PHIL 2444 The Vegetative Soul: The Hidden Life of Plants

Explore PHIL2444 The Vegetative Soul: The Hidden Life of Plants at Boston College, including instructors, sections, and official aggregate ratings.

Course evaluations

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

Course rating
4.54 / 5 · Excellent
58 responses
Instructor rating
4.65 / 5 · Excellent
58 responses
Terms evaluated
3
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 2025Holly Vandewall4.84.74.94.84.44.64.94.84–6 hrs/week19 of 25
Fall 2023Holly Vandewall—————————20 of 25
Fall 2022Holly Vandewall4.34.44.54.44.24.54.64.51–3 hrs/week19 of 24

Data freshness

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

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