Frequently Asked Questions

Paul A. Dever 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 3.9

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

Total Responses: 69

Most Popular: Almost always

Source: Students

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Almost never: 1
Once in awhile: 6
Sometimes: 11
Often: 17
Almost always: 34

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

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

Total Responses: 69

Most Popular: Almost always

Source: Students

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Almost never: 4
Once in a while: 4
Sometimes: 11
Often: 23
Almost always: 27

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

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

Total Responses: 18

Most Popular: Quite challenging

Source: Teachers

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Not at all challenging: 3
A little bit challenging: 0
Somewhat challenging: 6
Quite challenging: 7
Extremely challenging: 2

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

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

Total Responses: 18

Most Popular: Somewhat hard

Source: Teachers

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Not hard at all: 3
A little bit hard: 0
Somewhat hard: 9
Quite hard: 5
Extremely hard: 1

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

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

Total Responses: 18

Most Popular: Not difficult at all

Source: Teachers

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Not difficult at all: 5
A little bit difficult: 2
Somewhat difficult: 5
Quite difficult: 5
Extremely difficult: 1

4, 3, 5, 1, 3, 1, 2, 1, 3, 3, 4, 1, 4, 4, 3, 1, 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: 69

Most Popular: Extremely likely

Source: Students

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Not at all likely: 5
Slightly likely: 5
Somewhat likely: 11
Quite likely: 21
Extremely likely: 27

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

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

Total Responses: 67

Most Popular: Encourages me a tremendo...

Source: Students

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Does not encourage me at all: 5
Encourages me a little bit: 3
Encourages me some: 6
Encourages me quite a bit: 15
Encourages me a tremendous amount: 38

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