Instructor record · Chemistry · Fall 2021 – Spring 2022

Joseph Morabito

Chemistry · 4 evaluation records across 4 classes

On each class's board

CHEM 11051st of 2 instructors ProvisionalCHEM 11062nd of 2 instructors ProvisionalCHEM 110923rd of 24 instructors ProvisionalCHEM 111017th of 33 instructors Provisional

What the overall is made of

65BC evaluations4 records · weight ×1.0 · Fall 2021 – Spring 2022

48RateMyProfessors30 ratings · weight ×2.0 · 40% would take again

—Student reviewsno reviews — 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

64thMore challenging than 64% of BC instructorsranked against every one we hold

90BC — “Intellectually Challenging”4 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. RateMyProfessors separately rates this instructor 84 out of 100 for difficulty — that IS a difficulty measure, but it is about the person across everything they teach, not about any one class, so it is shown here rather than folded into the number above.

What the workload rank is made of

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

60BC — “Workload”4 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.

Ratings from outside BC

Not evaluation data

Collected from RateMyProfessors, not from Boston College: 30 ratings, 40% would take again, difficulty 84 out of 100. Difficulty is not a quality signal in either direction — a harder course is not a worse one.

Anyone can post there — no @bc.edu check and no enrolment check — so it is weighted alongside the evaluation data, never above it.

The line

All 13 items · means across 4 records

The Professor4 items

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

713rd pctl

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

8722nd pctl

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

777th pctl

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

8314th pctl

The Course3 items

Well-Organized CourseThe course was well organized.

767th pctl

Clear Learning GoalsThe learning objectives for the course were clear.

798th pctl

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

733rd pctl

Assignments & Feedback3 items

Assignments Help You LearnAssignments and exams contributed to my learning.

682nd pctl

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

683rd pctl

Meaningful FeedbackThe feedback I received on my work was meaningful.

672nd 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.

9064th pctl

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

747th 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

4 classes · 4 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 1105 Chemistry and Society IOvr83Chal18thWork25th

On this class's board1st of 2 instructors Provisional

1 section on record · course itself rated 72 out of 100. See the full board for CHEM 1105.

Term	Sec	Instr	Course	Work
Fall 2021	01	83	72	40

All 13 items for CHEM 1105

The Professor4 items

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

8717th pctl

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

9136th pctl

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

8823rd pctl

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

9129th pctl

The Course3 items

Well-Organized CourseThe course was well organized.

8833rd pctl

Clear Learning GoalsThe learning objectives for the course were clear.

8937th pctl

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

8410th pctl

Assignments & Feedback3 items

Assignments Help You LearnAssignments and exams contributed to my learning.

711st pctl

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

672nd pctl

Meaningful FeedbackThe feedback I received on my work was meaningful.

722nd 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.

4025th pctl

Intellectually ChallengingThe course was intellectually challenging.

8418th pctl

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

671st pctl

CHEM 1106 Chemistry and Society IIOvr64Chal19thWork25th

On this class's board2nd of 2 instructors Provisional

1 section on record · course itself rated 56 out of 100. See the full board for CHEM 1106.

Term	Sec	Instr	Course	Work
Spring 2022	01	64	56	40

All 13 items for CHEM 1106

The Professor4 items

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

773rd pctl

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

8511th pctl

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

711st pctl

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

848th pctl

The Course3 items

Well-Organized CourseThe course was well organized.

702nd pctl

Clear Learning GoalsThe learning objectives for the course were clear.

8110th pctl

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

700th pctl

Assignments & Feedback3 items

Assignments Help You LearnAssignments and exams contributed to my learning.

560th pctl

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

320th pctl

Meaningful FeedbackThe feedback I received on my work was meaningful.

490th 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.

4025th pctl

Intellectually ChallengingThe course was intellectually challenging.

8419th pctl

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

651st pctl

CHEM 1109 General Chemistry IOvr42Chal75thWork100th

On this class's board23rd of 24 instructors Provisional

1 section on record · course itself rated 38 out of 100. See the full board for CHEM 1109.

Term	Sec	Instr	Course	Work
Fall 2021	04	42	38	100

All 13 items for CHEM 1109

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.

793rd pctl

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

670th pctl

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

741st pctl

The Course3 items

Well-Organized CourseThe course was well organized.

611st pctl

Clear Learning GoalsThe learning objectives for the course were clear.

590th 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.

681st pctl

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

8421st pctl

Meaningful FeedbackThe feedback I received on my work was meaningful.

691st 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.

9475th pctl

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

744th pctl

CHEM 1110 General Chemistry IIOvr69Chal91stWork78th

On this class's board17th of 33 instructors Provisional

1 section on record · course itself rated 71 out of 100. See the full board for CHEM 1110.

Term	Sec	Instr	Course	Work
Spring 2022	04	69	71	60

All 13 items for CHEM 1110

The Professor4 items

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

711st pctl

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

9450th pctl

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

839th pctl

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

8510th pctl

The Course3 items

Well-Organized CourseThe course was well organized.

8317th pctl

Clear Learning GoalsThe learning objectives for the course were clear.

8620th pctl

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

751st pctl

Assignments & Feedback3 items

Assignments Help You LearnAssignments and exams contributed to my learning.

796th pctl

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

8627th pctl

Meaningful FeedbackThe feedback I received on my work was meaningful.

786th 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.

9891st pctl

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

9249th 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.