Dr. William W. Henderson K-12 Inclusion School
Data from: 2016-2017 2017-2018 2018-2019
District: Boston
Academic Challenge Scale
The following survey questions concern perceptions of Academic Challenge.
How often does your teacher ask you to explain your answers?
Total Responses: 219
Most Popular: Often
Source: Students
| Almost never: 12 | |
| Once in awhile: 17 | |
| Sometimes: 53 | |
| Often: 71 | |
| Almost always: 66 |
5, 3, 4, 5, 4, 5, 5, 1, 4, 3, 4, 4, 2, 2, 5, 4, 4, 3, 2, 5, 5, 3, 3, 4, 1, 5, 5, 4, 2, 4, 5, 4, 2, 3, 5, 3, 5, 4, 5, 4, 4, 3, 3, 4, 2, 5, 4, 5, 3, 5, 4, 5, 3, 4, 4, 4, 4, 5, 3, 2, 1, 5, 5, 4, 5, 4, 3, 4, 5, 5, 2, 5, 4, 1, 5, 3, 4, 4, 3, 4, 2, 3, 5, 5, 4, 5, 3, 5, 5, 3, 3, 5, 5, 3, 2, 4, 2, 4, 4, 5, 4, 1, 3, 4, 3, 3, 1, 1, 3, 4, 3, 3, 5, 5, 4, 3, 2, 1, 4, 4, 3, 3, 4, 2, 5, 4, 5, 4, 4, 5, 5, 5, 4, 3, 3, 3, 4, 4, 5, 3, 3, 2, 3, 4, 4, 3, 5, 5, 1, 5, 5, 4, 2, 5, 5, 4, 3, 5, 3, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 3, 2, 1, 4, 5, 4, 5, 3, 5, 1, 3, 5, 4, 3, 4, 4, 3, 1, 5, 2, 4, 4, 3, 3, 4, 5, 5, 5, 5, 5, 5, 5, 5, 4, 4, 5, 5, 3, 3, 5, 3, 3, 4, 4, 3, 4, 5, 3, 4, 5, 3, 4, 3
How often does your teacher take time to make sure you understand the material?
Total Responses: 219
Most Popular: Often
Source: Students
| Almost never: 8 | |
| Once in a while: 15 | |
| Sometimes: 55 | |
| Often: 73 | |
| Almost always: 68 |
5, 4, 2, 5, 2, 4, 4, 1, 4, 5, 4, 3, 3, 1, 4, 4, 4, 4, 3, 5, 5, 4, 5, 5, 3, 2, 5, 4, 5, 5, 3, 3, 3, 4, 5, 3, 5, 4, 5, 5, 5, 3, 3, 3, 3, 2, 3, 4, 3, 4, 5, 5, 3, 4, 4, 4, 5, 3, 5, 5, 3, 4, 5, 4, 5, 4, 5, 4, 4, 2, 2, 5, 3, 3, 5, 3, 5, 4, 3, 5, 2, 4, 3, 5, 4, 1, 5, 5, 4, 4, 3, 3, 4, 5, 3, 4, 3, 4, 4, 5, 5, 4, 2, 5, 4, 4, 3, 1, 3, 2, 4, 5, 1, 5, 5, 4, 3, 3, 5, 4, 2, 3, 4, 4, 3, 2, 5, 5, 3, 3, 3, 4, 5, 4, 3, 3, 2, 5, 5, 5, 4, 5, 4, 4, 5, 3, 2, 4, 5, 2, 5, 5, 5, 5, 4, 5, 3, 5, 3, 4, 4, 4, 3, 5, 3, 4, 4, 3, 4, 4, 5, 5, 4, 4, 4, 1, 3, 2, 5, 4, 3, 3, 3, 1, 5, 3, 4, 5, 3, 3, 3, 4, 4, 5, 5, 5, 4, 3, 5, 4, 4, 5, 5, 4, 4, 5, 4, 5, 3, 4, 4, 4, 1, 3, 4, 4, 3, 5, 4
How well does your school foster academic challenge for all students?
Total Responses: 90
Most Popular: Quite challenging
Source: Teachers
| Not at all challenging: 1 | |
| A little bit challenging: 15 | |
| Somewhat challenging: 24 | |
| Quite challenging: 28 | |
| Extremely challenging: 22 |
2, 1, 3, 2, 3, 3, 4, 5, 3, 3, 3, 3, 2, 3, 2, 4, 4, 4, 5, 5, 5, 5, 5, 5, 4, 4, 2, 5, 2, 5, 4, 3, 5, 5, 5, 5, 3, 2, 4, 4, 4, 5, 4, 3, 4, 4, 3, 3, 5, 4, 4, 3, 5, 2, 4, 5, 3, 5, 5, 3, 2, 5, 3, 4, 3, 2, 2, 3, 4, 4, 5, 4, 4, 2, 3, 2, 4, 5, 4, 3, 3, 2, 4, 3, 4, 4, 3, 4, 2, 4
How effectively does your school challenge students who are struggling academically?
