Mather 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 3.6

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

Total Responses: 100

Most Popular: Quite well

Source: Students

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Not well at all: 3
Slightly well: 12
Somewhat well: 32
Quite well: 40
Extremely well: 13

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

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

Total Responses: 101

Most Popular: Quite important

Source: Students

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Not at all important: 5
Slightly important: 9
Somewhat important: 23
Quite important: 46
Extremely important: 18

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

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

Total Responses: 101

Most Popular: Quite confident

Source: Students

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Not at all confident: 5
Slightly confident: 22
Somewht confident: 26
Quite confident: 32
Extremely confident: 16

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

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

Total Responses: 102

Most Popular: Extremely likely

Source: Students

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Not likely at all: 2
Slightly likely: 8
Somewhat likely: 29
Quite likely: 27
Extremely likely: 36

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