Case Study - A Tool for School Teachers

CASE STUDY – A TOOL FOR SCHOOL TEACHERS

Usually we come across the word “case sheet” in hospitals wherein the word “case” refers to a patient. Each and every treatment given to the patient and the status of findings is noted down in the case sheet. This gives the doctor a thorough understanding of the patient’s progress.

In the context of school teachers this word is slightly changed to “case study”. Here the word “case” refers to the child who has a problem. However the problem in school children cannot be clearly stated or pointed out as it is mostly an outcome of some underlying psychological impact. Any problem, whether physical or psychological, results in the underperformance of the child. Moreover the child is usually not in a position to clearly spell out his problem. This increases the complexity of the problem.

So when a teacher has to find out the root cause of the poor performance or problem in a child, a detailed case study proves to be the best tool to gain a preliminary and vital insight into the problem.

The teacher has to interact with the child, other teachers, parents and peers to be able to collect the necessary information. This includes details about the child’s family background, his likes and dislikes, attitude, health, general and scholastic achievements, socio-personal attributes, behavioral aspects etc.

By obtaining this information, the teacher will be able to pin-point the root cause of the problem of the child. She would then be able to analyze the situation and other conditions and determine the next course of action to get the child out of such conditions. She would counsel the child accordingly and suggest remedial measures to the parents, other teachers and the peer group of the child.

Let us now have a look at a sample case study. However a teacher may design a case study as per her requirements and convenience.

FORMAT OF CASE STUDY

Name of the Student      :

Date of birth                            :

Age                                :

Sex                                 :

Name of the School       :

Class & Section             :

Medium                         :

Identification                  : 1)

                                        2)

Place of birth                 :

Belongs to ____ area     : Rural / Urban

Father’s Name               :

Qualification of father    :

Occupation                    :                                                                                    

Income group                 : Low / Medium / High

Mother’s Name              :

Qualification of mother  :

Occupation                    :

Income group                 : Low / Medium / High

No. of brothers/ sisters  :

Permanent Address        :

 

ABOUT STUDENT

Best friend                     :

Favourite dress              :

Favourite colour            :

Favourite food               :

Favourite game              :

Favourite subject           :

Favourite teacher           :

Favourite relative           :

Favourite hero               :

Favourite heroine           :

Favourite festival           :

Hobbies                         :

 

ABOUT FAMILY

Location                       : Rural / Urban

Financial Status             : Low / Middle / High

Facilities at home           : Good / Average / Poor

Health & hygienic         

conditions at home        : Good / Average / Poor

Customs of the family   : Traditional / Moderate / Modern

Social status                  : Low / Middle / High

Neighbourhood              : Low / Middle / High

GENERAL ATTITUDE OF

Child towards parents             : Affectionate / Neutral / non-affectionate

Child towards siblings             : Affectionate / Neutral / non-affectionate

Child towards elders               : Affectionate / Neutral / non-affectionate

Child towards relatives           : Affectionate / Neutral / non-affectionate

Child towards friends              : Affectionate / Neutral / non-affectionate

Child towards neighbours       : Affectionate / Neutral / non-affectionate

Child towards school              : Good / Neutral / Bad

Child towards teachers            : Obedient / Disobedient

Child towards subjects            : Interested / Not interested

Parents towards child              : Affectionate / Neutral / non-affectionate

Parents towards child’s friends: Affectionate / Neutral / non-affectionate

Parents towards school           : Good / Neutral / Bad

Parents towards teachers         : Good / Neutral / Bad

Parents towards neighbours    : Affectionate / Neutral / non-affectionate

Teachers towards child            : Affectionate / Neutral / non-affectionate

Teachers towards parents        :  Good / Neutral / Bad

 

HEALTH CONDITIONS

Vision                            : Clear / Short sight / Long Sight

Hearing                          : Clear / Not clear

Skin                               : Smooth/ Rough // Dry / Oily

Hair                               : Clean / Dirty

Mouth                            : Clean / Dirty

Teeth                              : Clean / Dirty

Speech                           : Clear / Not clear

Clothing                         : Clean / Dirty

Food habits                    : Good / Bad

Chronic diseases if any  :_____________________

Any emotional adjustment: Yes / No

PHYSICAL DATA

Height                            :

Weight                           :

Chest                             :

Whether PHC or not      : Yes / No

SCHOLASTIC RECORD

Attendance                     :  Regular / Irregular

Doing Home-work         :  Regular / Irregular

Subject-wise marks        :      1.

                                                2.

                                                3.

                                                4.

                                                5.

                                                6.

Average marks               :

Grade Point Achieved    :

GENERAL ATTAINMENTS

Co-curricular activities  :

Leisure time activity      :

Cultural activity             :

SOCIO-PERSONAL FACTORS

Industriousness              : High / Medium / Low

Obedience                      : High / Medium / Low

Discipline                       : High / Medium / Low

Sociability                      : High / Medium / Low

Responsibility                : High / Medium / Low

Innovativeness               : High / Medium / Low

Self-confidence              : High / Medium / Low

Co-operation                 : High / Medium / Low

Observation                   : High / Medium / Low

BEHAVIOUR

Does the child have these qualities?

Lying                             : YES  /  NO

Nail biting                      : YES  /  NO

Thumb sucking              : YES  /  NO

Bed-wetting                   : YES  /  NO

Restlessness                  : YES  /  NO

Fighting with others       : YES  /  NO

Teasing others               : YES  /  NO

IS THE CHILD FACING ANY PROBLEMS LIKE

Academic problems       : YES  /  NO

Adjustment problems    : YES  /  NO

Individual problems       : YES  /  NO

WHY IS THE CHILD FACING THESE PROBLEMS? WHAT ARE THE POSSIBLE CAUSES?

REMEDIAL MEASURES TO BE SUGGESTED TO THE

Child:

Parents:

Teachers:

Peer group: