The document provides information about a quality circle team called Avengers from TVSHSS school. It details the background of the school and students, objectives of the quality circle, activities conducted from June to October to address the problem of lack of decision making skills among students. These activities included speeches on using information and decision making tools, group discussions, teaching yoga to manage mood swings, and providing opportunities for students to practice decision making.

1. TVSHSS
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2. 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
TVSHSS
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3. Patron :Ms.Shobana Ramachandharan
Coordinator :Mrs.Selvi Santhosam.
Facilitator :Mrs.R.Banu Rekha
Team leader : R.P.Haran
Team members :1.C.Ramesh
2.S.Sivaraman
3.R.Srinivasan
4.M.Venkata Narayanan
5.B.Akash
6.J.Yoheswari
7.V.Prathiksha
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4. Started on :20.06.2015
Meeting day : All weekdays
Venue :Class room
Duration :1 hour
(4.30pm – 5.30pm)
Percentage of attendance :95%
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5. TVSHSS
•Team of powerful persons
•Each have a unique potential
TVS HSS’S
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6. TVSHSS
Action
June July August September October
1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4
Team formation & Selecting
the problem P
A
Reference &
Analysing the causes P
A
Preparing questionnaire &
Data collection P
A
Analysing data P
A
Implementation P
A
Redata collection & Feedback P
Planning 6
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7. 1. Late submission of activities - A
2. Lack of play time - A
3. Improper eating habits - A
4. Wastage of water - C
5. Fighting - C
6. Poor self confidence - A
7. Lack of decision making skills - 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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8. 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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9. TVSHSS
Problems
R.P.Haran
C.Ramesh
R.Srinivasan
M.Venkat
B.Akash
J.Yohaeswari
V.Prathiksha
S.Sivaraman
Total
Late submission of activities 6 6 2 1 3 4 3 4 29
Lack of play time 2 1 7 3 4 7 5 6 35
Improper eating habits 3 4 3 6 6 5 7 7 41
Poor self confidence 7 7 4 5 7 8 9 8 55
Lack of decision making
skills
1 2 1 2 1 3 2 1 13
Lack of Punctuality 10 8 8 4 8 6 1 3 38
Lack of discipline 5 10 9 8 2 3 4 5 49
Damaging school properties 9 9 5 10 10 1 8 9 61
Not obeying the teachers 4 5 10 7 5 10 10 2 53
Distraction 8 3 6 9 9 2 6 10 53
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10. TVSHSS
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11. STD : XI A
Size : 66 students
Age group : 15-16 years
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•Significant life skill
•Right time to be learnt
•Within our reach.
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12. TVSHSS
•Not able to find many alternatives
•Not able to analyze the costs and benefits
•Not able to foresee the consequences
Not able to come to a conclusion
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13. TVSHSS
•Making choices and decisions are a part of life.
•A great deal of time is wasted on undoing or justifying
poor decisions
•Young people have reached adulthood, many have not mastered
the art of decision-making.
•It encourages individual development through self-awareness,
as well as skill acquisition and improved competence.
•The good news is that it is possible to improve decision making
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14. TVSHSS
According to the United Nations' think tank The Millennium Project, "the
capacity to decide," is cited as one of 15 global challenges facing humanity
today. It's difficult to believe that decision making is placed on the same list of
global challenges as clean water, peace and conflict, and energy.
Angelika Dimoka, director of the Center for Neural Decision
Making at Temple University, conducted a study that measured
people's brain activity while they addressed increasingly complex
problems. Using functional magnetic resonance imaging (FMRI) to
measure changes in blood flow she found that as people received
more information, activity increased in the region of the brain that
is responsible for decision making and control of emotions. But
when the load became too much it was as though a breaker in the
brain was triggered, and that prefrontal cortex suddenly shut down.
Dimoka's research showed that as people reach information
overload they start making stupid mistakes and bad choices.
At the individual level, there is internal noise, which manifests from our
biases, fears, and competing priorities. Take daily breaks from the noise by
engaging in meditation, exercise, and play 14AVENGERS