Total Responses: 90
Most Popular: Quite hard
Source: Teachers
| Not hard at all: 3 | |
| A little bit hard: 10 | |
| Somewhat hard: 26 | |
| Quite hard: 31 | |
| Extremely hard: 20 |
1, 3, 3, 3, 3, 3, 4, 5, 3, 4, 2, 3, 3, 3, 2, 3, 4, 4, 5, 5, 4, 5, 4, 5, 4, 4, 1, 5, 2, 5, 4, 3, 5, 4, 5, 5, 4, 2, 4, 4, 4, 5, 4, 3, 4, 3, 3, 5, 4, 4, 3, 5, 3, 3, 4, 3, 5, 5, 2, 3, 5, 3, 5, 4, 2, 2, 4, 3, 4, 5, 5, 4, 1, 2, 3, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 3, 3, 4, 2, 3, 4, 3, 4, 2, 5
How effectively does your school challenge students who are thriving academically?
Total Responses: 90
Most Popular: Quite difficult
Source: Teachers
| Not difficult at all: 8 | |
| A little bit difficult: 14 | |
| Somewhat difficult: 26 | |
| Quite difficult: 28 | |
| Extremely difficult: 14 |
3, 1, 3, 2, 2, 3, 4, 5, 1, 3, 3, 3, 1, 3, 2, 4, 4, 3, 1, 4, 5, 5, 4, 4, 4, 1, 5, 3, 5, 4, 3, 4, 4, 5, 5, 2, 2, 4, 4, 3, 4, 4, 3, 4, 4, 2, 3, 5, 4, 4, 3, 5, 1, 3, 4, 3, 5, 3, 2, 1, 5, 3, 5, 3, 2, 3, 2, 3, 4, 5, 4, 3, 3, 1, 2, 2, 4, 5, 4, 2, 3, 2, 4, 3, 3, 4, 4, 4, 2, 4
When you feel like giving up on a difficult task, how likely is it that your teacher will help you keep trying?
Total Responses: 219
Most Popular: Quite likely
Source: Students
| Not at all likely: 9 | |
| Slightly likely: 23 | |
| Somewhat likely: 50 | |
| Quite likely: 74 | |
| Extremely likely: 63 |
5, 5, 3, 5, 1, 2, 4, 2, 4, 5, 3, 3, 3, 4, 5, 4, 4, 4, 3, 5, 4, 3, 5, 5, 1, 3, 4, 5, 5, 5, 3, 2, 1, 4, 5, 3, 5, 4, 5, 3, 5, 2, 3, 4, 2, 5, 3, 2, 3, 3, 4, 4, 4, 5, 5, 2, 4, 3, 5, 3, 3, 4, 5, 3, 5, 3, 4, 4, 4, 3, 4, 5, 4, 1, 5, 3, 4, 4, 4, 5, 2, 5, 4, 5, 4, 4, 5, 4, 4, 3, 3, 2, 5, 4, 2, 3, 5, 4, 5, 5, 3, 3, 4, 5, 4, 2, 1, 4, 5, 4, 5, 2, 4, 5, 4, 4, 2, 5, 3, 5, 4, 5, 2, 3, 4, 5, 4, 4, 4, 5, 2, 3, 4, 3, 3, 3, 4, 5, 4, 3, 4, 3, 5, 5, 3, 1, 2, 4, 2, 5, 5, 5, 2, 5, 5, 5, 2, 4, 3, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 1, 4, 3, 3, 4, 5, 5, 5, 4, 3, 5, 3, 3, 2, 5, 4, 2, 4, 4, 1, 4, 3, 4, 4, 3, 4, 4, 4, 5, 5, 5, 5, 3, 2, 4, 4, 5, 5, 5, 3, 3, 4, 1, 3, 4, 4, 4, 4, 3, 3, 4, 5, 3, 5, 2
How much does your teacher encourage you to do your best?
Total Responses: 215
Most Popular: Encourages me a tremendo...
Source: Students
| Does not encourage me at all: 7 | |
| Encourages me a little bit: 15 | |
| Encourages me some: 39 | |
| Encourages me quite a bit: 68 | |
| Encourages me a tremendous amount: 86 |
5, 5, 4, 5, 2, 5, 5, 1, 4, 5, 4, 3, 3, 2, 5, 5, 5, 4, 3, 4, 3, 4, 5, 4, 4, 5, 5, 5, 5, 3, 2, 2, 5, 5, 4, 5, 4, 5, 4, 5, 3, 3, 4, 2, 4, 3, 4, 3, 3, 5, 4, 3, 5, 4, 2, 5, 5, 5, 4, 3, 3, 5, 4, 5, 4, 3, 3, 4, 3, 4, 3, 1, 5, 2, 4, 4, 5, 5, 4, 5, 3, 5, 4, 3, 5, 4, 5, 3, 4, 5, 5, 3, 4, 4, 5, 4, 5, 5, 4, 3, 5, 4, 4, 3, 1, 1, 5, 5, 5, 2, 4, 5, 5, 4, 2, 4, 4, 5, 4, 5, 3, 3, 1, 5, 5, 5, 5, 5, 3, 5, 5, 4, 3, 3, 5, 5, 5, 5, 4, 5, 4, 3, 4, 1, 5, 5, 1, 5, 5, 4, 4, 4, 5, 5, 2, 5, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 5, 5, 4, 4, 2, 5, 5, 5, 5, 3, 3, 4, 3, 3, 5, 4, 2, 4, 4, 2, 5, 3, 4, 4, 3, 4, 5, 4, 5, 4, 5, 5, 4, 4, 4, 5, 5, 5, 3, 4, 5, 3, 5, 4, 4, 5, 5, 2, 3, 4, 5, 2, 5, 3
