Instructor record · Romance Languages and Literatures · Spring 2022 – Spring 2023

David Edwards

Romance Languages and Literatures · 6 evaluation records across 2 classes

On each class's board

FREN 111013th of 18 instructorsFREN 110914th of 18 instructors Provisional

What the overall is made of

84BC evaluations6 records · weight ×1.0 · Spring 2022 – Spring 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

9thMore challenging than 9% of BC instructorsranked against every one we hold

78BC — “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.

8830th pctl

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

9570th pctl

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

8831st pctl

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

8932nd pctl

The Course3 items

Well-Organized CourseThe course was well organized.

724th pctl

Clear Learning GoalsThe learning objectives for the course were clear.

799th 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.

8012th pctl

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

758th pctl

Meaningful FeedbackThe feedback I received on my work was meaningful.

8011th 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.

789th pctl

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

7811th 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 1110 Intermediate French IIOvr85Chal4thWork25th

On this class's board13th of 18 instructors

4 sections on record · course itself rated 76 out of 100. See the full board for FREN 1110.

Term	Sec	Instr	Course	Work
Spring 2023	03	72	63	40
Spring 2023	05	91	80	40
Spring 2022	03	91	82	40
Spring 2022	07	88	80	40

All 13 items for FREN 1110

The Professor4 items

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

8820th pctl

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

9672nd pctl

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

8822nd pctl

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

8921st pctl

The Course3 items

Well-Organized CourseThe course was well organized.

745th pctl

Clear Learning GoalsThe learning objectives for the course were clear.

807th 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.

806th 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.

798th 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.

774th pctl

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

776th pctl

FREN 1109 Intermediate French IOvr81Chal7thWork25th

On this class's board14th of 18 instructors Provisional

2 sections on record · course itself rated 69 out of 100. See the full board for FREN 1109.

Term	Sec	Instr	Course	Work
Fall 2022	03	76	63	40
Fall 2022	05	87	75	40

All 13 items for FREN 1109

The Professor4 items

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

8924th pctl

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

9132nd pctl

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

8824th pctl

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

8920th pctl

The Course3 items

Well-Organized CourseThe course was well organized.

661st pctl

Clear Learning GoalsThe learning objectives for the course were clear.

796th pctl

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

815th pctl

Assignments & Feedback3 items

Assignments Help You LearnAssignments and exams contributed to my learning.

819th pctl

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

672nd pctl

Meaningful FeedbackThe feedback I received on my work was meaningful.

8110th 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.

807th pctl

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

798th 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.