15. TVSHSS
Peer influence affects adolescent judgment both directly and indirectly. In some
contexts, adolescents might make choices in response to direct peer pressure, as
when they are coerced to take risks that they might otherwise avoid. But desire
for peer approval (and fear of rejection) affects adolescent choices indirectly as
well. Teens appear to seek peer approval especially in group situations.
Another psychosocial factor contributes to immature judgment: adolescents
are both less likely to perceive risks and less risk-averse than adults
Another (compatible) account of why adolescents take more risks than adults
is that they may evaluate the risks and benefits of risky activity differently
In general, studies show gradual but steady increases in the capacity
for self-direction through adolescence, with gains continuing through
the high school years. Research also indicates that adolescents are
subject to more rapid and extreme mood swings, both positive and
negative, than are adults
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16. •Not giving independence
•Over protective
•Less trust
•Desire for approval
•Peer pressure
•Fear of rejection
•Lack of guidance
•Lack of time
•Not motivating
•Highly influencing
•Poor belief
•Always criticizing
•Expect only academic
excellence
•Not able to distinguish between
good and bad
•Not able to evaluate risks
•Less life experience
•Give less weightage to future
consequences
•Lack of Confidence
•Lack of knowledge
•Influenced by relatives
•Lack of self direction
•Lack of thinking
•Rapid mood swings
•Laziness
•Focus more on curriculum
activities
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17. TVSHSS
STUDENTS
•Desire for approval
•Peer pressure
•Fear of rejection
•Lack of guidance
•Socio-economic background
•Not able to distinguish
between good and bad
•Not able to evaluate risks
•Less life experience
•Give less weightage to future
consequences
•Lack of Confidence
•Lack of knowledge
•Lack of researching
•Lack of time
•Lack of self direction
•Lack of thinking
•Rapid mood swings
•Laziness
•Not giving independence
•Over protective
•Less trust
•Expect only academic
excellence
•Influenced by relatives
•Lack of time
•Not motivating
•Focus more on curriculum
activities
•Highly influencing
•Poor belief
•Always criticizing
ENVIRONMENT
TEACHERSPARENT
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18. TVSHSS
Lack of
decision
making
skills
Lack of time
Lack of thinking
Lack of researching
Lack of interest
STUDENTS
Lack of Confidence
Peer pressure
Laziness
Desire for approval
Fear of rejection
Rapid mood swings
Socio-economic background
Less life experience
Give less
weightage to
future
consequences
Lack of self direction
Lack of knowledge
Lack of guidance
Not able to
evaluate risks
Not able to distinguish
between good and bad
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19. TVSHSS
Lack of
decision
making
skills
TEACHERS
PARENTS
ENVIRONMENT
Highly influencing
Poor belief
Always Criticizing
Focus more on
curriculum
activities
Lack of time
Not motivating
Not giving
independence
Expect only academic excellence
Influenced by relatives
Over protective
Less trust
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20. TVSHSS
Lack of knowledge
Lack of extra reading
Lack of thinking
Lack of planning
Lack of interest
Lack of inspiration
Complex
Peer pressure
Lack of analyzing
Lack of time management
Unable to separate
good and bad advices
