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 3.6

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

Total Responses: 184

Most Popular: Quite well

Source: Students

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Not well at all: 9
Slightly well: 19
Somewhat well: 54
Quite well: 71
Extremely well: 31

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

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

Total Responses: 183

Most Popular: Extremely important

Source: Students

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Not at all important: 2
Slightly important: 17
Somewhat important: 39
Quite important: 59
Extremely important: 66

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

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

Total Responses: 181

Most Popular: Somewht confident

Source: Students

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Not at all confident: 14
Slightly confident: 21
Somewht confident: 64
Quite confident: 60
Extremely confident: 22

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

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

Total Responses: 184

Most Popular: Quite likely

Source: Students

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Not likely at all: 6
Slightly likely: 15
Somewhat likely: 45
Quite likely: 62
Extremely likely: 56

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