College Student Problem Checklist
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Mrs K. Abraham |
Purpose |
To help individuals express their problems between counsellor and counsellee. |
Usefulness |
1. find out what problems the members of the group are concerned about |
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2. to locate those who want and need counselling and individual help |
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3. to determine the most prevalent problems expressed within the group as a basis of utilization and expansion of facilities. |
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4. to discuss topics or group activities which are related to the personal interests and needs of members of the group. |
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5. to suggest approaches by which a group leader can establish more personalized relationships with the members of the group. |
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PROBLEM
To assess the problem areas of the subject using the college student problem checklist. |
Experiment: College Student Problem Checklist
Plan: |
The CSPC is administered and scored. The problems identified by the individal in each area are compared with the problems of the group with the help of a histogram. |
Controls |
1. must make sure the subject understood the instructions. |
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2. the subject should be informed that it permits them to indicate the problems that they are aware of and willing to admit. |
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3. must go through the list vertically. |
Materials |
1. College Student Problem Checklist |
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2. Writing materials |
Procedure |
1. Seated comfortably, given a copy of CSPC. |
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2. Instructions are given to the subject. |
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3. Takes 20-30 mins to complete, but may take up to 50 mins. Slower subjects must be given the opportunity to complete the checklist. |
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4. Subject must go through the list vertically. |
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5. 5. After completion, the responses are scored for the eleven problem areas. |
Instructions |
1. this is not a test. It is a list of problems which students usually face in college. |
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2. It covers problems such as Health, Social Life, Religion and Morals, Vocation and Employment, etc. |
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3. Read it slowly, pick out problems that trouble you the most, underline them. |
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4. Go through the list vertically |
Problem |
To assess the problem areas of the subject using CSPC. |
Basics
Chadha Et. Al |
quality of life is the physical fitness, psychological health, leisure time and social support network. |
Lio Et. Al |
analysed nine life satisfaction variables including: relationship satisfaction, hobbies, residence, satisfying life, health conditio, physical fitness, overall satisfaction with one's life situation. |
Neugarten Et. Al |
1. taking pleasure |
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THE ELEVEN PROBLEM AREAS
HPD |
Health and Physical Development |
FLE |
Financial, Living and Employment |
SRA |
Social and Recreational Activities |
SPR |
Social Psychological Relations |
PPR |
Personal Psychological Relations |
CSM |
Courtship, Sex, Marriage |
HF |
Home and Family |
MR |
Morals and Religion |
ACW |
Adjustment to College Work |
FVE |
Future, Vocation, Education |
CTP |
Curricular and Teaching Procedure |
ANALYSIS OF DATA
1. One mark is given for each underlined item. |
2. Number of items identified is added horizontally to find the total score in the respective areas. |
3. Mean and Range is calculated for group data. |
4. Individual scores are compared to the group scores and graphically represented through a histogram. |
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