Not knowing the impacts of
bad decisions
Unable to
evaluate the risk
Lack of practice or
experience
Lack of researching
Taking snap and last
minute decisions
Lack of decision
making skills
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21. Questionnaire
Interview
Records
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22. Score interpretation /
Description of the person:
0- 50 Poor decision makers
People who take snap and last minute
decisions with out any thinking
50-100 Immature decision makers
People who take biased decisions with
out future orientation
100-125 Good decision makers
People who choose the best among all
the alternatives keeping the goal in
mind
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23. TVSHSS
0
10
20
30
40
50
60
Poor decision
makers
Immature decision
makers
Good decision
makers
No.ofstudents
Status of the students
Histogram
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24. 0
10
20
30
40
50
60
70
Lack ok
knowledge
Lack of
consistency
Lack of
inspiration
Lack of
time
management
Lack of
interest
Lack of
planning
Lack of
extra
reading
Lack of
thinking
Unable to
separate
good and
bad advices
45
40
35
55
36
58
50
36
62
No.ofstudents
Causes
TVSHSS
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25. 0
10
20
30
40
50
60
70
Not knowing
the impacts
of bad
decisions
Taking snap
and last
minute
decisions
Lack of
researching
Lack of
analyzing
Lack of
practice or
experience
Peer
pressure
Complex Unable to
evaluate the
risk
40
55
58
63 62
59
38 36
No.ofstudents
Causes
No. of students
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26. TVSHSS
0
5
10
15
20
25
30
Excellent decision
makers
Immature decision
makers
Poor decision makers
Boys
Girls
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27. TVSHSS
CAUSES FREQUENCY
CUMULATIVE
FREQUENCY
PERCENTAGE
CUMULATIVE
PERCENTAGE
Lack of
researching 23 23 34.9 34.9
Lack of guidance 19 42 28.7 63.6
Mood swings 11 53 16.7 80.3
Lack of practice 7 60 10.6 90.9
Peer pressure 6 66 9.1 100
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28. 66
60
54
48
42
36
30
24
18
12
6
0
100
90.90
81.81
72.72
63.63
54.54
45.45
36.36
27.27
18.18
9.09
0
A B C D
TVSHSS
Lackofresearching
Lackofguidance
Moodswings
Lackofpractice
Peerpressure
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29. TVSHSS
Lack of decision
making skills
Increased opportunities
to go library
Group discussions
Using information to
make decisions
Teaching
Decision making
tools
Teaching Techniques to
handle mood swings
Yoga session
Providing opportunities
to practice decision
making
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30. TVSHSS
What When Who Where How Why
Representation to HM
through Facilitator
18.08.15 QC team Explaining the
necessity to gain
knowledge in decision
making
To provide
opportunities and
time to go to
library
Group discussion 20.08.15
.
QC team Class room Discussing a real life
situation or a story
To understand the
various perspectives
/ alternatives
Teaching How to make
decisions using
information
25.08.15 Mr.
S.Veerabha
ghu
Class room Speech To help students to
understand the
importance of
information in
making a decision
Teaching decision making
tools-Session 1
27.08.15 Mr. Alan Classroom Speech To help students to
decide scientifically
Teaching decision making
tools-Session 2
08.09.15 QC
facilitator
Classroom Workshop To help students to
know and apply
different decision
making tools 30AVENGERS

