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 · Fall 2021 – Spring 2023

Jeffery Byers

Chemistry · 6 evaluation records across 5 classes

On each class's board
CHEM 661110th of 10 instructors ProvisionalCHEM 22419th of 10 instructors ProvisionalCHEM 55233rd of 3 instructors ProvisionalCHEM 55372nd of 2 instructors ProvisionalCHEM 55482nd of 2 instructors Provisional
What the overall is made of
45BC evaluations6 records · weight ×1.0 · Fall 2021 – 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
2ndMore challenging than 2% of BC instructorsranked against every one we hold
70BC — “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
93rdMore work than 93% of BC instructorsranked against every one we hold
75BC — “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.
560th pctl
Available Outside of ClassThe instructor was available for help outside of class.
681st pctl
Brings Out Your Best WorkThe instructor motivated me to do my best work.
490th pctl
Sparked My InterestThe course stimulated my interest in the subject matter.
550th pctl
The Course3 items
Well-Organized CourseThe course was well organized.
580th pctl
Clear Learning GoalsThe learning objectives for the course were clear.
600th pctl
Useful Beyond the CourseWhat I learned is applicable beyond this course.
620th pctl
Assignments & Feedback3 items
Assignments Help You LearnAssignments and exams contributed to my learning.
570th pctl
Gives Feedback PromptlyI received feedback on my work in a timely manner.
571st pctl
Meaningful FeedbackThe feedback I received on my work was meaningful.
550th 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.
7593rd pctl
Intellectually ChallengingThe course was intellectually challenging.
702nd pctl
Attendance MattersAttending class was necessary to do well in this course.
673rd 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

5 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.

CHEM 6611 Scientific Communication in ChemistryOvr33Chal0thWork78th
On this class's board10th of 10 instructors Provisional

2 sections on record · course itself rated 37 out of 100. See the full board for CHEM 6611.

TermSecInstrCourseWork
Spring 2022013135—
Spring 202202353860
All 13 items for CHEM 6611
The Professor4 items
Clearly Explains MaterialThe instructor was effective at creating an understanding of difficult subject matter.
400th pctl
Available Outside of ClassThe instructor was available for help outside of class.
560th pctl
Brings Out Your Best WorkThe instructor motivated me to do my best work.
300th pctl
Sparked My InterestThe course stimulated my interest in the subject matter.
330th pctl
The Course3 items
Well-Organized CourseThe course was well organized.
450th pctl
Clear Learning GoalsThe learning objectives for the course were clear.
490th pctl
Useful Beyond the CourseWhat I learned is applicable beyond this course.
580th pctl
Assignments & Feedback3 items
Assignments Help You LearnAssignments and exams contributed to my learning.
440th pctl
Gives Feedback PromptlyI received feedback on my work in a timely manner.
400th pctl
Meaningful FeedbackThe feedback I received on my work was meaningful.
440th 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.
550th 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.

CHEM 2241 Honors Organic Chemistry IOvr62Chal93rdWork78th
On this class's board9th of 10 instructors Provisional

1 section on record · course itself rated 61 out of 100. See the full board for CHEM 2241.

TermSecInstrCourseWork
Fall 202101626160
All 13 items for CHEM 2241
The Professor4 items
Clearly Explains MaterialThe instructor was effective at creating an understanding of difficult subject matter.
838th pctl
Available Outside of ClassThe instructor was available for help outside of class.
772nd pctl
Brings Out Your Best WorkThe instructor motivated me to do my best work.
721st pctl
Sparked My InterestThe course stimulated my interest in the subject matter.
836th pctl
The Course3 items
Well-Organized CourseThe course was well organized.
755th pctl
Clear Learning GoalsThe learning objectives for the course were clear.
732nd pctl
Useful Beyond the CourseWhat I learned is applicable beyond this course.
762nd 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.
8937th pctl
Meaningful FeedbackThe feedback I received on my work was meaningful.
8315th 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.
9993rd pctl
Attendance MattersAttending class was necessary to do well in this course.
9990th 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.

