Martin Luther King, Jr. 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 3.8

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

Total Responses: 72

Most Popular: Quite well

Source: Students

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Not well at all: 1
Slightly well: 6
Somewhat well: 20
Quite well: 27
Extremely well: 18

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

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

Total Responses: 73

Most Popular: Extremely important

Source: Students

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Not important at all: 1
Slightly important: 4
Somewhat important: 15
Quite important: 20
Extremely important: 33

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

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

Total Responses: 73

Most Popular: Somewhat confident

Source: Students

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Not confident at all: 2
Slightly confident: 13
Somewhat confident: 22
Quite confident: 20
Extremely confident: 16

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

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

Total Responses: 73

Most Popular: Quite likely

Source: Students

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Not likely at all: 1
Slightly likely: 5
Somewhat likely: 12
Quite likely: 28
Extremely likely: 27

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

How likely is it that you can motivate yourself to do unpleasant tasks if they will help you meet your goals?

Total Responses: 72

Most Popular: Somewhat likely

Source: Students

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Not likely at all: 2
Slightly likely: 6
Somewhat likely: 23
Quite likely: 19
Extremely likely: 22

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