SUBJECT: ABILITY COURSE 1 (AB 1)

CRITICAL UNDERSTANDING OF ICT

TASK 4
Select an educational problem and conduct an online survey.
Submit a report on the procedures and analysis of the survey
result along with screen shot.

Name of the Student: RACHANA BANSHRAJ YADAV

Class: FY B.Ed. (2022-2023)

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 TOPIC: Academic pressure caused to the child

INTRODUCTION:
The expectation to get into a prestigious school, college, receive an amazing GPA,
while actively participating in extracurricular activities is constantly stressing
students out. This is described as Academic Pressure–an experience in which
students are overwhelmed by the efforts spent to meet high demands in achieving
certain results such as GPA, awards, and scholarships.
Students regardless of their nationality often receive pressure to become successful
and have meaningful contributions to society. What are the causes underlying
this issue?

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 1. Examination

Because of its impacts in ensuring better career prospects, some students are expected
to excel in doing exams because grades are considered to be the absolute measurement
of their skills.

Therefore, examinations are one of the main sources of academic

pressure. Research has shown that on average across OECD countries, “66% of
students reported feeling stressed about poor grades and 59% reported that they
often worry that taking a test will be difficult.”

Although standardized examinations are the mainstream method to evaluate students’

performance, there have been long-standing debates on whether this kind of
assessment is still suitable until this day. Academic tests such as the Scholastic
Aptitude Test (SAT) or American College Test (ACT) are sometimes taken as the
standard tests for college admission.

Instead of being something students are scared of taking, exams should be a tool
for students to reflect on their abilities. This can foster children’s determination in
achieving an attainable goal, thus not discouraging them from pursuing higher
education.

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2. Family & Parental Pressure
It is common for parents to keep an eye on students’ performance at schools and
encourage them to proactively enroll in the class. However, if they put too much
burden and have an extreme intention that forces students to gain outstanding
academic results on top of everything, this will be counter-effective.

Parents usually rank the success of their offspring by “how others are
performing” instead of a true evaluation of their child’s strengths and weaknesses. This
might lead to parents setting too high expectations for students’ results without caring
about students’ actual improvement.

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3. Inadequate study facilities
The school facilities are an important aspect of school business and also a valuable
aspect of the educational institution because children cannot get desired benefit from
the school. When children are not housed properly, if they do not have a playground, if
they are taught in an unsafe environment or if the entire equipment provided are
obsolete and of poor quality, teaching and learning will be ineffective.

Inadequate or lack of good school facilities can limit educational programmes but
when properly planned and made available, it can only enhance day to day learning
process at the same time, allow for the introduction of technology in education in any
school. Therefore, it promotes effective school climate and management. It enhances
quality teaching and learning and boosts teachers’ and students moral. So it is clear to
say that school facilities have great impact on the academic performance of secondary
school students. Therefore, school administration with the help of parents and the
government should ensure that only schools with equipped facilities will be allowed to
operate or function.

COMPONENETS OF SCHOOL FACILITIES

1. Infrastructural facilities
2. Instructional facilities
3. School physical environmental

INFRASTRUCTURAL FACILITIES:

These includes buildings such as administrative block,( which comprises, the

principal’s office, vice principal and staff rooms, classroom) laboratory, sick bay,
music room, typing pool, school gymnasium, cafeteria, security post, school farm,
sport field, school shop, storage house, computer room, language laboratory, constant
water supply etc.( Bimler, 2009).
INSTRUCTIONAL FACILITIES:
These are teaching materials and equipment and comprise of laboratory equipment,
introductory technological equipment, wall clocks, televisions, radio, V.C.D plates and
players, pianos, flutes, chalkboard, cardboards, apparatus for science practical, models,
pictures and charts, etc.

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THE CONSTITUENT OF SCHOOL PHYSICAL ENVIRONMENT:

This includes; building and spacious parking lot, playground, sport field, agricultural
farm, fire extinguisher, school bus etc. Also, school facilities includes mechanical
material like technological machines, generators, photocopiers, computers, plumbing
materials like water taps, electrical telecommunication like speakers, security network
and fire suppression system.

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 4. Peer pressure
It means that a young person's peer group has continuous access to them, outside of the
normal school day. Peer pressure-related posts may include images of unrealistic
lifestyles or body image (for example using image filters), risky behaviour and alcohol
and drug use.
Some examples of peer pressure for students.

 Needing to dress or act a certain way.

 Cheating or copying someone else's work or letting others copy your work.
 Not including certain people in social activities.
 Taking dangerous risks when driving.
 Using drugs or alcohol.
 Shoplifting or stealing.
 Engaging in sexual activity.

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5. Personal inadequacy in student
Feelings of inadequacy are when we feel we're not good enough. These feelings
generally have nothing to do with our actual performance or abilities in life. In fact,
these feelings may have a lot more to do with low self-esteem or low self-confidence
than any objective measure of ability or competence.

Most often, feelings of inadequacy are rooted in childhood experiences, like having
had overly critical parents, cruel peers, shaming authority figures, or, perhaps, having
not had opportunities to engage in positive, challenging experiences that help children
gain feelings of competence and adequacy.

6. Biased attitude of teacher and wrong

teaching method
The attitude of a positive and encouraging teacher impacts positively on the student's
attitude and behavior (Lee, 2019). In contrast, when a teacher has a discouraging
attitude, it will more likely demotivate the students to learn English.

