 records	81+1 to the score	30th	—no page

All 32 instructors listed.

15 of 32 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, not a figure about this class.

How this board is built and ordered

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. 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”. Curve is the instructor's score for THIS class only, ranked against every instructor we hold and printed back out of 100, with the raw BC average underneath it; nothing on this board is an average across the other things they teach. Easiness is an adjustment on top of it, worth up to about ±6 — BC's workload item, ranked and turned over, so a lighter section gains and a heavier one loses, while an ordinary one changes nothing — and each row prints the adjustment, signed. The board is ordered on the same figure it prints, adjusted for how many records back it. Challenge is BC's “intellectually challenging” item shown as a rank against every class we hold; students answer it positively about courses that stretched them, so it is not a measure of difficulty or grading, and it is never marked better or worse.

That site has no course dimension, so its figure is shown for information and kept out of the ranking.

The line

All 13 items · means across 143 records

Instructor4

Course3

Feedback3

Workload & Challengenot ratings

Bars are ranks, not raw scores. Nothing here is graded good or bad.

What each item asks

Explains Clearly: The instructor was effective at creating an understanding of difficult subject matter.
Available: The instructor was available for help outside of class.
Motivating: The instructor motivated me to do my best work.
Sparks Interest: The course stimulated my interest in the subject matter.
Organized: The course was well organized.
Clear Goals: The learning objectives for the course were clear.
Useful Later: What I learned is applicable beyond this course.
Assignments: Assignments and exams contributed to my learning.
Fast Feedback: I received feedback on my work in a timely manner.
Useful Feedback: The feedback I received on my work was meaningful.
Workload: How 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.
Challenge: The course was intellectually challenging.
Attendance: Attending class was necessary to do well in this course.

Why these numbers are curved

Both the number and the bar are the rank against every comparable record we hold, printed back out of 100. BC's questions all have a median around 4.5, so on the raw scale every cell here would read in the high eighties and every bar would be nearly full — thirteen numbers that tell you nothing. Each cell prints its raw BC figure and its percentile underneath, so nothing is hidden by the transform. 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

143 sections · newest first

Instructor	Term	Sec	Instr	Course	Work
Erin Trask	Spring 2026	01	97	75	40
Aina Marti Ger	Spring 2026	02	99	85	—
Paulina Canales Bustamante	Spring 2026	03	75	64	60
Erin Trask	Spring 2026	04	100	65	60
Paulina Canales Bustamante	Spring 2026	05	78	62	40
Genoveva Castro	Spring 2026	06	76	64	60
Olivia Beggins	Spring 2026	07	93	75	—
Aina Marti Ger	Spring 2026	08	98	83	60
Genoveva Castro	Spring 2026	09	84	64	40
Gonzalo Carretero Martinez	Spring 2026	12	86	73	60
Victor Chacon Cabrera	Spring 2026	13	93	67	40
Victor Chacon Cabrera	Spring 2026	14	89	65	40
Olivia Beggins	Spring 2026	17	—	—	—
Karla Giorgio	Fall 2025	01	82	73	40
Gonzalo Carretero Martinez	Fall 2025	02	96	84	40
Olivia Beggins	Fall 2025	03	91	69	60
Gonzalo Carretero Martinez	Fall 2025	04	89	75	60
Silvia Boluarte	Fall 2025	05	87	65	40
Silvia Boluarte	Fall 2025	07	79	61	60
Patricia Sanchez Martin	Fall 2025	08	93	64	60
Marta Mirete Hernandez	Fall 2025	09	87	73	60
Karla Giorgio	Fall 2025	10	87	77	40
Olivia Beggins	Fall 2025	13	84	67	60
Antonio Ochoa	Fall 2025	14	80	74	60
Barbara Sargent	Fall 2025	15	93	73	60

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How to read this board

Instructors 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.