Richard J. Murphy K-8 School

Data from:     2016-2017     2017-2018     2018-2019

District: Boston

Academic Challenge Scale

The following survey questions concern perceptions of Academic Challenge.

This School 3.9

How much does your teacher encourage you to do your best?

Total Responses: 277

Most Popular: Encourages me a tremendo...

Source: Students

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Does not encourage me at all: 6
Encourages me a little bit: 20
Encourages me some: 28
Encourages me quite a bit: 86
Encourages me a tremendous amount: 137

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

When you feel like giving up on a difficult task, how likely is it that your teacher will help you keep trying?

Total Responses: 276

Most Popular: Extremely likely

Source: Students

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Not at all likely: 12
Slightly likely: 23
Somewhat likely: 42
Quite likely: 95
Extremely likely: 104

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

How often does your teacher ask you to explain your answers?

Total Responses: 278

Most Popular: Almost always

Source: Students

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Almost never: 6
Once in awhile: 21
Sometimes: 47
Often: 82
Almost always: 122

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

In this class, how hard does your teacher make you think?

Total Responses: 277

Most Popular: Quite hard

Source: Students

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Not hard at all: 12
Slightly hard: 25
Somewhat hard: 97
Quite hard: 102
Extremely hard: 41

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

How often does your teacher take time to make sure you understand the material?

Total Responses: 276

Most Popular: Almost always

Source: Students

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Almost never: 12
Once in a while: 19
Sometimes: 31
Often: 95
Almost always: 119

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