Instructor record · Social Work · Fall 2021 – Fall 2024

Zane Fitzgerald

Social Work · 9 evaluation records across 2 classes

On each class's board

SCWK 88225th of 5 instructorsSCWK 88746th of 7 instructors

What the overall is made of

81BC evaluations9 records · weight ×1.0 · Fall 2021 – Fall 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

39thMore challenging than 39% of BC instructorsranked against every one we hold

86BC — “Intellectually Challenging”9 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

48thMore work than 48% of BC instructorsranked against every one we hold

50BC — “Workload”9 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 9 records

The Professor4 items

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

8829th pctl

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

8719th pctl

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

8623rd pctl

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

9250th pctl

The Course3 items

Well-Organized CourseThe course was well organized.

8422nd pctl

Clear Learning GoalsThe learning objectives for the course were clear.

8523rd pctl

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

9260th pctl

Assignments & Feedback3 items

Assignments Help You LearnAssignments and exams contributed to my learning.

8842nd pctl

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

8941st pctl

Meaningful FeedbackThe feedback I received on my work was meaningful.

8631st 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.

5048th pctl

Intellectually ChallengingThe course was intellectually challenging.

8639th pctl

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

8425th 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 · 9 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 8822 Child and Adolescent Trauma: Clinical Assessment & TreatmentOvr81Chal41stWork39th

On this class's board5th of 5 instructors

5 sections on record · course itself rated 79 out of 100. See the full board for SCWK 8822.

Term	Sec	Instr	Course	Work
Summer 2024	01	95	89	60
Summer 2023	01	69	64	—
Spring 2023	01	64	68	40
Summer 2022	01	78	73	60
Spring 2022	02	100	100	40

All 13 items for SCWK 8822

The Professor4 items

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

9026th pctl

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

8715th 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.

9768th pctl

The Course3 items

Well-Organized CourseThe course was well organized.

8522nd pctl

Clear Learning GoalsThe learning objectives for the course were clear.

8727th pctl

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

9460th pctl

Assignments & Feedback3 items

Assignments Help You LearnAssignments and exams contributed to my learning.

8830th pctl

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

8936th pctl

Meaningful FeedbackThe feedback I received on my work was meaningful.

8830th 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.

8941st pctl

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

9042nd pctl

SCWK 8874 Adult Psychological Trauma: Assessment and TreatmentOvr80Chal16thWork39th

On this class's board6th of 7 instructors

4 sections on record · course itself rated 77 out of 100. See the full board for SCWK 8874.

Term	Sec	Instr	Course	Work
Fall 2024	06	91	89	40
Fall 2023	06	82	65	80
Fall 2022	06	66	67	40
Fall 2021	07	82	86	40

All 13 items for SCWK 8874

The Professor4 items

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

8616th 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.

8514th pctl

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

8817th pctl

The Course3 items

Well-Organized CourseThe course was well organized.

8315th pctl

Clear Learning GoalsThe learning objectives for the course were clear.

8313th pctl

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

9033rd pctl

Assignments & Feedback3 items

Assignments Help You LearnAssignments and exams contributed to my learning.

8728th pctl

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

8936th 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.

8416th pctl

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

776th 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.