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UNAS 1005

Applications of Learning Theory · 8 instructors on record · 27 sections

What the course score is made of

84BC evaluations27 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

2ndMore challenging than 2% of BC classesranked against every one we hold

74BC — “Intellectually Challenging”27 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”27 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 course is designed to help you to improve your grades and critical thinking skills. The course will include two linked parts: 2 weekly classroom meetings and one weekly one-on-one session with a teaching assistant. Students are taught a comprehensive method that includes instruction on lecture notes, readings, time management, test prep and more.

The board

8 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 8 rows carry a mark saying so.

Rank	Instructor	Overall	Workload	Challenge	RMP overall
1	Michael HeaneyAdvancing Studies Provisional	992 records	25th	4th	—no page
2	Karen MuncasterUniversity and Capstone	945 records	25th	4th	—no page
3	Mara KnoeckleinEnglish Provisional	911 record	25th	39th	—no page
4	Dacia GentilellaUniversity and Capstone	905 records	25th	1st	829 ratings · all classes
5	Denise MashmasarmiUniversity and Capstone	895 records	25th	1st	1001 rating · all classes
6	Jordan ReanierEnglish Provisional fewer records	841 record	25th	1st	—no page
7	Karl BellUniversity and Capstone	854 records	25th	6th	1001 rating · all classes
8	Erin FarrowUniversity and Capstone	824 records	25th	1st	—no page

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. 3 of 8 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 27 records

The Professor4 items

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

9346th pctl

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

9136th pctl

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

9346th pctl

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

9233rd pctl

The Course3 items

Well-Organized CourseThe course was well organized.

9039th pctl

Clear Learning GoalsThe learning objectives for the course were clear.

9146th pctl

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

9139th pctl

Assignments & Feedback3 items

Assignments Help You LearnAssignments and exams contributed to my learning.

8518th 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.

9039th 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.

742nd pctl

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

8419th 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

27 sections · newest first

Instructor	Term	Sec	Instr	Course	Work
Mara Knoecklein	Spring 2026	01	91	91	40
Jordan Reanier	Spring 2026	02	84	77	40
Erin Farrow	Spring 2026	03	71	71	40
Dacia Gentilella	Fall 2025	01	89	86	40
Denise Mashmasarmi	Fall 2025	02	92	87	20
Erin Farrow	Fall 2025	03	87	86	40
Michael Heaney	Spring 2025	01	100	98	40
Denise Mashmasarmi	Spring 2025	02	89	90	40
Erin Farrow	Spring 2025	03	83	83	40
Michael Heaney	Fall 2024	01	99	97	40
Denise Mashmasarmi	Fall 2024	02	89	84	40
Erin Farrow	Fall 2024	03	84	76	40
Dacia Gentilella	Spring 2024	01	83	70	40
Karen Muncaster	Spring 2024	02	93	87	40
Denise Mashmasarmi	Spring 2024	03	84	83	40
Dacia Gentilella	Fall 2023	01	91	81	40
Denise Mashmasarmi	Fall 2023	02	93	85	60
Karen Muncaster	Fall 2023	03	95	87	40
Dacia Gentilella	Spring 2023	01	86	80	40
Karl Bell	Spring 2023	02	84	76	40
Karen Muncaster	Spring 2023	03	95	93	40
Dacia Gentilella	Fall 2022	01	100	80	40
Karl Bell	Fall 2022	02	87	71	40
Karen Muncaster	Fall 2022	03	100	100	40
Karl Bell	Spring 2022	02	73	78	40

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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.