qc on stress

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School started :1964

Founder :T.S. Rajam

Type of school :State Board

Govt. aided school

Background of the students :Low, socio-economic first generation learners

Number of students :1731

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Patron :Ms. Shobana Ramachandharan

Coordinator :Mrs.Selvi Santhosam.

Facilitator :Mrs.B.Janaki

Team leader : K. Janaki

Team members : B. Saraswathi S. Senthil murugan

K. Praveen raj R. Praveen raj

S. Dinesh kumar A. Gowri subramanian

S. Sivakumar

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Started on :15.06.13

Meeting day :Thursdays

Venue :Class room

Duration :1 hour

(4.30pm – 5.30pm)

Percentage of attendance :100%

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Our aim is inducing positive thoughts and reducing

negative thoughts among our students and also

creating awareness about stress. So, we have

selected the name THOUGHTS as our team name

Planning

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Action

JUNE JULY AUGUST SEP

I II III IV I II III IV V I II III IV I II

GROUP FORMATION,PROBLEM SELECTION,DEFINITION

ANALYSIS OF THE PROBLEM AND CAUSES

DATA COLLECTION & ANALYSIS

IMPLEMENTATION

REDATA COLLECTION & ANALYSIS

STANDARDIZATION

COMPLETION OF THE PROJECT

1. Late submission of activities - A

2. Lack of play time - A

3. Improper eating habits - A

4. Wastage of water - C

5. Lack of decision making skills - C

6. Poor self confidence - A

7. Stress - A

8. Lack of Punctuality - A

9. Lack of participation in extra curricular activities. - B

10. Lack of discipline - A

11. Wastage of food - B

12. Improper maintenance of notebooks - A

13. Rushing in the steps - C

14. Distraction - A

15. Lack of reading skills - A

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16. Damaging the school properties – A

17. Not respecting elders – B

18.Lack of concentration –c

19.Forgetfulness – B

20.Not obeying the teachers – A

21.Lack of confidence – A

22.Stealing –B

23.Speaking bad words – B

24.Speaking lies – B

25.Teasing others –A

26.Wasting papers –B

27.Disturbing others – B

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Problems KJ BS SM KP RP SD AG SS TOTAL

Late submission of activities 2 10 3 1 3 6 1 3 29

Lack of play time 7 3 10 3 4 4 5 10 46

Improper eating habits 6 1 9 4 6 5 4 9 44

Stress 1 2 1 9 1 1 6 1 22Poor self confidence 8 8 2 10 8 2 9 2 49

Lack of Punctuality 4 4 6 2 9 10 10 7 52

Lack of discipline 10 5 7 6 10 3 3 6 50

Damaging school properties 5 9 4 8 2 7 2 8 45

Not obeying the teachers 3 8 8 7 7 8 7 4 52Distraction 9 6 5 5 5 9 8 5 52

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STD : VIII E

Size : 48 students

Age group : 13 – 14 years

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•Sadness ( unexplained )

•Withdrawn nature (even to daily chores – not brushing daily, bathing, not eating properly , poor sleep etc)

•Lack of interest in everything (Playing, talking with friends , not dressing up properly etc)

•Anger

•Irritation

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• Students are the tap roots of future generation.

• Education with life skills and personality skills help

students to succeed in their life.

• Our aim is to improve positive approach among the

children.

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”Just enough stress can keep you on your toes, ready to rise to a challenge. But too much stress can have debilitating effects on our health, contributing to and agitating many problems including heart disease, high blood pressure, stroke, depression and sleep disorders. Now researchers have found a clear connection between student stress and academic success. ” - Researchers at the University of Minnesota’s Boynton Health Service

Stress can cause dry, itchy skin, rashes, acne and more.- Jeannette Graf, M.D

“Given how the brain works it is logical - and increasingly proven - that if you subject yourself to miserable, negative experiences portrayed on film and television, and computer games, that you will feel unhappy or even depressed as a result. Negative, violent, miserable images, actions, language and sounds are in effect a form of negative conditioning. They produce stress, anxiety, and actually adversely affect a person's physical health.”-Ministry of Health and Human resources

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“Specifically the research found that stress caused blood flow to slow by around 35%, but laughter increased it by around 22%.”Dr Michael Miller of the University of Maryland in Baltimore

Research has demonstrated that laughter is an effective pain reducer in children, and specifically that children's stress levels were reduced after laughing, and in UK hospitals 'clown doctors' are used in children's wards to improve patients' tolerance to stress and pain, including prior to anaesthetic and operating theatre Dr Margaret Stuber

Stress increases the tone in the muscles, preparing a person to jump into motion. They raise the heart rate, so that blood flows more rapidly throughout the tissues. They signal respiration to become more rapid, so that an ample amount of oxygen is available to supply the entire body in a crisis. They even increase the speed of thoughts, helping individuals to plan and think their way out of trouble.

