Paul A. Dever Elementary School

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

District: Boston

Perseverance and Determination Scale

The following survey questions concern perceptions of Perseverance and Determination.

This School 3.9

If you face a problem while working towards an important goal, how well can you keep working?

Total Responses: 67

Most Popular: Quite well

Source: Students

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Not well at all: 2
Slightly well: 9
Somewhat well: 13
Quite well: 23
Extremely well: 20

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

How important is it to you to finish things you start?

Total Responses: 66

Most Popular: Extremely important

Source: Students

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Not at all important: 1
Slightly important: 5
Somewhat important: 8
Quite important: 17
Extremely important: 35

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

How confident are you that you can remain focused on what you are doing, even when there are distractions?

Total Responses: 67

Most Popular: Somewht confident

Source: Students

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Not at all confident: 2
Slightly confident: 8
Somewht confident: 21
Quite confident: 20
Extremely confident: 16

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

If you fail to reach an important goal, how likely are you to try again?

Total Responses: 66

Most Popular: Extremely likely

Source: Students

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Not likely at all: 1
Slightly likely: 5
Somewhat likely: 11
Quite likely: 18
Extremely likely: 31

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