Instructor record · Romance Languages and Literatures · Fall 2025 – Spring 2026

Madelynn Kurtz

Romance Languages and Literatures · 5 evaluation records across 2 classes

On each class's board

FREN 11106th of 18 instructorsFREN 110915th of 18 instructors Provisional

What the overall is made of

86BC evaluations5 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

31stMore challenging than 31% of BC instructorsranked against every one we hold

85BC — “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

35thMore work than 35% of BC instructorsranked against every one we hold

47BC — “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.

8213th 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.

8316th pctl

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

8827th pctl

The Course3 items

Well-Organized CourseThe course was well organized.

8115th pctl

Clear Learning GoalsThe learning objectives for the course were clear.

8215th pctl

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

797th pctl

Assignments & Feedback3 items

Assignments Help You LearnAssignments and exams contributed to my learning.

766th pctl

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

8116th pctl

Meaningful FeedbackThe feedback I received on my work was meaningful.

8628th 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.

4735th pctl

Intellectually ChallengingThe course was intellectually challenging.

8531st pctl

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

8843rd 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 · 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.

FREN 1110 Intermediate French IIOvr90Chal41stWork25th

On this class's board6th of 18 instructors

3 sections on record · course itself rated 84 out of 100. See the full board for FREN 1110.

Term	Sec	Instr	Course	Work
Spring 2026	08	88	80	40
Spring 2026	09	83	73	—
Spring 2026	18	100	100	—

All 13 items for FREN 1110

The Professor4 items

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

828th pctl

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

8613th pctl

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

8617th pctl

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

9343rd pctl

The Course3 items

Well-Organized CourseThe course was well organized.

8113th pctl

Clear Learning GoalsThe learning objectives for the course were clear.

8415th 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.

763rd pctl

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

767th pctl

Meaningful FeedbackThe feedback I received on my work was meaningful.

8624th 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.

8941st pctl

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

8521st pctl

FREN 1109 Intermediate French IOvr79Chal9thWork39th

On this class's board15th of 18 instructors Provisional

2 sections on record · course itself rated 71 out of 100. See the full board for FREN 1109.

Term	Sec	Instr	Course	Work
Fall 2025	08	80	72	40
Fall 2025	09	78	71	60

All 13 items for FREN 1109

The Professor4 items

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

827th pctl

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

8920th pctl

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

816th pctl

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

826th pctl

The Course3 items

Well-Organized CourseThe course was well organized.

8113th pctl

Clear Learning GoalsThe learning objectives for the course were clear.

819th pctl

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

772nd pctl

Assignments & Feedback3 items

Assignments Help You LearnAssignments and exams contributed to my learning.

753rd pctl

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

8730th pctl

Meaningful FeedbackThe feedback I received on my work was meaningful.

8519th 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.

5039th pctl

Intellectually ChallengingThe course was intellectually challenging.

819th pctl

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

9145th 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.