Instructor record · Social Work · Fall 2025 – Spring 2026

Keavy Smith

Social Work · 4 evaluation records across 4 classes

On each class's board

SCWK 992115th of 39 instructors ProvisionalSCWK 993221st of 45 instructors ProvisionalSCWK 993411th of 43 instructors ProvisionalSCWK 9942unrated · 20 instructors on record Provisional

What the overall is made of

92BC evaluations4 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

52ndMore challenging than 52% of BC instructorsranked against every one we hold

88BC — “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

26thMore work than 26% of BC instructorsranked against every one we hold

40BC — “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.

9361st pctl

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

9360th pctl

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

9365th pctl

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

9357th pctl

The Course3 items

Well-Organized CourseThe course was well organized.

8841st pctl

Clear Learning GoalsThe learning objectives for the course were clear.

8839th pctl

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

9046th pctl

Assignments & Feedback3 items

Assignments Help You LearnAssignments and exams contributed to my learning.

8527th pctl

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

9790th pctl

Meaningful FeedbackThe feedback I received on my work was meaningful.

9791st 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.

4026th pctl

Intellectually ChallengingThe course was intellectually challenging.

8852nd pctl

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

9057th 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.

SCWK 9921 Field Education IOvr90Chal48thWork25th

On this class's board15th of 39 instructors Provisional

1 section on record · course itself rated 90 out of 100. See the full board for SCWK 9921.

Term	Sec	Instr	Course	Work
Fall 2025	48	90	90	40

All 13 items for SCWK 9921

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.

9043rd pctl

Clear Learning GoalsThe learning objectives for the course were clear.

9042nd pctl

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

100100th pctl

Assignments & Feedback3 items

Assignments Help You LearnAssignments and exams contributed to my learning.

9045th pctl

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

100100th pctl

Meaningful FeedbackThe feedback I received on my work was meaningful.

100100th 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.

9048th pctl

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

100100th pctl

SCWK 9932 Field Education II CSWOvr87Chal29thWork25th

On this class's board21st of 45 instructors Provisional

1 section on record · course itself rated 80 out of 100. See the full board for SCWK 9932.

Term	Sec	Instr	Course	Work
Spring 2026	48	87	80	40

All 13 items for SCWK 9932

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.

8714th pctl

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

8717th pctl

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

8713th pctl

The Course3 items

Well-Organized CourseThe course was well organized.

8727th pctl

Clear Learning GoalsThe learning objectives for the course were clear.

8724th 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.

9362nd pctl

Meaningful FeedbackThe feedback I received on my work was meaningful.

9361st 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.

8729th pctl

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

8011th pctl

SCWK 9934 Field Education IV CSWOvr100Chal—Work—

On this class's board11th of 43 instructors Provisional

1 section on record · course itself rated 80 out of 100. See the full board for SCWK 9934.

Term	Sec	Instr	Course	Work
Spring 2026	49	100	80	—

All 13 items for SCWK 9934

Nothing reported

None of the evaluation questions were reported for these records.

SCWK 9942 Field Education II MacroOvr—Chal—Work—

On this class's boardunrated · 20 instructors on record Provisional

1 section on record · course itself rated — out of 100. See the full board for SCWK 9942.

Term	Sec	Instr	Course	Work
Spring 2026	17	—	—	—

All 13 items for SCWK 9942

Nothing reported

None of the evaluation questions were reported for these records.

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.