John W. McCormack Middle 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 3.5

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

Total Responses: 158

Most Popular: Quite well

Source: Students

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Not well at all: 9
Slightly well: 15
Somewhat well: 54
Quite well: 57
Extremely well: 23

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

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

Total Responses: 159

Most Popular: Quite important

Source: Students

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Not at all important: 6
Slightly important: 6
Somewhat important: 40
Quite important: 60
Extremely important: 47

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

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

Total Responses: 159

Most Popular: Somewht confident

Source: Students

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Not at all confident: 11
Slightly confident: 28
Somewht confident: 67
Quite confident: 36
Extremely confident: 17

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

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

Total Responses: 159

Most Popular: Somewhat likely

Source: Students

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Not likely at all: 9
Slightly likely: 13
Somewhat likely: 50
Quite likely: 49
Extremely likely: 38

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