CHEM 5523 Organometallic ChemistryOvr48Chal1stWork—
On this class's board3rd of 3 instructors Provisional

1 section on record · course itself rated 45 out of 100. See the full board for CHEM 5523.

TermSecInstrCourseWork
Spring 2022014845—
All 13 items for CHEM 5523
The Professor4 items
Clearly Explains MaterialThe instructor was effective at creating an understanding of difficult subject matter.
550th pctl
Available Outside of ClassThe instructor was available for help outside of class.
700th pctl
Brings Out Your Best WorkThe instructor motivated me to do my best work.
550th pctl
Sparked My InterestThe course stimulated my interest in the subject matter.
560th pctl
The Course3 items
Well-Organized CourseThe course was well organized.
550th pctl
Clear Learning GoalsThe learning objectives for the course were clear.
570th pctl
Useful Beyond the CourseWhat I learned is applicable beyond this course.
600th pctl
Assignments & Feedback3 items
Assignments Help You LearnAssignments and exams contributed to my learning.
580th pctl
Gives Feedback PromptlyI received feedback on my work in a timely manner.
430th pctl
Meaningful FeedbackThe feedback I received on my work was meaningful.
470th pctl
Workload, difficulty & attendanceNot ratings
Intellectually ChallengingThe course was intellectually challenging.
681st pctl
Attendance MattersAttending class was necessary to do well in this course.
430th 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. 1 of 13 questions were not reported and are left out rather than shown as zero.

CHEM 5537 Mechanistic Organic ChemistryOvr54Chal37thWork100th
On this class's board2nd of 2 instructors Provisional

1 section on record · course itself rated 53 out of 100. See the full board for CHEM 5537.

TermSecInstrCourseWork
Fall 2022015453100
All 13 items for CHEM 5537
The Professor4 items
Clearly Explains MaterialThe instructor was effective at creating an understanding of difficult subject matter.
691st pctl
Available Outside of ClassThe instructor was available for help outside of class.
848th pctl
Brings Out Your Best WorkThe instructor motivated me to do my best work.
650th pctl
Sparked My InterestThe course stimulated my interest in the subject matter.
710th pctl
The Course3 items
Well-Organized CourseThe course was well organized.
682nd pctl
Clear Learning GoalsThe learning objectives for the course were clear.
671st pctl
Useful Beyond the CourseWhat I learned is applicable beyond this course.
690th pctl
Assignments & Feedback3 items
Assignments Help You LearnAssignments and exams contributed to my learning.
650th pctl
Gives Feedback PromptlyI received feedback on my work in a timely manner.
746th 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.
8837th pctl
Attendance MattersAttending class was necessary to do well in this course.
8729th 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.

CHEM 5548 Polymer ChemistryOvr40Chal0thWork93rd
On this class's board2nd of 2 instructors Provisional

1 section on record · course itself rated 40 out of 100. See the full board for CHEM 5548.

TermSecInstrCourseWork
Spring 202301404080
All 13 items for CHEM 5548
The Professor4 items
Clearly Explains MaterialThe instructor was effective at creating an understanding of difficult subject matter.
500th pctl
Available Outside of ClassThe instructor was available for help outside of class.
630th pctl
Brings Out Your Best WorkThe instructor motivated me to do my best work.
400th pctl
Sparked My InterestThe course stimulated my interest in the subject matter.
570th pctl
The Course3 items
Well-Organized CourseThe course was well organized.
570th pctl
Clear Learning GoalsThe learning objectives for the course were clear.
630th pctl
Useful Beyond the CourseWhat I learned is applicable beyond this course.
500th pctl
Assignments & Feedback2 items
Assignments Help You LearnAssignments and exams contributed to my learning.
520th pctl
Meaningful FeedbackThe feedback I received on my work was meaningful.
330th 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.
8093rd pctl
Intellectually ChallengingThe course was intellectually challenging.
560th pctl
Attendance MattersAttending class was necessary to do well in this course.
8011th 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. 1 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.