Inquiry Project

Payton Miesner-McClaflin
 Introduction
Getting Distracted was a bad habit
Distractions have been affecting my
life
My school work
Playing volleyball
My social life
Will eventually affect my future
 Research
A lot of my information is from
Psychology Today
It stated that most of the time
people getting distracted is
more than just zoning out
Most distraction is internal
conflicts that are preventing you
to concentrate
 Process
Recorded the number of times I
got distracted a day
Behaviors I changed
No pen or paper on my
desk during a lecture
Put my phone away while I
did my homework
Focus on the ball, and only
my coach during practice
 Results; Week 0
I recorded the number of times I
got distracted without changing
my behaviors
I got distracted a lot during
school
I noticed I dont get distracted
as much at volleyball practice,
as much as at school
 Results; Week 1
I got distracted a lot more Average Number of
Times Getting
during homework Distracted

I noticed a little bit of a Getting Distracted

difference but not much During School 9
I enjoy practice, so I didnt get
Getting Distracted
distracted as much During Time To Do 13
My Homework

Getting Distracted
During Volleyball 7
Practice
 Results; Week 2
During school I actually paid Average Number of
Times Getting
attention Distracted

Getting Distracted
During School 5

Getting Distracted
During Time To Do 6
My Homework

Getting Distracted
During Volleyball 2
Practice
 Results; Week 3
I didnt do as well as last week Average Number of
Times Getting
Distracted

Getting Distracted
During School 8

Getting Distracted
During Time To Do 7
My Homework

Getting Distracted
During Volleyball 4
Practice
Results; Overall
Average Number of
Times Getting
Distracted

Getting Distracted
During School 26

Getting Distracted
During Time To Do 28
My Homework

Getting Distracted
During Volleyball 19
Practice
 Conclusion
I noticed I didnt get distracted
as much throughout the weeks
of me using my behaviors
I will probably use at least one
of my three behaviors more
often at school
This was a successful project