What Are the Major Elements of Students’ Quality Circles?

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AbstractThere are four major elements which governs the activities of Students’ Quality Circles (SQCs). They are SQC principles, SQC approach, SQC problems, and SQC problem solving process. Teachers and students involved in SQC activities need to understand and follow these four important elements to operate SQC in a right direction to fulfill the purpose of developing pro-social personality of students making them good and smart. SQC activity enjoyed by students for their pro-social development is based on seven broad principles which represent the SQC movement’s fundamental beliefs. SQC works with a personality focused four-prong SQC approach to solve their common problem. Students at SQC team selects only those problems which should be self-identifiable and solvable as well as quantifiable, measurable and presentable, too. SQC team basically identify, analyze, and solve problems. While solving a problem, SQC uses the seven steps of scientific and systematic problem solving process. The SQC process consists of selecting topic, setting target, planning activities, analyzing causes, implementing countermeasures, checking results, and standardizing controls. These seven steps are further divided into twenty-three elementary steps.KeywordsSQC principlesSQC approachSQC problemsSQC process