Thomas Edison K-8 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 3.7

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

Total Responses: 152

Most Popular: Quite well

Source: Students

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Not well at all: 1
Slightly well: 16
Somewhat well: 52
Quite well: 60
Extremely well: 23

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

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

Total Responses: 152

Most Popular: Extremely important

Source: Students

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Not at all important: 2
Slightly important: 8
Somewhat important: 24
Quite important: 56
Extremely important: 62

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

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

Total Responses: 153

Most Popular: Quite confident

Source: Students

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Not at all confident: 7
Slightly confident: 20
Somewht confident: 50
Quite confident: 59
Extremely confident: 17

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

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

Total Responses: 153

Most Popular: Extremely likely

Source: Students

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Not likely at all: 4
Slightly likely: 11
Somewhat likely: 45
Quite likely: 42
Extremely likely: 51

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