March 26, 2022

ACTION RESEARCH :- HOW TO HANDLE STUDENTS WHO REPEATS A CLASS

 

An Action Research:- HOW TO CONVERT FAILURE INTO SUCCESS

 



This is about the students who have failed in a class for consecutive 2 years. As per   KVS norms, they will not be allowed to continue studies in KV. This is very painful incident, made me think to go for a case study, to find the reasons, to rectify the defects/mistakes, sought solution. This is not to find the faults on any one, at the same time to find the solution earnestly. Parents rapport, other subject teachers support, more than that head of institution guidance and permission was taken.  A questionnaire was prepared and administered to carry out the project.



Note: The students’ parents are to be informed, the purpose of collecting the bio-data, family particulars. Higher classes students shall be able to give the details where as the students in primary classes, teachers have to take initiative to tie up with parents, the data be collected, filled in.

 

Name of the School:                                                              Academic year:

 

A questionnaire:

 

 

BIO DATA:

NAME                                                         :

CLASS & SECTION                                     :

AGE/DATE OF BIRTH                                :

RESIDENTIAL ADDRESSS                          :

 

NAME OF FATHER                                      :

OFFICIAL ADDRESS                                     :

Contact Number                                         :

 

NAME OF MOTHER                                    :

OFFICIAL ADDRESS(IF WORKING)         :

 

 

QUESTIONNAIRE:

 

1.     How many members are there in the family?

2.     What do they do and their educational qualification?

 

Relationship                Qualification             Profession  

 

a)     Father

b)     Mother

                  c)

                  d) 

                  e)

                  f)

 

3.     How far your house from the school?

 

4.     What is your mode of transportation to arrive, the school?

                                                             With distance in Km                    :  

 

5.     How much time do you spend for the following activities?

 

    ACTIVITY              FROM –TO              DURATION (HOURS)

a) studying

b) watching Tv

c) playing

  (I) in door

  (ii)out door

 

 

     d)Other activities

 

6.     What are your hobbies?

 

7.     Do you help family members in any way?  If yes state.

 

 

8.     Do anyone at home help you in studies? if yes who are all?

 

9.     Do you go for tuition? (subjects):

     10   Who is closest to you in the family?

     11.Who are all your best friends?

     12.Why do you like them?

     13.Which subjects do you feel easy? Why?

     14. what is your ambition in life?

      15. what help do you expect from your

                a) parents:

                

       b) Teachers:

 

     c) School authorities:         

 

             


To be filled ONLY by CLASS TEACHERS:

 

1.     Do you feel disturbed with anything at home?

2.     Do you find any subject difficult? Why is it difficult?     

 

3.     Do you feel more difficulty in any subject? Name the subject.

 

                4.What difficulties, if any, face at school?   

 

                  5.Do you feel stressed /un- comfortable about anything at School?

 

 

 

                  6. Any other point, the child wishes to say, can be written here?  

                  ALWAYS REMEMBER


                                           (READ IT ON THE WEB)

                 

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To conclude:

This case study is nothing but a self-evaluation for any individual, a teacher, to be aware of, where lies the problems. We always say a teacher is a guide/facilitator with respect to a student. There is a class teacher for every class, with a co-class teacher. In the attendance register particulars of every student, date of birth, admission register number, parents’ details, are available in brief. Parents send their children with lots of hope and `expectations, a school is a HOME away from HOME. We do have concern for every child. It is an earnest appeal and request, to know/find the actual reasons/ facts, as a teacher, to help /guide a student(s) for the progress of the child. Students also have to have the feeling that there are teachers who listen to, do encourage, who are interested in their welfare and their progress, their academic progress is attained.  In a nutshell with Minimum level of learning (MLL) to get a pass and their progress is sustained. I would say the questionnaire may not be fully exhaustive, yet the answers/reply shall help a teacher(s) for the necessary, apt actions to that effect be taken up, of course under the knowledge of head of institution. No doubt this innovative approach helped me, worked out and happy that I was successful to attain the goal, no one failed in second year. 



” Failure will never over take me if my determination to succeed is strong enough.”                                                            

                                          ---------- Og Mandino

 

Writer :- K Bhanumoorthy is a retired Principal of Kendriya Vidyalaya Sangathan. He is also a recipient of Ramanujan Award of All India Ramanujan Maths Club.

 

 

 

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