Instructor record · Romance Languages and Literatures · Spring 2022 – Summer 2023

Mikal De La Mata Cruz

Romance Languages and Literatures · 7 evaluation records across 2 classes

On each class's board

SPAN 111614th of 22 instructorsSPAN 111528th of 32 instructors Provisional

What the overall is made of

85BC evaluations7 records · weight ×1.0 · Spring 2022 – Summer 2023

—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”7 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

33rdMore work than 33% of BC instructorsranked against every one we hold

45BC — “Workload”7 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 7 records

The Professor4 items

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

8827th pctl

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

8515th pctl

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

8726th pctl

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

8827th pctl

The Course3 items

Well-Organized CourseThe course was well organized.

8841st pctl

Clear Learning GoalsThe learning objectives for the course were clear.

8838th pctl

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

8010th pctl

Assignments & Feedback3 items

Assignments Help You LearnAssignments and exams contributed to my learning.

8423rd pctl

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

8734th 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.

4533rd 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 · 7 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.

SPAN 1116 Intermediate Spanish IIOvr89Chal24thWork30th

On this class's board14th of 22 instructors

5 sections on record · course itself rated 75 out of 100. See the full board for SPAN 1116.

Term	Sec	Instr	Course	Work
Summer 2023	02	89	78	—
Spring 2023	01	89	77	40
Spring 2023	03	96	80	40
Spring 2022	02	88	72	60
Spring 2022	04	82	68	—

All 13 items for SPAN 1116

The Professor4 items

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

9136th 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.

9032nd pctl

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

9128th pctl

The Course3 items

Well-Organized CourseThe course was well organized.

9150th pctl

Clear Learning GoalsThe learning objectives for the course were clear.

9145th pctl

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

816th pctl

Assignments & Feedback3 items

Assignments Help You LearnAssignments and exams contributed to my learning.

8415th 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.

9043rd 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.

4730th pctl

Intellectually ChallengingThe course was intellectually challenging.

8624th pctl

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

8625th pctl

SPAN 1115 Intermediate Spanish IOvr77Chal12thWork25th

On this class's board28th of 32 instructors Provisional

2 sections on record · course itself rated 70 out of 100. See the full board for SPAN 1115.

Term	Sec	Instr	Course	Work
Fall 2022	01	76	70	40
Fall 2022	03	77	71	—

All 13 items for SPAN 1115

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.

782nd pctl

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

794th pctl

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

836th pctl

The Course3 items

Well-Organized CourseThe course was well organized.

8215th pctl

Clear Learning GoalsThe learning objectives for the course were clear.

8313th pctl

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

783rd pctl

Assignments & Feedback3 items

Assignments Help You LearnAssignments and exams contributed to my learning.

8415th pctl

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

8114th pctl

Meaningful FeedbackThe feedback I received on my work was meaningful.

775th 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.

8729th 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.