APSY 7460 Interpretation and Evaluation of Research

This course is restricted to students in the M.A. in Mental Health Counseling Program. Improves students' understanding of quantitative research literature in education and psychology. Concentrates on developing conceptual understandings and communication, skills needed by the competent reader and user of research reports. Particularly emphasizes critical evaluation of published research.

Course overview

Department
Counseling, Developmental, and Educational Psychology
School
Lynch
Credits
3
Level
Graduate
Offered
Every Fall, Every Spring, Every Summer

Course evaluations

Response-weighted averages from Boston College’s official course evaluations (Avalanche/Blue).

Course rating
3.76 / 5 · Very Good
228 responses
Instructor rating
4.31 / 5 · Very Good
228 responses
Terms evaluated
11
Most recent: Spring 2026

Scales: overall ratings run from 1 (poor) to 5 (excellent); agreement questions from 1 (strongly disagree) to 5 (strongly agree); weekly effort from 1 (up to 1 hour) to 5 (10 or more hours).

Evaluations by term and instructor
TermInstructorCourse overallInstructor overallWell organizedClear learning objectivesIntellectually challengingHelpful assignmentsApplicable beyond courseAttendance necessaryWeekly effortResponses
Spring 2026Marjorie Warfield3.74.34.74.73.84.04.14.11–3 hrs/week26 of 44
Summer 2025Marjorie Warfield4.04.44.84.84.34.64.54.7—14 of 24
Spring 2025Marjorie Warfield3.94.54.64.43.94.54.24.21–3 hrs/week17 of 25
Spring 2025Paul White4.14.44.64.64.14.74.44.31–3 hrs/week7 of 15
Spring 2025Tae Hyuk Keum3.04.03.73.83.63.73.73.61–3 hrs/week19 of 29
Summer 2024Marjorie Warfield3.84.44.64.54.04.44.44.31–3 hrs/week19 of 29
Spring 2024Marjorie Warfield4.34.54.74.74.14.64.54.11–3 hrs/week15 of 20
Spring 2024Paul White3.84.43.93.83.84.14.14.11–3 hrs/week8 of 10
Spring 2024Tae Hyuk Keum3.44.14.34.33.44.14.03.51–3 hrs/week19 of 23
Summer 2023Marjorie Warfield—————————12 of 20
Spring 2023Marjorie Warfield3.84.14.74.64.14.44.14.01–3 hrs/week19 of 21
Fall 2022Marjorie Warfield3.64.14.44.33.74.14.13.61–3 hrs/week18 of 27
Summer 2022Marjorie Warfield3.54.34.04.33.64.24.14.04–6 hrs/week16 of 25
Spring 2022Marjorie Warfield4.44.74.84.84.34.84.73.81–3 hrs/week9 of 20
Fall 2021Marjorie Warfield3.84.44.34.14.34.34.34.61–3 hrs/week10 of 20

Data freshness

Course and evaluation data last updated 2026-10-09. Source details and limitations are documented in Data Sources and Methodology.

Instructors

  • Catherine Z Xie
    Spring 2027
  • Marjorie Warfield
    Spring 2027, Summer 2026, Spring 2026, Summer 2025, Spring 2025, Summer 2024, Spring 2024, Summer 2023, Spring 2023, Fall 2022, Summer 2022, Spring 2022, Fall 2021 · Official rating 4.36/5
  • Paul White
    Spring 2027, Spring 2026, Spring 2025, Spring 2024 · Official rating 4.40/5
  • Tae Hyuk Keum
    Spring 2025, Spring 2024 · Official rating 4.03/5

Sections

  • Section 01
    Spring 2027 · Marjorie Warfield · Campion Hall 328 M 04:30PM-06:50PM · Offered
  • Section 02
    Spring 2027 · Paul White · Hayden Hall Room 125 Tu 04:30PM-06:50PM · Offered
  • Section 03
    Spring 2027 · Catherine Z Xie · Campion Hall 231 W 07:00PM-09:30PM · Offered
  • Section 01
    Summer 2026 · Marjorie Warfield · MW 10:00AM-01:00PM · Offered