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Class record · TMTM · STM

TMTM 2001

Intermediate Greek I · 1 instructor on record · 4 sections

What the course score is made of
71BC evaluations4 records · weight ×1.0 · Fall 2021 – Fall 2024
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
1stMore challenging than 1% of BC classesranked against every one we hold
71BC — “Intellectually Challenging”4 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
78thMore work than 78% of BC classesranked against every one we hold
60BC — “Workload”4 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 only instructor on record

4 sections · nobody else has taught itFull record
InstructorOverallWorkloadChallengeRMP overall
Maria KakavasClassical Studies734 records78th1st943 ratings · all classes

There is no ranking to read here: Maria Kakavas is the only instructor with evaluation records for TMTM 2001, so the number is a record, not a position. The RateMyProfessors figure is their overall score across everything they teach, not their score in this class.

Also taught by Maria Kakavas

6 other classes
ClassInstructorsCourse score
CLAS 1057Intermediate Latin II417 records85
CLAS 1011Elementary Latin II416 records83
CLAS 1056Intermediate Latin I314 records82
TMTM 2002New Testament Greek I14 records71
CLAS 1063Intensive Reading in Latin13 records91
TMTM 2003New Testament Greek II13 records76

Other TMTM classes

All of them
ClassInstructorsCourse score
TMTM 2008Introductory Latin: Summer Intensive15 records85
TMTM 2015Directed Readings: Theological German15 records80
TMTM 2002New Testament Greek I14 records71
TMTM 2003New Testament Greek II13 records76
TMTM 2004Intermediate Greek II13 records53
TMTM 7175The Church and Interreligious Dialogue13 records92

The line

All 13 items · means across 4 records
The Professor4 items
Clearly Explains MaterialThe instructor was effective at creating an understanding of difficult subject matter.
838th pctl
Available Outside of ClassThe instructor was available for help outside of class.
772nd pctl
Brings Out Your Best WorkThe instructor motivated me to do my best work.
741st pctl
Sparked My InterestThe course stimulated my interest in the subject matter.
858th pctl
The Course3 items
Well-Organized CourseThe course was well organized.
713rd pctl
Clear Learning GoalsThe learning objectives for the course were clear.
712nd pctl
Useful Beyond the CourseWhat I learned is applicable beyond this course.
772nd pctl
Assignments & Feedback3 items
Assignments Help You LearnAssignments and exams contributed to my learning.
785th pctl
Gives Feedback PromptlyI received feedback on my work in a timely manner.
8318th pctl
Meaningful FeedbackThe feedback I received on my work was meaningful.
775th 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.
6078th pctl
Intellectually ChallengingThe course was intellectually challenging.
711st pctl
Attendance MattersAttending class was necessary to do well in this course.
8317th 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

4 sections · newest first
InstructorTermSecInstrCourseWork
Maria KakavasFall 202401606040
Maria KakavasFall 2023018080
Maria KakavasFall 2022017680
Maria KakavasFall 202101766480

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.