Frequently Asked Questions

Orchard Gardens K-8 School

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

District: Boston

Effective Practices Scale

The following survey questions concern perceptions of Effective Practices.

This School 3.9

For this class, how clearly does your teacher present the information that you need to learn?

Total Responses: 158

Most Popular: Quite clearly

Source: Students

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Not at all clearly: 3
A little bit clearly: 6
Somewhat: 39
Quite clearly: 57
Extremely clearly: 53

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

When you need extra help, how good is your teacher at giving you that help?

Total Responses: 158

Most Popular: Extremely good

Source: Students

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Not at all good: 5
Slightly good: 17
Somewhat good: 32
Quite good: 50
Extremely good: 54

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

How good is your teacher at teaching in the way that you personally learn best?

Total Responses: 159

Most Popular: Extremely good

Source: Students

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Not at all good: 6
Slightly good: 12
Somewhat good: 33
Quite good: 50
Extremely good: 58

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

How well can your teacher tell whether or not you understand a topic?

Total Responses: 165

Most Popular: Extremely well

Source: Students

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Not at all well: 7
A little well: 20
Somewhat well: 45
Quite well: 44
Extremely well: 49

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

How interesting does your teacher make the things you are learning?

Total Responses: 158

Most Popular: Quite interesting

Source: Students

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Not at all interesting: 9
Slightly interesting: 15
Somewhat interesting: 45
Quite interesting: 51
Extremely interesting: 38

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

How good is your teacher at helping you learn?

Total Responses: 162

Most Popular: Extremely good

Source: Students

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Not at all good: 2
Slightly good: 17
Somewhat good: 20
Quite good: 53
Extremely good: 70

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

Overall, how much have you learned from your teacher?

Total Responses: 165

Most Popular: A tremendous amount

Source: Students

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Almost nothing: 3
A little bit: 10
Some: 14
Quite a bit: 44
A tremendous amount: 94

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