Martin Luther King, Jr. K-8 School

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

District: Boston

Growth Mindset Scale

The following survey questions concern perceptions of Growth Mindset.

This School 3.8

How much do you think you can change your own intelligence?

Total Responses: 119

Most Popular: Can change it significantly

Source: Students

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Can't change it at all: 1
Can change it a bit: 9
Can change it somewhat: 37
Can change it significantly: 46
Can change it tremendously: 26

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

How much do you think that being bad at math is something someone can change?

Total Responses: 114

Most Popular: Can change it tremendously

Source: Students

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Can't change it at all: 2
Can change it a bit: 10
Can change it somewhat: 15
Can change it significantly: 34
Can change it tremendously: 53

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

How much do you think that struggling as a writer is something someone can change?

Total Responses: 115

Most Popular: Can change it significantly

Source: Students

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Can't change it at all: 2
Can change it a bit: 8
Can change it somewhat: 30
Can change it significantly: 39
Can change it tremendously: 36

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

How much do you think that struggling to understand something means you're bad at it?

Total Responses: 120

Most Popular: Don't think that at all

Source: Students

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Think that very much: 6
Think that quite a bit: 15
Think that somewhat: 32
Think that a little bit: 25
Don't think that at all: 42

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