Carney Curve

Boston College course evaluations · every published number, ranked class by class

Top of the board1.ECON 9902962.LAWS 8856973.PRTO 3300984.BSLW 2299975.PHIL 4932986.LAWS 8308987.SCWK 9960998.EESC 99011009.MUSP 16609610.UGMG 10109811.UNCP 55119712.SCWK 883197

Positions 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.

Instructor record · Chemistry · Spring 2023

Elijah Begin

Chemistry · 1 evaluation record across 1 class

On this class's board
CHEM 44764th of 4 instructors Provisional
What the overall is made of
36BC evaluations1 record · weight ×1.0 · 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
16thMore challenging than 16% of BC instructorsranked against every one we hold
81BC — “Intellectually Challenging”1 record · 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
—BC — “Workload”1 record — does not contribute

Boston College's workload question was not reported in these records, so there is nothing to show. That is missing data, not a light class.

The line

All 13 items · means across 1 record
The Professor4 items
Clearly Explains MaterialThe instructor was effective at creating an understanding of difficult subject matter.
390th pctl
Available Outside of ClassThe instructor was available for help outside of class.
650th pctl
Brings Out Your Best WorkThe instructor motivated me to do my best work.
440th pctl
Sparked My InterestThe course stimulated my interest in the subject matter.
440th pctl
The Course3 items
Well-Organized CourseThe course was well organized.
420th pctl
Clear Learning GoalsThe learning objectives for the course were clear.
390th pctl
Useful Beyond the CourseWhat I learned is applicable beyond this course.
400th pctl
Assignments & Feedback2 items
Assignments Help You LearnAssignments and exams contributed to my learning.
410th pctl
Meaningful FeedbackThe feedback I received on my work was meaningful.
510th pctl
Workload, difficulty & attendanceNot ratings
Intellectually ChallengingThe course was intellectually challenging.
8116th pctl
Attendance MattersAttending class was necessary to do well in this course.
470th 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. 2 of 13 questions were not reported and are left out rather than shown as zero.

Class by class

1 class · 1 section

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.

CHEM 4476 Physical Chemistry IIOvr36Chal11thWork—
On this class's board4th of 4 instructors Provisional

1 section on record · course itself rated 29 out of 100. See the full board for CHEM 4476.

TermSecInstrCourseWork
Spring 2023023629—
All 13 items for CHEM 4476
The Professor4 items
Clearly Explains MaterialThe instructor was effective at creating an understanding of difficult subject matter.
390th pctl
Available Outside of ClassThe instructor was available for help outside of class.
650th pctl
Brings Out Your Best WorkThe instructor motivated me to do my best work.
440th pctl
Sparked My InterestThe course stimulated my interest in the subject matter.
440th pctl
The Course3 items
Well-Organized CourseThe course was well organized.
420th pctl
Clear Learning GoalsThe learning objectives for the course were clear.
390th pctl
Useful Beyond the CourseWhat I learned is applicable beyond this course.
400th pctl
Assignments & Feedback2 items
Assignments Help You LearnAssignments and exams contributed to my learning.
410th pctl
Meaningful FeedbackThe feedback I received on my work was meaningful.
510th pctl
Workload, difficulty & attendanceNot ratings
Intellectually ChallengingThe course was intellectually challenging.
8111th pctl
Attendance MattersAttending class was necessary to do well in this course.
470th 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. 2 of 13 questions were not reported and are left out rather than shown as zero.

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.