Bias exists in the classroom in multiple forms. Most typically, instructors may harbor
unconscious biases about their students, and students may hold preconceived ideas
about their own abilities. - These biases can significantly affect test scores and long-
term academic development.

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Students who are not favored may perceive the teacher's attitude toward them as a
negative judgment and develop negative attitudes about themselves related to
classroom learning. And the situation may exacerbate the problems of those with
already negative attitudes. Students may become angry and act out or withdraw.

Stress Management Techniques for Students

 Get proper rest and sleep
 Focus on health and nutrition.
 Be active
 Have a stress outlet
 Find connections
 Practice self-care
 Manage time effectively
 Stay organized.

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SURVEY QUESTIONS:

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PROCEDURE OF CREATING A GOOGLE
FORM:
Create a new form

1. Choose an option:

o From forms.google.com, click Blank or choose a template.

o From drive.google.com, click New > More. Next to Google Forms, point to
theRight arrow arrow_forward_ios and click Blank form or From a template.
2. Name your form: In the top-left corner, click Untitled form or the template form
name and enter a new name.
3. (Optional) Do any of the following actions:
o Add a description: Under the form name, add your text.
o Change the banner image, theme or background color, or font style: Click Color
Palette palette and then choose your options.

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Add questions:

If you’re using a template, you can skip to Section 1.3 to edit your form. You can
always come back here if you want to add or edit existing questions.
Click Untitled question and enter your question. You get suggestions based on
your type of question. (Optional) To change the question type, click the Down
arrow arrow_drop_down.
Add response options (if applicable for your question type).

(Optional) To specify if people must answer the question, click Required.

To add more questions, choose an option:
To add a new question, click Add question add_circle.
To add a copy of the existing question, click Duplicate content_copy.
Note: Changes are automatically saved. To preview your changes any time, at top
right, click Preview visibility.

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Edit Questions:

You can add things like images and videos to a question at any time. You can also
reorder and delete questions.
Select a question and do any of the following actions:

1. Drag to reorder a question. You can also drag and reorder answers.
2. Delete a question.
3. Click More more_vert to:

o Add a description or hint.

o Shuffle the answer order.

4. To shuffle the question order, click Settings settings > Presentation. Check the
Shuffle question order box and click Save.
5. Add an image to a question. You can also add images to answers or forms.
6. Add a YouTube video.

Preview your form:

While you’re changing your form’s settings, you can preview it to see what the
changes look like. You’ll also want to preview it when you’re done.
At the top right, click Preview visibility. The preview opens in a new window. To
edit the form, click Edit create or go back to your editing window.

Send your form:

When you’re ready to send out your form, you can send it by email, copy and paste
a link in a chat or email message, embed it on a website, or share a link on social
media.

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See responses in Forms:

You can see a summary of all responses or look at individual responses on the
Response tab. To switch between individual responses, click the individual’s
email.

See responses in Sheets:

To analyze your responses further, you can send them to a spreadsheet. The
spreadsheet is linked to your form, so responses appear in real time.
Send responses to a new spreadsheet:
1. On the Responses tab, click More more_vert > Select response destination.
2. Click Create new spreadsheet.
3. (Optional) To change the name, enter a new one.
4. Click Create.

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See responses in Forms:

You can see a summary of all responses or look at individual responses on the
Response tab. To switch between individual responses, click the individual’s
email.

See responses in Sheets:

To analyze your responses further, you can send them to a spreadsheet. The
spreadsheet is linked to your form, so responses appear in real time.
Send responses to a new spreadsheet:
5. On the Responses tab, click More more_vert > Select response destination.
6. Click Create new spreadsheet.
7. (Optional) To change the name, enter a new one.
8. Click Create.

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Send responses to an existing spreadsheet:

1. On the Responses tab, click More more_vert > Select response destination.
2. Click Select existing spreadsheet

3. Click Select.
4. Select your spreadsheet and click Select.
To open your spreadsheet from Forms, click View responses in Sheets
drive_spreadsheet. The spreadsheet opens in a new window. To go back to Forms,
click Form > Show summary of responses or go back to the Forms window.

SCREEN SHOTS:

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CONCLUSION:

The main source of stress for the students is the inadequacy of right support. There is a
standard evaluation procedure which does not give enough scope to the students to
experiment and push the boundaries to excel. There are many personal and social
factors that lead to stress among students. Lack of clarity and unavailability of right
career counselors lead to directionless goals, and even after graduating, students are
clueless with their careers and are insecure regarding a job. The pressure of the studies
in terms of academics, extra-curricular activities, assignments etc. has increased
beyond comparison. Parents expect their children to be a part of rat race and outshine
their competitors, to enhance their own social status in the society. Running behind
numbers is the new fad in this era of cut throat competition, sad reality but true. Every
child is different hence it is important for the parents to make their children realize the
importance of identification of their strengths and encourage them to pursue a career in
the area of their ability. It is important to do what you love or love what you do.
Managing the time effectively and ensuring that at least one physical exercise is done
on daily basis can become deterrent to stress and improve the span of attention and
hence become productive with academics.

REFLECTION:
I really had learned a lot, from this online survey. The benefit of it is we can
involve all ages of people and have an opinion about our concern. This project help
me lot to understand academic pressure of student which will help me to
understand the student situation, condition and understand how to overcome this
issue with proper stress management program and activity. This is going to help a
lot and is going to remain in mind till their lives.

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