Donald McKay 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 3.7

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

Total Responses: 179

Most Popular: Can change it significantly

Source: Students

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Can't change it at all: 5
Can change it a bit: 20
Can change it somewhat: 46
Can change it significantly: 56
Can change it tremendously: 52

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

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

Total Responses: 180

Most Popular: Can change it tremendously

Source: Students

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Can't change it at all: 12
Can change it a bit: 18
Can change it somewhat: 38
Can change it significantly: 47
Can change it tremendously: 65

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

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

Total Responses: 181

Most Popular: Can change it somewhat

Source: Students

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Can't change it at all: 4
Can change it a bit: 28
Can change it somewhat: 55
Can change it significantly: 47
Can change it tremendously: 47

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

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

Total Responses: 181

Most Popular: Don't think that at all

Source: Students

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Think that very much: 10
Think that quite a bit: 34
Think that somewhat: 38
Think that a little bit: 40
Don't think that at all: 59

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