Instructor record · Economics · Fall 2021 – Spring 2024

Rodrigo Gonzalez Valdenegro

Economics · 11 evaluation records across 3 classes

On each class's board

ECON 11018th of 46 instructorsECON 220115th of 19 instructors ProvisionalECON 33091st of 2 instructors Provisional

What the overall is made of

76BC evaluations11 records · weight ×1.0 · Fall 2021 – 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

44thMore challenging than 44% of BC instructorsranked against every one we hold

87BC — “Intellectually Challenging”11 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”11 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 11 records

The Professor4 items

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

8518th pctl

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

8412th pctl

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

8315th pctl

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

8313th pctl

The Course3 items

Well-Organized CourseThe course was well organized.

8838th pctl

Clear Learning GoalsThe learning objectives for the course were clear.

8733rd pctl

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

8728th pctl

Assignments & Feedback3 items

Assignments Help You LearnAssignments and exams contributed to my learning.

8740th pctl

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

9048th pctl

Meaningful FeedbackThe feedback I received on my work was meaningful.

8319th 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.

8744th pctl

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

8636th 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

3 classes · 11 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.

ECON 1101 Principles of EconomicsOvr79Chal27thWork3rd

On this class's board8th of 46 instructors

9 sections on record · course itself rated 81 out of 100. See the full board for ECON 1101.

Term	Sec	Instr	Course	Work
Spring 2023	07	77	75	40
Spring 2023	12	81	78	40
Spring 2023	13	89	86	40
Spring 2022	12	71	78	40
Spring 2022	13	86	86	40
Spring 2022	16	74	70	20
Fall 2021	12	78	82	40
Fall 2021	17	77	85	40
Fall 2021	20	81	86	40

All 13 items for ECON 1101

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.

848th pctl

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

8310th pctl

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

847th pctl

The Course3 items

Well-Organized CourseThe course was well organized.

9039th pctl

Clear Learning GoalsThe learning objectives for the course were clear.

8936th pctl

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

8822nd pctl

Assignments & Feedback3 items

Assignments Help You LearnAssignments and exams contributed to my learning.

8936th pctl

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

9146th pctl

Meaningful FeedbackThe feedback I received on my work was meaningful.

8520th 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.

383rd pctl

Intellectually ChallengingThe course was intellectually challenging.

8627th pctl

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

8625th pctl

ECON 2201 Microeconomic TheoryOvr60Chal76thWork78th

On this class's board15th of 19 instructors Provisional

1 section on record · course itself rated 55 out of 100. See the full board for ECON 2201.

Term	Sec	Instr	Course	Work
Spring 2024	06	60	55	60

All 13 items for ECON 2201

The Professor4 items

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

691st pctl

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

804th pctl

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

741st pctl

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

761st pctl

The Course3 items

Well-Organized CourseThe course was well organized.

703rd pctl

Clear Learning GoalsThe learning objectives for the course were clear.

671st pctl

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

762nd pctl

Assignments & Feedback3 items

Assignments Help You LearnAssignments and exams contributed to my learning.

721st pctl

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

8627th pctl

Meaningful FeedbackThe feedback I received on my work was meaningful.

641st 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.

6078th pctl

Intellectually ChallengingThe course was intellectually challenging.

9576th pctl

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

8728th pctl

ECON 3309 Game Theory and Social BehaviorOvr66Chal—Work—

On this class's board1st of 2 instructors Provisional

1 section on record · course itself rated 56 out of 100. See the full board for ECON 3309.

Term	Sec	Instr	Course	Work
Fall 2023	01	66	56	—

All 13 items for ECON 3309

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.