Donald McKay 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 3.7

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

Total Responses: 213

Most Popular: Quite well

Source: Students

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Not well at all: 7
Slightly well: 28
Somewhat well: 63
Quite well: 77
Extremely well: 38

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

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

Total Responses: 210

Most Popular: Extremely important

Source: Students

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Not important at all: 7
Slightly important: 11
Somewhat important: 38
Quite important: 72
Extremely important: 82

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

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

Total Responses: 213

Most Popular: Somewhat confident

Source: Students

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Not confident at all: 12
Slightly confident: 33
Somewhat confident: 69
Quite confident: 67
Extremely confident: 32

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

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

Total Responses: 209

Most Popular: Extremely likely

Source: Students

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Not likely at all: 7
Slightly likely: 16
Somewhat likely: 37
Quite likely: 73
Extremely likely: 76

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

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

Total Responses: 211

Most Popular: Quite likely

Source: Students

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Not likely at all: 15
Slightly likely: 23
Somewhat likely: 61
Quite likely: 64
Extremely likely: 48

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