Instructor record · Social Work · Fall 2021 – Summer 2025

Elisabeth Sandoe

Social Work · 9 evaluation records across 2 classes

On each class's board

SCWK 885517th of 18 instructorsSCWK 88725th of 5 instructors Provisional

What the overall is made of

70BC evaluations9 records · weight ×1.0 · Fall 2021 – Summer 2025

—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

21stMore challenging than 21% of BC instructorsranked against every one we hold

83BC — “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

80thMore work than 80% of BC instructorsranked against every one we hold

60BC — “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.

787th pctl

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

8618th pctl

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

765th pctl

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

798th pctl

The Course3 items

Well-Organized CourseThe course was well organized.

8217th pctl

Clear Learning GoalsThe learning objectives for the course were clear.

799th pctl

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

8112th pctl

Assignments & Feedback3 items

Assignments Help You LearnAssignments and exams contributed to my learning.

744th pctl

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

581st pctl

Meaningful FeedbackThe feedback I received on my work was meaningful.

789th 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.

6080th pctl

Intellectually ChallengingThe course was intellectually challenging.

8321st pctl

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

8323rd 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.

SCWK 8855 Clinical Practice with Children and Families: Assessment, Intervention, and Evidence-Based PracticeOvr73Chal11thWork78th

On this class's board17th of 18 instructors

8 sections on record · course itself rated 68 out of 100. See the full board for SCWK 8855.

Term	Sec	Instr	Course	Work
Summer 2025	01	76	70	60
Summer 2024	01	91	89	80
Spring 2024	07	66	64	60
Summer 2023	01	85	70	—
Spring 2023	12	54	57	40
Summer 2022	01	73	69	80
Spring 2022	11	72	63	40
Spring 2022	12	69	60	60

All 13 items for SCWK 8855

The Professor4 items

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

804th pctl

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

8714th pctl

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

794th pctl

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

836th pctl

The Course3 items

Well-Organized CourseThe course was well organized.

8112th pctl

Clear Learning GoalsThe learning objectives for the course were clear.

796th pctl

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

826th pctl

Assignments & Feedback3 items

Assignments Help You LearnAssignments and exams contributed to my learning.

763rd pctl

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

581st pctl

Meaningful FeedbackThe feedback I received on my work was meaningful.

8010th 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.

6078th pctl

Intellectually ChallengingThe course was intellectually challenging.

8211th pctl

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

8317th pctl

SCWK 8872 Advanced Clinical Interventions with Children, Youth, and FamiliesOvr47Chal48thWork78th

On this class's board5th of 5 instructors Provisional

1 section on record · course itself rated 57 out of 100. See the full board for SCWK 8872.

Term	Sec	Instr	Course	Work
Fall 2021	04	47	57	60

All 13 items for SCWK 8872

The Professor4 items

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

701st pctl

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

837th pctl

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

500th pctl

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

570th pctl

The Course3 items

Well-Organized CourseThe course was well organized.

9043rd pctl

Clear Learning GoalsThe learning objectives for the course were clear.

809th pctl

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

805th pctl

Assignments & Feedback3 items

Assignments Help You LearnAssignments and exams contributed to my learning.

530th pctl

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

601st pctl

Meaningful FeedbackThe feedback I received on my work was meaningful.

600th 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.

6078th pctl

Intellectually ChallengingThe course was intellectually challenging.

9048th pctl

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

8011th 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.