Frequently Asked Questions

TechBoston Academy

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

District: Boston

Effective Practices Scale

The following survey questions concern perceptions of Effective Practices.

This School 3.8

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

Total Responses: 469

Most Popular: Quite good

Source: Students

  |  

Not at all good: 26
Slightly good: 29
Somewhat good: 125
Quite good: 177
Extremely good: 112

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

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

Total Responses: 470

Most Popular: Extremely well

Source: Students

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Not at all well: 25
A little well: 30
Somewhat well : 100
Quite well: 154
Extremely well: 161

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

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

Total Responses: 471

Most Popular: Quite interesting

Source: Students

  |  

Not at all interesting: 37
A little interesting: 30
Somewhat interesting: 114
Quite interesting: 157
Extremely interesting: 133

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

How good is your teacher at helping you learn?

Total Responses: 469

Most Popular: Quite good

Source: Students

  |  

Not at all good: 27
Slightly good: 36
Somewhat good: 119
Quite good: 160
Extremely good: 127

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

How confident are you in your ability to present material clearly?

Total Responses: 43

Most Popular: Quite confident

Source: Teachers

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Not at all confident: 2
A little bit confident: 1
Somewhat confident: 3
Quite confident: 20
Extremely confident: 17

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

How confident are you in your ability to identify gaps in student understanding?

Total Responses: 44

Most Popular: Quite confident

Source: Teachers

  |  

Not at all confident: 2
A little bit confident: 1
Somewhat confident: 3
Quite confident: 27
Extremely confident: 11

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

How confident are you in your ability to provide extra help to students who need it?

Total Responses: 44

Most Popular: Quite confident

Source: Teachers

  |  

Not at all confident: 2
A little bit confident: 0
Somewhat confident: 5
Quite confident: 25
Extremely confident: 12

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

How confident are you in your ability to make material interesting for students?

Total Responses: 43

Most Popular: Quite confident

Source: Teachers

  |  

Not at all confident: 2
A little bit confident: 0
Somewhat confident: 10
Quite confident: 23
Extremely confident: 8

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

Overall, how much have you learned from your teacher?

Total Responses: 471

Most Popular: Quite a bit

Source: Students

  |  

Almost nothing: 13
A little bit: 24
Some: 105
Quite a bit: 184
An incredible amount: 145

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

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

Total Responses: 470

Most Popular: Quite clearly

Source: Students

  |  

Not at all clearly: 15
A little bit clearly: 20
Somewhat: 89
Quite clearly: 196
Extremely clearly: 150

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