Instructor record · Social Work · Fall 2025 – Spring 2026

Jana Tarpinian

Social Work · 3 evaluation records across 3 classes

On each class's board

SCWK 9932unrated · 48 instructors on record ProvisionalSCWK 993325th of 36 instructors ProvisionalSCWK 99348th of 43 instructors Provisional

What the overall is made of

90BC evaluations3 records · weight ×1.0 · Fall 2025 – 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

13thMore challenging than 13% of BC instructorsranked against every one we hold

80BC — “Intellectually Challenging”3 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

100thMore work than 100% of BC instructorsranked against every one we hold

100BC — “Workload”3 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 3 records

The Professor4 items

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

9039th pctl

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

100100th pctl

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

9042nd pctl

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

9036th pctl

The Course3 items

Well-Organized CourseThe course was well organized.

8013th pctl

Clear Learning GoalsThe learning objectives for the course were clear.

8010th pctl

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

8010th 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.

8014th pctl

Meaningful FeedbackThe feedback I received on my work was meaningful.

8013th 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.

100100th pctl

Intellectually ChallengingThe course was intellectually challenging.

8013th pctl

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

8016th 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

3 classes · 3 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 9932 Field Education II CSWOvr—Chal—Work—

On this class's boardunrated · 48 instructors on record Provisional

1 section on record · course itself rated — out of 100. See the full board for SCWK 9932.

Term	Sec	Instr	Course	Work
Spring 2026	50	—	—	—

All 13 items for SCWK 9932

Nothing reported

None of the evaluation questions were reported for these records.

SCWK 9933 Field Education III CSWOvr80Chal9thWork100th

On this class's board25th of 36 instructors Provisional

1 section on record · course itself rated 60 out of 100. See the full board for SCWK 9933.

Term	Sec	Instr	Course	Work
Fall 2025	56	80	60	100

All 13 items for SCWK 9933

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.

100100th pctl

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

806th pctl

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

804th pctl

The Course3 items

Well-Organized CourseThe course was well organized.

8011th 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.

808th pctl

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

8013th 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.

100100th pctl

Intellectually ChallengingThe course was intellectually challenging.

809th pctl

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

8011th pctl

SCWK 9934 Field Education IV CSWOvr100Chal9thWork100th

On this class's board8th of 43 instructors Provisional

1 section on record · course itself rated 100 out of 100. See the full board for SCWK 9934.

Term	Sec	Instr	Course	Work
Spring 2026	56	100	100	100

All 13 items for SCWK 9934

The Professor4 items

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

100100th pctl

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

100100th pctl

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

100100th pctl

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

100100th pctl

The Course3 items

Well-Organized CourseThe course was well organized.

8011th 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.

808th pctl

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

8013th 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.

100100th pctl

Intellectually ChallengingThe course was intellectually challenging.

809th 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.