Frequently Asked Questions

Mario Umana Academy

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

District: Boston

Academic Challenge Scale

The following survey questions concern perceptions of Academic Challenge.

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

Total Responses: 450

Most Popular: Often

Source: Students

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Almost never: 17
Once in awhile: 41
Sometimes: 107
Often: 154
Almost always: 131

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

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

Total Responses: 452

Most Popular: Encourages me a tremendo...

Source: Students

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Does not encourage me at all: 16
Encourages me a little bit: 31
Encourages me some: 92
Encourages me quite a bit: 151
Encourages me a tremendous amount: 162

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

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

Total Responses: 451

Most Popular: Quite likely

Source: Students

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Not at all likely: 20
Slightly likely: 49
Somewhat likely: 85
Quite likely: 163
Extremely likely: 134

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

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

Total Responses: 33

Most Popular: A little bit effectively

Source: Teachers

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Not at all effectively: 6
A little bit effectively: 11
Somewhat effectively: 7
Quite effectively: 8
Extremely effectively: 1

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

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

Total Responses: 33

Most Popular: A little bit effectively

Source: Teachers

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Not at all effectively: 6
A little bit effectively: 13
Somewhat effectively: 9
Quite effectively: 4
Extremely effectively: 1

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

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

Total Responses: 32

Most Popular: Somewhat well

Source: Teachers

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Not at all well: 4
A little well: 8
Somewhat well : 12
Quite well: 7
Extremely well: 1

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

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

Total Responses: 450

Most Popular: Often

Source: Students

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Almost never: 11
Once in a while: 37
Sometimes: 94
Often: 167
Almost always: 141

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