Week 3

Due to spotting flaws in my plan last week, of how my phone was causing a distraction in my studies. Over the week I did some research, and found some studies that backed up this issue. In a research study on how phone’s affect student learning (Kuznekoff,J. et al. 2013), it found that students who used their found frequently during video lectures would score an average 13 points or a letter grade lower that those who did not, and their overall note taking was 62% lower. 

Therefore, I decided to implement a change in my system , whereby I would keep my phone in my drawer whilst studying and would only be able to take it out to use for 15 mins during in between study breaks. Also rather than using a timer on my phone, I shifted my timer to my computer to allow me to not have to refer to my phone to see how long I had studied for to be able to take my break. 

My time management skills greatly improved this week, this is apparent significantly after I implemented the method above through the week. I was less distracted from wanting to use my phone as it was no longer in sight whilst I studied, I was more productive and had higher concentration levels, My PSS scores (See appendix 9), had a 5 points drop from week 2, and was much lower than my PSS control scores, signifying that the programme was having positive effects on my stress and anxiety level. I believe that I am on the right track and the downward trend continues.