Instructor record · Psychology · Spring 2022 – Spring 2024

Preston Thakral

Psychology · 5 evaluation records across 2 classes

On each class's board

PSYC 41771st of 2 instructorsPSYC 44772nd of 2 instructors Provisional

What the overall is made of

82BC evaluations5 records · weight ×1.0 · Spring 2022 – Spring 2024

—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

91stMore challenging than 91% of BC instructorsranked against every one we hold

95BC — “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

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

60BC — “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.

8935th pctl

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

8930th pctl

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

9148th pctl

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

9357th pctl

The Course3 items

Well-Organized CourseThe course was well organized.

8320th pctl

Clear Learning GoalsThe learning objectives for the course were clear.

8522nd pctl

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

8626th pctl

Assignments & Feedback3 items

Assignments Help You LearnAssignments and exams contributed to my learning.

8317th pctl

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

8838th pctl

Meaningful FeedbackThe feedback I received on my work was meaningful.

8526th 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.

9591st pctl

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

8949th 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.

PSYC 4177 Research Practicum in Cognitive NeuroscienceOvr86Chal72ndWork39th

On this class's board1st of 2 instructors

3 sections on record · course itself rated 84 out of 100. See the full board for PSYC 4177.

Term	Sec	Instr	Course	Work
Spring 2024	01	91	91	40
Fall 2023	01	90	90	—
Spring 2023	01	79	72	60

All 13 items for PSYC 4177

The Professor4 items

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

9239th pctl

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

9563rd pctl

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

9345th pctl

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

9556th pctl

The Course3 items

Well-Organized CourseThe course was well organized.

8625th pctl

Clear Learning GoalsThe learning objectives for the course were clear.

9144th pctl

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

9570th pctl

Assignments & Feedback3 items

Assignments Help You LearnAssignments and exams contributed to my learning.

8832nd pctl

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

9889th 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.

5039th pctl

Intellectually ChallengingThe course was intellectually challenging.

9472nd pctl

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

8520th pctl

PSYC 4477 Research Practicum in Cognitive NeuroscienceOvr76Chal82ndWork85th

On this class's board2nd of 2 instructors Provisional

2 sections on record · course itself rated 74 out of 100. See the full board for PSYC 4477.

Term	Sec	Instr	Course	Work
Summer 2022	01	80	80	80
Spring 2022	02	71	69	60

All 13 items for PSYC 4477

The Professor4 items

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

8718th pctl

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

836th 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.

9131st pctl

The Course3 items

Well-Organized CourseThe course was well organized.

8011th pctl

Clear Learning GoalsThe learning objectives for the course were clear.

796th 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.

774th pctl

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

8317th pctl

Meaningful FeedbackThe feedback I received on my work was meaningful.

8010th 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.

9682nd pctl

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

9357th 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.