Frequently Asked Questions

Clap Elementary School

Data from:     2016-2017     2017-2018     2018-2019

District: Boston

Academic Challenge Scale

The following survey questions concern perceptions of Academic Challenge.

This School 3.5

How often does your teacher ask you to explain your answers?

Total Responses: 20

Most Popular: Almost always

Source: Students

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Almost never: 1
Once in awhile: 5
Sometimes: 2
Often: 5
Almost always: 7

2, 4, 5, 5, 5, 2, 2, 4, 4, 2, 4, 1, 3, 5, 5, 2, 4, 5, 3, 5

How often does your teacher take time to make sure you understand the material?

Total Responses: 19

Most Popular: Often

Source: Students

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Almost never: 1
Once in a while: 0
Sometimes: 3
Often: 8
Almost always: 7

3, 5, 5, 5, 4, 1, 5, 3, 5, 4, 4, 4, 5, 5, 4, 4, 4, 4, 3

How well does your school foster academic challenge for all students?

Total Responses: 24

Most Popular: Quite challenging

Source: Teachers

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Not at all challenging: 4
A little bit challenging: 5
Somewhat challenging: 4
Quite challenging: 8
Extremely challenging: 3

5, 2, 2, 4, 1, 4, 4, 2, 1, 2, 4, 1, 4, 3, 3, 4, 2, 1, 5, 3, 5, 4, 4, 3

How effectively does your school challenge students who are struggling academically?

Total Responses: 24

Most Popular: Quite hard

Source: Teachers

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Not hard at all: 4
A little bit hard: 3
Somewhat hard: 5
Quite hard: 10
Extremely hard: 2

5, 3, 2, 3, 2, 4, 4, 1, 1, 2, 4, 1, 3, 3, 4, 4, 4, 1, 5, 4, 4, 4, 4, 3

How effectively does your school challenge students who are thriving academically?

Total Responses: 24

Most Popular: A little bit difficult

Source: Teachers

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Not difficult at all: 2
A little bit difficult: 9
Somewhat difficult: 6
Quite difficult: 6
Extremely difficult: 1

3, 3, 2, 4, 2, 4, 4, 2, 2, 1, 3, 1, 3, 2, 2, 3, 2, 2, 5, 3, 4, 4, 4, 2

When you feel like giving up on a difficult task, how likely is it that your teacher will help you keep trying?

Total Responses: 20

Most Popular: Extremely likely

Source: Students

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Not at all likely: 1
Slightly likely: 2
Somewhat likely: 2
Quite likely: 7
Extremely likely: 8

2, 5, 5, 5, 4, 5, 5, 3, 4, 5, 4, 1, 3, 4, 5, 2, 4, 4, 5, 4

How much does your teacher encourage you to do your best?

Total Responses: 20

Most Popular: Encourages me a tremendo...

Source: Students

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Does not encourage me at all: 0
Encourages me a little bit: 2
Encourages me some: 1
Encourages me quite a bit: 3
Encourages me a tremendous amount: 14

3, 5, 5, 5, 5, 5, 5, 4, 2, 5, 5, 5, 5, 5, 5, 2, 5, 5, 4, 4