APSY 8714 Advanced Research in Applied Developmental and Educational Psychology

Restricted to doctoral students in Applied Developmental and Educational Psychology and MA students in the research focus. Permission of instructor required. Students design and carry out an original empirical project on a defined area within developmental or educational psychology. Requires design, data collection and analysis, interpretation, and formal APA-style write-up. Students also required to complete two colloquium presentations of their work.

Course overview

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

Course evaluations

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

Course rating
4.88 / 5 · Excellent
17 responses
Instructor rating
4.71 / 5 · Excellent
17 responses
Terms evaluated
10
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 2026David Miele5.05.05.05.05.05.05.05.0—3 of 6
Fall 2025David Miele4.55.05.04.54.55.05.05.0—2 of 4
Spring 2025David Miele5.05.05.05.05.0—5.0—7–9 hrs/week1 of 3
Fall 2024David Miele5.05.05.05.05.05.05.05.07–9 hrs/week1 of 3
Spring 2024David Miele5.05.04.74.74.75.05.05.0—3 of 3
Fall 2023David Miele5.05.05.05.04.55.05.05.010+ hrs/week2 of 2
Spring 2023David Miele5.03.55.05.05.05.05.05.0—2 of 4
Fall 2022David Miele4.03.0——4.0—5.0—7–9 hrs/week1 of 5
Spring 2022David Miele5.05.05.05.04.0————1 of 3
Fall 2021David Miele5.05.04.04.04.0———7–9 hrs/week1 of 3

Data freshness

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

Instructors

  • David Miele
    Spring 2026, Fall 2025, Spring 2025, Fall 2024, Spring 2024, Fall 2023, Spring 2023, Fall 2022, Spring 2022, Fall 2021 · Official rating 4.71/5
  • Paul Poteat
    Spring 2027, Fall 2026

Sections

  • Section 01
    Spring 2027 · Paul Poteat · BY ARRANGEMENT · Offered
  • Section 01
    Fall 2026 · Paul Poteat · BY ARRANGEMENT · Offered