Instructor record · Romance Languages and Literatures · Spring 2023 – Spring 2024

Amanda Coccia

Romance Languages and Literatures · 6 evaluation records across 2 classes

On each class's board

FREN 10107th of 14 instructorsFREN 10093rd of 11 instructors Provisional

What the overall is made of

95BC evaluations6 records · weight ×1.0 · Spring 2023 – Spring 2024

—Student reviewsno reviews — does not contribute

—RateMyProfessorsno ratings — does not contribute

Sources are averaged by how much we trust each one and by how many records sit behind it, so a handful of reviews nudges the number rather than replacing it.

What the challenge rank is made of

56thMore challenging than 56% of BC instructorsranked against every one we hold

89BC — “Intellectually Challenging”6 records · raw score out of 100

Boston College's own “intellectually challenging” question — 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

26thMore work than 26% of BC instructorsranked against every one we hold

40BC — “Workload”6 records · raw score out of 100

Boston College reports workload 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 line

All 13 items · means across 6 records

The Professor4 items

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

9677th pctl

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

9683rd pctl

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

9577th pctl

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

9568th pctl

The Course3 items

Well-Organized CourseThe course was well organized.

9586th pctl

Clear Learning GoalsThe learning objectives for the course were clear.

9687th pctl

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

9260th pctl

Assignments & Feedback3 items

Assignments Help You LearnAssignments and exams contributed to my learning.

9483rd pctl

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

9582nd pctl

Meaningful FeedbackThe feedback I received on my work was meaningful.

9684th 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.

4026th pctl

Intellectually ChallengingThe course was intellectually challenging.

8956th pctl

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

9055th 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.

Class by class

2 classes · 6 sections

How each position is worked outPositions 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.

FREN 1010 Elementary French IIOvr94Chal41stWork25th

On this class's board7th of 14 instructors

4 sections on record · course itself rated 87 out of 100. See the full board for FREN 1010.

Term	Sec	Instr	Course	Work
Spring 2024	01	100	83	40
Spring 2024	04	91	87	40
Spring 2023	06	88	84	40
Spring 2023	07	97	91	40

All 13 items for FREN 1010

The Professor4 items

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

9665th pctl

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

9671st pctl

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

9564th pctl

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

9552nd pctl

The Course3 items

Well-Organized CourseThe course was well organized.

9575th pctl

Clear Learning GoalsThe learning objectives for the course were clear.

9677th pctl

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

9245th pctl

Assignments & Feedback3 items

Assignments Help You LearnAssignments and exams contributed to my learning.

9468th pctl

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

9574th pctl

Meaningful FeedbackThe feedback I received on my work was meaningful.

9674th 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.

8941st pctl

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

9039th pctl

FREN 1009 Elementary French IOvr97Chal—Work—

On this class's board3rd of 11 instructors Provisional

2 sections on record · course itself rated 92 out of 100. See the full board for FREN 1009.

Term	Sec	Instr	Course	Work
Fall 2023	01	96	88	—
Fall 2023	04	98	96	—

All 13 items for FREN 1009

Nothing reported

None of the evaluation questions were reported for these records.

How to read this pageScores are out of 100 — Boston College's 1–5 agreement scale, ×20, the way these numbers were printed for years. Almost every class scores high on that scale (the median is about 90), so challenge and workload are shown as a rank against every instructor we hold rather than as a score; the raw figure is in the breakdown above. Neither describes quality, and neither is ever marked better or worse anywhere on this site. A dash means the question was not reported, and is never a zero. The position printed against each class is this instructor's place on that class's own board, computed from the same records the board itself is built from.