•Getting poor marks in the exam

•Incomplete homework

•Not doing homework

•Laziness

•Not able to understand the lessons

•Not listening with concentration

•Not bringing the necessary materials

•Forgetfulness

•Lack of punctuality

•Doing mistakes

•Lack of individual attention

•Strict

•Unsuccessful teaching learning methods

•Humiliated by friends

•Fighting

•Pointing out mistakes / inabilities

•Failures

•Lectures

•Poor sleep

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•Discrimination

•Lack of talent in extra curricular activities

•Poor economical status

•Lack of sharing

•Ill health of parents

•Separation from parents

•Lack of support

•Separation of the loved ones

•Debt

•Bad habits of father

•Insufficient income

•Not providing the learning materials

•Playful

•Watching TV

•Physical work

•Ill health

•Fear

•Poor self image

•Lack of nutritious food

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Self Family •Getting poor marks in the exam

•Incomplete homework

•Not doing homework

•Laziness

•Not able to understand the lessons

•Not listening with concentration

•Not bringing the necessary materials

•Forgetfulness

•Lack of punctuality

•Doing mistakes

•Poor economical status

•Lack of sharing

•Ill health of parents

•Separation from parents

•Lack of support

•Separation of the loved ones

•Debt

•Bad habits of father

•Insufficient income

•Not providing the learning materials


Environment

Teacher •Lack of individual attention

•Strict

•Unsuccessful teaching learning methods

•Continuous Lectures

•Humiliated by friends

•Fighting

•Pointing out mistakes / inabilities

•Discrimination

•Fear

Friends

•Failures

•Physical work


Unhappy family atmosphere

FAMILY

STRESS

TEACHER

SELF ENVIRONMENT

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FRIENDS

SELF

Physical workWorries

STRESS

Inability in handling stress

Younger age

Lack of self image

Self pity

Lack of approval

Poor academic performance

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Lack of concentration

Lack of understanding

Lack of scaffolding

Negative thinkingLoss of loved ones

Not knowing their strengths

Lack of physical fulfillmentFrustration

Forgetfulness

Lack of punctuality

Laziness

Inability in handling setbacks

FRIENDS

Physical violations Discrimination

STRESSTeasing

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Pointing out failures / mistakes

FAMILY

STRESS

Lack of parental care

Dual employment

Ill healthIntentional

refusal to work

Spendthrift parent

Drunkard father

Unfavourable family background

Step mother

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conflicts

Poor income

Reluctant in providing basic needs

TEACHER

STRESS

Lack of individual attention

Lack of time

Huge class sizeLack of encouragement

Lack of support

Strict

Non supportive gestures

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Continuous lectures

STRESS

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ENVIRONMENTLack of opportunity to change the existing image

Social status

Failures

STRESS

Poor marks

Young age

Scolding

Laziness

Lack of punctuality

Not educatedPoor income

Insufficient money

When parents do not buy the necessary materials

Looking at the short comings

Teasing

Tiredness

Physical work(household)

When commits mistakes

Do not know what is right and what is wrong

Not studying

Insufficient understanding

playfulness

Watching TV

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•Questionnaire

•Physical observation

•Interview

•Records

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Score interpretation:

0- 20 Good control over stress

21-40 Low level stress

41-60 Medium level stress

61–80 High level stress

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CAUSES FREQUENCY CUMULATIVE FREQUENCY

PERCENTAGE CUMULATIVE PERCENTAGE

Lack of punctuality 19 19 37.3 37.3

Lack of concentration 11 30 21.5 58.8

Inability in handling stress 10

1019.6 78.4

Lack of self acceptance 6 46 11.8 90.2

Inability in handling failures 5 51 9.8 100

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Stress

Student

Teacher

Family

Awareness on the benefits of being punctualProviding support by forming help groups

Teaching stress handling ideas

Confidence to accept self

Requisition letter to use more visual aids and activities

Request to give deadlines

Request to help students to be punctual

Counselling to be supportive

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What When Who Where How Speech on the benefits of being

punctual

12.08.13 Class teacher Class room Speech

Identifying areas and methods for

developing punctuality

16.08.13 QC members Classroom Brainstorming

Request to subject teachers to fix

dead lines in consultation with

students

19.08.13 QC members Staff room Letter

Establishing help groups 26.8.13 QC members Class room Voting

Teaching simple breathing

exercises

27.8.13 Class teacher AV room Demonstration

Teaching yoga to improve

concentration

27.8.13 Yoga students

(state winners)

