EDUC 7447 Literacy and Assessment in the Secondary School

This course is an advanced study of literacy processes and strategies for use with students, including multiple subjects and content areas, and those literacies used outside of school contexts. Participants will investigate and regard literacy as social practice, situated in particular contexts and accessible to particular participations.

Course overview

Department
Teacher Education and Curriculum and Instruction
School
Lynch
Credits
3
Level
Graduate
Offered
Every Fall, Every Summer

Course evaluations

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

Course rating
4.22 / 5 · Very Good
99 responses
Instructor rating
4.39 / 5 · Very Good
99 responses
Terms evaluated
6
Most recent: Fall 2025

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
Fall 2025Ankhi Thakurta4.75.04.84.84.74.84.84.81–3 hrs/week6 of 8
Fall 2025Nicholl Montgomery3.33.33.63.43.53.43.63.51–3 hrs/week16 of 20
Fall 2024Ankhi Thakurta5.05.05.05.05.05.05.05.0—10 of 10
Fall 2024Nicholl Montgomery4.04.34.34.43.94.34.54.04–6 hrs/week11 of 14
Fall 2023Aaron Coleman—————————9 of 9
Fall 2023Claire Higgins—————————15 of 21
Spring 2023Claire Higgins5.05.05.05.04.35.05.04.54–6 hrs/week4 of 5
Fall 2022Claire Higgins4.24.44.64.64.14.84.84.41–3 hrs/week16 of 31
Fall 2021Marykate Heavey3.74.03.94.53.94.14.74.61–3 hrs/week7 of 17
Fall 2021Nicholl Montgomery4.64.84.44.64.84.24.84.64–6 hrs/week5 of 16

Data freshness

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

Instructors

Sections

  • Section 01
    Fall 2026 · Meredith Moore · Hayden Hall Room 229 Th 04:30PM-06:50PM · Offered
  • Section 08
    Fall 2026 · Ankhi Thakurta · Campion Hall 303 Th 04:30PM-06:50PM · Offered