William Monroe Trotter 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 often does your teacher ask you to explain your answers?

Total Responses: 124

Most Popular: Almost always

Source: Students

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Almost never: 2
Once in awhile: 10
Sometimes: 16
Often: 36
Almost always: 60

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

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

Total Responses: 122

Most Popular: Almost always

Source: Students

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Almost never: 3
Once in a while: 9
Sometimes: 22
Often: 34
Almost always: 54

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

How well does your school foster academic challenge for all students?

Total Responses: 29

Most Popular: Quite challenging

Source: Teachers

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Not at all challenging: 0
A little bit challenging: 3
Somewhat challenging: 6
Quite challenging: 18
Extremely challenging: 2

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

How effectively does your school challenge students who are struggling academically?

Total Responses: 29

Most Popular: Quite hard

Source: Teachers

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Not hard at all: 1
A little bit hard: 1
Somewhat hard: 12
Quite hard: 15
Extremely hard: 0

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

How effectively does your school challenge students who are thriving academically?

Total Responses: 29

Most Popular: Somewhat difficult

Source: Teachers

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Not difficult at all: 2
A little bit difficult: 6
Somewhat difficult: 14
Quite difficult: 7
Extremely difficult: 0

3, 2, 3, 4, 3, 3, 4, 2, 3, 3, 3, 4, 2, 3, 4, 3, 1, 4, 4, 3, 2, 3, 3, 4, 2, 2, 1, 3, 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: 122

Most Popular: Extremely likely

Source: Students

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Not at all likely: 6
Slightly likely: 12
Somewhat likely: 17
Quite likely: 43
Extremely likely: 44

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

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

Total Responses: 123

Most Popular: Encourages me a tremendo...

Source: Students

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Does not encourage me at all: 2
Encourages me a little bit: 15
Encourages me some: 16
Encourages me quite a bit: 28
Encourages me a tremendous amount: 62

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