Instructor record · Law · Spring 2022

John Gordon

Law · 5 evaluation records across 1 class

On this class's board

What the overall is made of

82BC evaluations5 records · weight ×1.0 · Spring 2022

—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

71stMore challenging than 71% of BC instructorsranked against every one we hold

91BC — “Intellectually Challenging”5 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

98thMore work than 98% of BC instructorsranked against every one we hold

90BC — “Workload”5 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 5 records

The Professor4 items

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

8417th pctl

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

8616th pctl

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

8316th pctl

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

754th pctl

The Course3 items

Well-Organized CourseThe course was well organized.

8524th pctl

Clear Learning GoalsThe learning objectives for the course were clear.

8421st pctl

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

8834th pctl

Assignments & Feedback3 items

Assignments Help You LearnAssignments and exams contributed to my learning.

8525th pctl

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

8422nd pctl

Meaningful FeedbackThe feedback I received on my work was meaningful.

8318th 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.

9098th pctl

Intellectually ChallengingThe course was intellectually challenging.

9171st pctl

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

8425th 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

1 class · 5 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.

LAWS 9999 Law ReviewOvr82Chal55thWork95th

On this class's boardonly instructor on record

5 sections on record · course itself rated 75 out of 100. See the full board for LAWS 9999.

Term	Sec	Instr	Course	Work
Spring 2022	01	60	60	—
Spring 2022	02	80	73	60
Spring 2022	03	84	75	100
Spring 2022	04	87	67	100
Spring 2022	05	100	100	100

All 13 items for LAWS 9999

The Professor4 items

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

8411th pctl

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

8611th pctl

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

8310th pctl

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

751st pctl

The Course3 items

Well-Organized CourseThe course was well organized.

8520th pctl

Clear Learning GoalsThe learning objectives for the course were clear.

8416th pctl

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

8822nd pctl

Assignments & Feedback3 items

Assignments Help You LearnAssignments and exams contributed to my learning.

8516th pctl

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

8419th pctl

Meaningful FeedbackThe feedback I received on my work was meaningful.

8314th 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.

9095th pctl

Intellectually ChallengingThe course was intellectually challenging.

9155th pctl

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

8417th 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.