AV room Demonstration

Increased no of group activities in

the teaching learning process

30.08.13 Subject

teachers

Class room Teaching

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What When Who Where How

Usage of Audio-visual aids 4.10.13 Subject

teachers

Class room Teaching

Teaching stress overcoming ideas 4.10.13 Class teacher

& QC members

Classroom Skit

Teaching positive methods of

handling stress

07.10.13 Class teacher Class room Lecture

Creating awareness on “Diet that

reduce stress”

14.10.13 Class teacher Class room PPT

Making them accept their

appearance

18.10.13 Class teacher AV room CD Viewing

Making them understand successful

people are not beautiful

22.10.13 Class teacher Class room PPT

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Cause :Lack of punctuality

Implemented solution 1: Speech on the benefits of being punctual

Outcome :Students understood the benefits of being punctual

Resource person :R.Banureka (BT Asst) 12.08.13

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Implemented solution 2: Checking & recording students who are punctual and who are not

Appreciating them in the class once in a month

Outcome :Students are encouraged to be punctual

Resource person :QC members 16.08.13

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Implemented solution 3:Request to all subject teachers to set the dead line after consulting the students

Outcome :Students were given freedom to set the deadline and made to take accountability for completing any task


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Implemented solution 4: Separating all students work into smaller parts to complete it within the deadline

Outcome :Students started managing the time effectively and completed the work without much stress


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Implemented solution 5:Estabilishing “HELP GROUP” to support the needy children who requires help in completing the work

Outcome :All students were able to complete the work in time


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Cause :Lack of concentration

Implemented solution 1:Teaching Simple breathing exercises

Outcome :Students were able to improve their concentration

Resource person :Class teacher 27.08.13

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Implemented solution 2:Teaching yoga

Outcome :Students were able to improve their concentration

Resource person :S.Karhikeyan – Student VII D

T.Aswini – Student VII D

(State level Yoga winners) 27.08.13

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Implemented solution 3:Request teachers more group activities and select group leaders who can help others

Outcome :Students’ concentration improved as the individual attention and support increased


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Implemented solution 4: Request to teachers teach with more visual aids

Outcome :Students’ attention increased


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Cause :Inability in handling stress

Implemented solution 1:Teaching stress overcoming ideas

Stress reduction idea 1 - HumourStress reduction idea 2 - Brisk walk and

self-talkStress reduction idea 3 - RehydrateStress reduction idea 4 - Crying

Outcome :Students were made aware of a number of stress handling ideas


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Implemented solution 2:Session on “Positive ways of handling stress”

Outcome :Students were made aware of handling stress in a positive manner


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Implemented solution 3:Session on “Diets that reduce stress”

Outcome :Students came to know the diets that help reduce stress


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Cause :Lack of self acceptance

Implemented solution 1:A CD lesson on “Thotrathai potri pallaguga”- prepared by Aparajitha Foundations

Outcome :Students understood that it is not the appearance that matters

Resource person :Class teacher

18.10.13

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Cause :Lack of self acceptance

Implemented solution 2:A sharing session on the topic “Successful people are not beautiful and rich”

Outcome :Students understood that success comes only through hard work and perseverance

Resource person :Class teacher and QC members 22.10.13

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Planning

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Implementation

ACTION JUNE JULY AUGUST SEP

I II III IV I II III IV V I II III IV I II

Group formation

Analysis of the problem and causes

Data collection and analysis

Implementation

Redata collection

Standardization

Completion

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ACT

Standardizing Teaching through activities & AV aids, practicing yoga & breathing exercise etc

PLAN To reduce the stress among the students

DO•Session on the benefits of being punctual

•Methods to improve concentration

•Encouragement for being punctual

•Skit to show the methods of handling stress

•Stress reducing food awareness

CHECK

•Questionnaire

•Physical observation

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Good control over stress

Low level stress

Medium level stress

High level stress

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Students

• have become more independent

• have gained self confidence

• have developed their personality

• have realized themselves

• have increased their positive attitude

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•Teachers use AV aids during the teaching – learning process.

Frequency : One period per subject per week

AV USAGE RECORD

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•Humour club members crack jokes in the last five minutes during the extra curricular, craft and drawing periods.

•Students are allowed to drink water at the end of every period.

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•Students who are punctual are appreciated every month.

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We are happy that we helped our friends in handling

stress better than they did before our QC project.

We hope that our QC helped them overcome stress

and excel in academics. Further, it would also help

them face challenges with confidence , stay free

from stress and lead a happy cool life.

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•Students do breathing exercise everyday during the silent hour

besides being silent.

Timing : 8.45am – 8.50am

1.10pm – 1.15pm