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Class record · SPAN · MCAS

SPAN 2215

Spanish Conversation, Composition, and Reading I · 6 instructors on record · 41 sections

What the course score is made of
79BC evaluations41 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
43rdMore challenging than 43% of BC classesranked against every one we hold
90BC — “Intellectually Challenging”41 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
33rdMore work than 33% of BC classesranked against every one we hold
49BC — “Workload”41 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.

Conducted in Spanish. Satisfies Foreign Language Proficiency core requirement. The main objective of this course is to consolidate students skills so that upon successful completion of the sequence (CCR1 and CCR2) they will have acquired a proficient level of Spanish. Students will acquire discursive fluency and accuracy by working on the following skills: listening and reading comprehension, writing, speaking and oral interaction. The course focuses on complex grammar topics and extensive vocabulary, as well as on expanding students knowledge of cultural and historical aspects of Spanish speaking countries. Likewise, the course will foster students analytical, critical, and creative skills in the target language through the use of a variety of authentic materials such as literary texts, newspaper texts, and audiovisual materials.

The board

6 instructors · ranked on this class onlyCompare the top 3

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

RankInstructorOverallWorkloadChallengeRMP overall
1Karen DaggettRomance Languages and Literatures949 records30th55th989 ratings · all classes
2Yohana Gil BerrioAssistant Professor of the Practice of Hispanic Studies · Romance Languages and Literatures9213 records33rd58thno page
3Fernando BernavaRomance Languages and Literatures905 records39th39thno page
4Azlin PerdomoRomance Languages and Literatures Provisional fewer records831 record78th29thno page
5Daniela UrosaLaw853 records39th37th801 rating · all classes
6Sheila McintoshRomance Languages and Literatures7610 records39th29th902 ratings · all classes

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. 1 of 6 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 41 records
The Professor4 items
Clearly Explains MaterialThe instructor was effective at creating an understanding of difficult subject matter.
9132nd pctl
Available Outside of ClassThe instructor was available for help outside of class.
9242nd pctl
Brings Out Your Best WorkThe instructor motivated me to do my best work.
9136th pctl
Sparked My InterestThe course stimulated my interest in the subject matter.
9130th pctl
The Course3 items
Well-Organized CourseThe course was well organized.
8937th pctl
Clear Learning GoalsThe learning objectives for the course were clear.
8936th pctl
Useful Beyond the CourseWhat I learned is applicable beyond this course.
9033rd 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.
9044th pctl
Meaningful FeedbackThe feedback I received on my work was meaningful.
9145th 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.
4933rd pctl
Intellectually ChallengingThe course was intellectually challenging.
9043rd pctl
Attendance MattersAttending class was necessary to do well in this course.
9148th 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

41 sections · newest first
InstructorTermSecInstrCourseWork
Daniela UrosaSpring 202601837040
Yohana Gil BerrioSpring 202603938860
Sheila McintoshFall 202501807540
Yohana Gil BerrioFall 202502979540
Fernando BernavaFall 202503918040
Karen DaggettFall 2025041009240
Karen DaggettFall 202505958640
Yohana Gil BerrioFall 202506918340
Yohana Gil BerrioSpring 202501928240
Sheila McintoshSpring 202502807460
Sheila McintoshSpring 202503868340
Sheila McintoshFall 202401676760
Yohana Gil BerrioFall 202402867560
Fernando BernavaFall 202404918440
Karen DaggettFall 202405927060
Karen DaggettFall 202406938240
Yohana Gil BerrioFall 202407887860
Yohana Gil BerrioSummer 2024019893
Yohana Gil BerrioSpring 202401898040
Sheila McintoshSpring 2024027972
Sheila McintoshFall 2023018572
Yohana Gil BerrioFall 2023029386
Karen DaggettFall 2023039788
Fernando BernavaFall 2023049180
Karen DaggettFall 2023058478

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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.