Instructor record · Law · Spring 2022 – Fall 2025

Karen Dexter

Law · 4 evaluation records across 2 classes

On each class's board

LAWS 8151only instructor on record ProvisionalSCWK 776220th of 23 instructors Provisional

What the overall is made of

82BC evaluations4 records · weight ×1.0 · Spring 2022 – Fall 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

28thMore challenging than 28% of BC instructorsranked against every one we hold

84BC — “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.

What the workload rank is made of

59thMore work than 59% of BC instructorsranked against every one we hold

55BC — “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.

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.

8725th 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.

8830th pctl

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

8829th pctl

The Course3 items

Well-Organized CourseThe course was well organized.

8216th pctl

Clear Learning GoalsThe learning objectives for the course were clear.

8421st pctl

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

9476th pctl

Assignments & Feedback3 items

Assignments Help You LearnAssignments and exams contributed to my learning.

9379th pctl

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

9365th pctl

Meaningful FeedbackThe feedback I received on my work was meaningful.

8525th 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.

5559th pctl

Intellectually ChallengingThe course was intellectually challenging.

8428th pctl

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

8738th 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 · 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.

LAWS 8151 Introduction to Family LawOvr89Chal12thWork25th

On this class's boardonly instructor on record Provisional

2 sections on record · course itself rated 83 out of 100. See the full board for LAWS 8151.

Term	Sec	Instr	Course	Work
Spring 2023	01	87	82	40
Spring 2022	01	92	84	40

All 13 items for LAWS 8151

The Professor4 items

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

9454th pctl

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

8922nd pctl

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

9457th pctl

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

9449th pctl

The Course3 items

Well-Organized CourseThe course was well organized.

8214th pctl

Clear Learning GoalsThe learning objectives for the course were clear.

8623rd pctl

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

9462nd pctl

Assignments & Feedback3 items

Assignments Help You LearnAssignments and exams contributed to my learning.

9786th pctl

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

9254th pctl

Meaningful FeedbackThe feedback I received on my work was meaningful.

8417th 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.

8212th pctl

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

9147th pctl

SCWK 7762 Basic Skills in Clinical Social WorkOvr74Chal29thWork85th

On this class's board20th of 23 instructors Provisional

2 sections on record · course itself rated 76 out of 100. See the full board for SCWK 7762.

Term	Sec	Instr	Course	Work
Fall 2025	13	88	88	80
Fall 2024	12	61	64	60

All 13 items for SCWK 7762

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.

8611th pctl

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

817th pctl

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

826th pctl

The Course3 items

Well-Organized CourseThe course was well organized.

8214th pctl

Clear Learning GoalsThe learning objectives for the course were clear.

8312th pctl

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

9460th pctl

Assignments & Feedback3 items

Assignments Help You LearnAssignments and exams contributed to my learning.

8939th pctl

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

9358th pctl

Meaningful FeedbackThe feedback I received on my work was meaningful.

8622nd 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.

7085th pctl

Intellectually ChallengingThe course was intellectually challenging.

8729th pctl

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

8214th 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.