Instructor record · History · Spring 2022 – Fall 2023

Daniel Ruiz

History · 10 evaluation records across 2 classes

On each class's board

HIST 101211th of 11 instructorsHIST 100117th of 20 instructors

What the overall is made of

76BC evaluations10 records · weight ×1.0 · Spring 2022 – Fall 2023

—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

23rdMore challenging than 23% of BC instructorsranked against every one we hold

83BC — “Intellectually Challenging”10 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”10 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 10 records

The Professor4 items

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

8621st pctl

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

8826th pctl

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

8010th pctl

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

8415th pctl

The Course3 items

Well-Organized CourseThe course was well organized.

8525th pctl

Clear Learning GoalsThe learning objectives for the course were clear.

8420th pctl

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

8213th pctl

Assignments & Feedback3 items

Assignments Help You LearnAssignments and exams contributed to my learning.

8318th pctl

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

8115th pctl

Meaningful FeedbackThe feedback I received on my work was meaningful.

8319th 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.

8323rd pctl

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

8951st 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 · 10 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 1012 Atlantic Worlds II: Race, Religion, and the Struggle for DemocracyOvr77Chal18thWork25th

On this class's board11th of 11 instructors

6 sections on record · course itself rated 76 out of 100. See the full board for HIST 1012.

Term	Sec	Instr	Course	Work
Fall 2023	02	70	78	40
Fall 2023	04	58	69	40
Fall 2023	11	85	88	—
Spring 2023	02	82	74	40
Spring 2023	03	82	70	40
Spring 2023	06	86	76	40

All 13 items for HIST 1012

The Professor4 items

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

8614th pctl

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

9028th pctl

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

827th pctl

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

8610th pctl

The Course3 items

Well-Organized CourseThe course was well organized.

8727th pctl

Clear Learning GoalsThe learning objectives for the course were clear.

8829th pctl

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

8717th pctl

Assignments & Feedback3 items

Assignments Help You LearnAssignments and exams contributed to my learning.

8519th pctl

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

8936th pctl

Meaningful FeedbackThe feedback I received on my work was meaningful.

8727th 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.

8418th pctl

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

9147th pctl

HIST 1001 Europe in the World 1Ovr75Chal13thWork25th

On this class's board17th of 20 instructors

4 sections on record · course itself rated 70 out of 100. See the full board for HIST 1001.

Term	Sec	Instr	Course	Work
Spring 2022	02	73	65	40
Spring 2022	03	84	72	40
Spring 2022	11	76	76	40
Spring 2022	13	66	66	40

All 13 items for HIST 1001

The Professor4 items

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

8614th pctl

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

8611th pctl

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

784th pctl

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

825th pctl

The Course3 items

Well-Organized CourseThe course was well organized.

8215th pctl

Clear Learning GoalsThe learning objectives for the course were clear.

797th pctl

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

751st pctl

Assignments & Feedback3 items

Assignments Help You LearnAssignments and exams contributed to my learning.

796th 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.

765th 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.

8213th pctl

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

8625th 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.