John W. McCormack Middle 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 3.6

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

Total Responses: 163

Most Popular: Can change it significantly

Source: Students

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Can't change it at all: 8
Can change it a bit: 20
Can change it somewhat: 38
Can change it significantly: 59
Can change it tremendously: 38

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

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

Total Responses: 163

Most Popular: Can change it tremendously

Source: Students

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Can't change it at all: 6
Can change it a bit: 20
Can change it somewhat: 24
Can change it significantly: 50
Can change it tremendously: 63

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

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

Total Responses: 164

Most Popular: Can change it somewhat

Source: Students

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Can't change it at all: 10
Can change it a bit: 24
Can change it somewhat: 58
Can change it significantly: 43
Can change it tremendously: 29

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

How much do you think that trying hard to learn something means you're bad at it?

Total Responses: 164

Most Popular: Don't think that at all

Source: Students

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Think that very much: 14
Think that quite a bit: 19
Think that somewhat: 35
Think that a little bit: 37
Don't think that at all: 59

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