FORM 7101 Readings and Research in Formative Education

Name: Readings and Research in Formative Education
Rating: 4.25 (4 reviews)

Under the direction of a faculty member who serves as Project Director, a student develops and carries to completion a significant study.

Course overview

Department: Formative Education
School: Lynch
Credits: 3
Level: Graduate
Offered: Every Fall, Every Spring, Every Summer

Catalog details

Prerequisites: Permission of Department

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Course evaluations

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

Course rating: 4.25 / 5 · Very Good
4 responses
Instructor rating: 5.00 / 5 · Excellent
4 responses
Terms evaluated: 1
Most recent: Summer 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
Term	Instructor	Course overall	Instructor overall	Well organized	Clear learning objectives	Intellectually challenging	Helpful assignments	Applicable beyond course	Attendance necessary	Weekly effort	Responses
Summer 2025	Christopher Higgins	4.5	5.0	4.5	4.5	5.0	4.5	5.0	4.5	—	2 of 5
Summer 2025	Marina Bers	4.0	5.0	4.5	4.5	4.0	4.5	4.5	5.0	4–6 hrs/week	2 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

Caitlyn Bolton
Spring 2027, Fall 2026, Summer 2026
Charles Zuckerman
Spring 2027, Fall 2026, Summer 2026
Christopher Higgins
Spring 2027, Fall 2026, Summer 2026, Summer 2025 · Official rating 5.00/5
Cristiano Casalini
Spring 2027, Fall 2026, Summer 2026
David Goodman
Spring 2027, Fall 2026, Summer 2026
Emanuele Colombo
Spring 2027, Fall 2026, Summer 2026
Gabriel Orona
Fall 2026, Summer 2026
Marina Bers
Spring 2027, Fall 2026, Summer 2026, Summer 2025 · Official rating 5.00/5
Matthew Clemente
Spring 2027, Fall 2026, Summer 2026

Sections

Section 01
Spring 2027 · Marina Bers · By Arrangement · Offered
Section 02
Spring 2027 · Caitlyn Bolton · By Arrangement · Offered
Section 03
Spring 2027 · Cristiano Casalini · By Arrangement · Offered
Section 04
Spring 2027 · Matthew Clemente · By Arrangement · Offered
Section 05
Spring 2027 · Emanuele Colombo · By Arrangement · Offered
Section 06
Spring 2027 · David Goodman · By Arrangement · Offered
Section 07
Spring 2027 · Christopher Higgins · By Arrangement · Offered
Section 08
Spring 2027 · Charles Zuckerman · By Arrangement · Offered
Section 09
Spring 2027 · Instructor not listed · By Arrangement · Offered
Section 10
Spring 2027 · Instructor not listed · By Arrangement · Offered
Section 11
Spring 2027 · Instructor not listed · By Arrangement · Offered
Section 12
Spring 2027 · Instructor not listed · By Arrangement · Offered
Section 13
Spring 2027 · Instructor not listed · By Arrangement · Offered
Section 14
Spring 2027 · Instructor not listed · By Arrangement · Offered
Section 01
Fall 2026 · Marina Bers · By Arrangement · Offered
Section 02
Fall 2026 · Caitlyn Bolton · By Arrangement · Offered
Section 03
Fall 2026 · Cristiano Casalini · By Arrangement · Offered
Section 04
Fall 2026 · Emanuele Colombo · By Arrangement · Offered
Section 05
Fall 2026 · David Goodman · By Arrangement · Offered
Section 06
Fall 2026 · Christopher Higgins · By Arrangement · Offered
Section 07
Fall 2026 · Gabriel Orona · By Arrangement · Offered
Section 08
Fall 2026 · Charles Zuckerman · By Arrangement · Offered
Section 09
Fall 2026 · Matthew Clemente · By Arrangement · Offered
Section 10
Fall 2026 · Cristiano Casalini · By Arrangement · Offered
Section 11
Fall 2026 · Christopher Higgins · By Arrangement · Offered
Section 12
Fall 2026 · David Goodman · By Arrangement · Offered
Section 13
Fall 2026 · Charles Zuckerman · By Arrangement · Offered
Section 14
Fall 2026 · Cristiano Casalini · By Arrangement · Offered
Section 15
Fall 2026 · Christopher Higgins · By Arrangement · Offered
Section 16
Fall 2026 · David Goodman · By Arrangement · Offered
Section 17
Fall 2026 · Charles Zuckerman · By Arrangement · Offered
Section 01
Summer 2026 · Marina Bers · By Arrangement · Offered
Section 02
Summer 2026 · Caitlyn Bolton · By Arrangement · Offered
Section 03
Summer 2026 · Cristiano Casalini · By Arrangement · Offered
Section 04
Summer 2026 · Matthew Clemente · By Arrangement · Offered
Section 05
Summer 2026 · Emanuele Colombo · By Arrangement · Offered
Section 06
Summer 2026 · David Goodman · By Arrangement · Offered
Section 07
Summer 2026 · Christopher Higgins · By Arrangement · Offered
Section 08
Summer 2026 · Gabriel Orona · By Arrangement · Offered
Section 09
Summer 2026 · Charles Zuckerman · By Arrangement · Offered
Section 14
Summer 2026 · Cristiano Casalini · By Arrangement · Offered
Section 15
Summer 2026 · Christopher Higgins · By Arrangement · Offered
Section 16
Summer 2026 · David Goodman · By Arrangement · Offered