Instructor record · History · Spring 2023 – Spring 2026

Brianna Reisbeck

History · 9 evaluation records across 2 classes

On each class's board

HIST 100215th of 15 instructorsHIST 10125th of 11 instructors

What the overall is made of

74BC evaluations9 records · weight ×1.0 · Spring 2023 – Spring 2026

—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

10thMore challenging than 10% of BC instructorsranked against every one we hold

79BC — “Intellectually Challenging”9 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

5thMore work than 5% of BC instructorsranked against every one we hold

38BC — “Workload”9 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 9 records

The Professor4 items

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

8417th pctl

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

8413th pctl

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

8213th pctl

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

8313th pctl

The Course3 items

Well-Organized CourseThe course was well organized.

8216th pctl

Clear Learning GoalsThe learning objectives for the course were clear.

8214th pctl

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

797th pctl

Assignments & Feedback3 items

Assignments Help You LearnAssignments and exams contributed to my learning.

8216th pctl

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

757th pctl

Meaningful FeedbackThe feedback I received on my work was meaningful.

756th 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.

385th pctl

Intellectually ChallengingThe course was intellectually challenging.

7910th pctl

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

8845th 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 · 9 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.

HIST 1002 Europe in the World IIOvr69Chal5thWork25th

On this class's board15th of 15 instructors

6 sections on record · course itself rated 66 out of 100. See the full board for HIST 1002.

Term	Sec	Instr	Course	Work
Spring 2026	04	71	67	40
Spring 2026	06	66	72	40
Spring 2026	10	65	58	—
Spring 2024	07	57	50	40
Spring 2024	08	65	69	40
Spring 2024	12	87	78	40

All 13 items for HIST 1002

The Professor4 items

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

806th pctl

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

804th pctl

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

783rd pctl

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

803rd pctl

The Course3 items

Well-Organized CourseThe course was well organized.

8214th pctl

Clear Learning GoalsThe learning objectives for the course were clear.

8312th pctl

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

783rd pctl

Assignments & Feedback3 items

Assignments Help You LearnAssignments and exams contributed to my learning.

8313th pctl

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

756th pctl

Meaningful FeedbackThe feedback I received on my work was meaningful.

651st 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.

785th pctl

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

8729th pctl

HIST 1012 Atlantic Worlds II: Race, Religion, and the Struggle for DemocracyOvr84Chal10thWork3rd

On this class's board5th of 11 instructors

3 sections on record · course itself rated 71 out of 100. See the full board for HIST 1012.

Term	Sec	Instr	Course	Work
Spring 2023	05	82	71	40
Spring 2023	07	84	69	40
Spring 2023	08	86	73	20

All 13 items for HIST 1012

The Professor4 items

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

9242nd 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.

9033rd pctl

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

8921st pctl

The Course3 items

Well-Organized CourseThe course was well organized.

8214th pctl

Clear Learning GoalsThe learning objectives for the course were clear.

8110th pctl

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

804th pctl

Assignments & Feedback2 items

Assignments Help You LearnAssignments and exams contributed to my learning.

808th pctl

Meaningful FeedbackThe feedback I received on my work was meaningful.

9466th 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.

333rd pctl

Intellectually ChallengingThe course was intellectually challenging.

8110th pctl

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

9039th pctl

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.