31. TVSHSS
What When Who Where How Why
Motivation by sharing the
decisions made by a class
mate
09.09.15 Selvan
C.Ramesh
Classroom Sharing session –
Speech & Interaction
To motivate and to
provide a model
Teaching Yoga – Physical
aspects
08.10.15 Yoga
teacher
Play ground Demonstration and
explanation
To help students to
handle mood swings
and to get
increased
concentration &
thinking
Teaching techniques to
handle mood swings –
Psychological aspect
13.10.15 Special
Educator
Class room Speech To help them learn
techniques to
handle mood swings
Providing opportunities o
practice decision making
16.10.15 QC
facilitator
Class room Discussion and Debate To make them
independent
decision makers
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32. TVSHSS
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33. CAUSE : Lack of researching
SUB CAUSE : Lack of knowledge and time
SOLUTION 1 : Increased opportunities to go to library
FACILITATOR : Class teacher
EXECUTOR : QC team
Existed practice before QC Existing practice after QC
Two library periods per week Two library periods per week
Two extra library periods
whenever Physics/ Chemistry
practical are on.
Permission to use library during
holidays
OUTCOME:
Students had sufficient time to gain knowledge about different things 33AVENGERS

34. CAUSE : Lack of researching
SUB CAUSE : Lack of knowledge and time
SOLUTION 2 : Understanding different perspectives
through discussions
FACILITATOR : Class teacher
OUTCOME:
Students were able to think , analyze and then make a decision
Existed practice before QC Existing practice after QC
Very elaborate class assembly
Class teacher’s address about values
will take place between 9.10 am –
9.50 am
Very short class assembly.
Class teacher or any one of the
students will narrate stories or real
life situations.
All the students will share their
perspectives of what is good & bad
about it.
Consequences and different
alternatives for the same situations
will be discussed
Examples: Can a smoker advise not to
smoke?
Is suicide right or wrong?
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35. CAUSE : Lack of guidance
SOLUTION 1 : Speech on the topic “ How to make decisions
using the information “
RESOURCE PERSON : Mr.S.Veerabhaghu
OUTCOME:
Students knew how to make decisions by collecting relevant information
Session Highlights:
•Sources of information
•Using information to make a
decision
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36. CAUSE : Lack of guidance
SOLUTION 2 : A session about scientific methods of decision
making
RESOURCE PERSON : Mr.Alan – School Counsellor
OUTCOME:
Students knew how to make decisions using SWOT
Session Highlights:
•Decisions have to be taken
scientifically
•Psychological factors that
decisions
•SWOT as a decision making
tool
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37. CAUSE : Lack of guidance
SOLUTION 3 : Decision making tools
RESOURCE PERSON : Mrs.R.Banureka – QC facilitator & Class teacher
OUTCOME:
Students knew, understood and applied all the tools in the given contexts.
Session Highlights:
Explained different tools like
1. Cost – Benefit
2. Ranking
3. What? & Why? analysis
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39. CAUSE : Lack of guidance
SOLUTION 4 : Sharing session on how decisions has to be
taken
RESOURCE PERSON : Selvan. C. Ramesh – QC member
OUTCOME:
Students were exposed to an example and understood the different steps
in decision making.
Session Highlights:
His ambition – How was it
decided?
Decision taken in choosing the
course, college & stay focused
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40. CAUSE : Mood swings
SOLUTION 1 : Yoga session
RESOURCE PERSON : Mrs. Anu Rajitha – Yoga teacher
OUTCOME:
Students learnt the mudhras for increased concentration.
Session Highlights:
•Three mudhras for
concentration
•How to be before making a
decision
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Chin mudhra
Shanmugi mudhra
Aadhi mudhra

41. CAUSE : Mood swings
SOLUTION 2 : Session on “How to avoid mood swings?”
RESOURCE PERSON : Mrs.Kalaiselvi – Special Educator
OUTCOME:
Students learnt various methods of overcoming mood swings.
Session Highlights:
How to be positive?
How to develop a strong belief
in us?
How to handle set backs?
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42. CAUSE : Lack of practice
SOLUTION : Opportunities to make decisions in their own
environment
FACILITATOR : Mrs.R.Banureka
OUTCOME:
Students learnt to choose the best among many alternatives with the
understanding about the consequences.
Session Highlights:
Making a decision for our classroom
problem
Discussing the positive and negative
consequences
Building confidence in making
decisions
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43. TVSHSS
Action
June July August September October
1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4
Team formation & Selecting
the problem P
A
Reference &
Analysing the causes P
A
Preparing questionnaire &
Data collection P
A
Analysing data P
A
Implementation P
A
Redata collection &
Feedback P
Planning
Action
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44. TVSHSS
0
10
20
30
40
50
60
Poor decision
makers
Immature decision
makers
Good decision
makers
No.ofstudents
Status of the students
Histogram
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45. TVSHSS
15%
78%
7%
BEFORE QC
3%
26%
71%
AFTER QC
Poor decision makers
Immature decision makers
Good decision makers 45AVENGERS

46. TVSHSS
•Self confidence developed
•Rapport increased
•Became more supportive to each other
•Positive attitude developed
•Interest level towards all work increased
•Empathy increased
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47. TVSHSS
0
1
2
3
4
5
Happiness
Sense of
achievement
FriendshipRapport
Change in
perception
towards life BQC
AQC
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48. TVSHSS
Library hours are extended during the school hours as well as on
holidays.
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49. AVENGERS 49
Students practice the mudhras taught by the yoga mam
during the silent hour between 1.15pm – 1.20pm everyday

50. TVSHSS
Group discussions / Debates that help students to expose
themselves to different perspectives and thus to different
decisions will take place every day between 9.10 am – 9.30 am.
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51. TVSHSS
All the discipline issues are handled by the class students and
decisions are taken by students themselves.
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52. TVSHSS
We are happy that we helped our friends in making
decisions better than they did before our QC project.
We hope that our QC helped them to make decisions
confidently and independently with future orientation.
Further, it would also help them face challenges with
confidence , stay free from stress and lead a happy cool
life.
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53. TVSHSS
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