Blackboard Exercise Analysis

Throughout the semester, data was collected in order to analyze it as a source of discourse. I chose to analyze the frequency of Blackboard access per day and the hours in which that frequency is at its highest and lowest. This raw data becomes significant when compared to the general makeup of my average weekly schedule because it reveals important aspects of my study habits. Most importantly though, it highlights my short attention span and the difficulties I experience when trying to concentrate on writing and reading assignments. The effects of specific times of study, exercise, and lack of mundane distractions, have a positive effect on my study habits; therefore, when compared to the data collected, these three factors indicate that my …show more content…
It is commonly known that exercise promotes the production of endorphins, dopamine and serotonin all of which contribute to an energized, unstressed and happier mind. I have always had a short attention span, ranging between 15-20 minutes, but I have noticed that high-impact exercise increases my ability to concentrate over a longer period of time. The more I exercise during one day, the longer I can stretch my limited concentration span. The data collected on the frequency of Blackboard access per day indicates that I access Blackboard with more frequency on Wednesday (25%), Saturday (15%) and Sunday (18%) throughout the semester. This indicates that I was able to concentrate and efficiently study on these three days, with a significant success on Wednesday. Furthermore, I noticed that on Tuesday, Friday and Saturday my main source of exercise is spin; thus, my studying success on Wednesday, Saturday and Sunday could be a result of these high-impact workouts. As mentioned above, I tend to study at between 11pm to 1 am, therefore, efficient study on Tuesday, Friday and Saturday results in Wednesday, Saturday and Sunday early morning Blackboard submissions. Moreover, on Tuesday I double work out, meaning I do an hour of spin followed by an hour of Tabatha Playground. Such high-impact routine could contribute to Wednesday being the day with the most Blackboard access frequency. Nevertheless, there is an …show more content…
The days when exercise impact is at its highest and mundane distractions are at their lowest, all while keeping a constant allotted time for studying, have contributed to make Wednesday, Saturday and Sunday my most productive study days. Still, thinking back to my starting days for both the reading notes and the summaries, it is evidenced that I am in no way an efficient student. I start all of these assignments on Friday and Saturday, but since it takes me such a long time to not only focus on starting the task, but focus on its completion, I end up submitting most assignments on Sunday. Additionally, most of my draft corrections have been done on Wednesdays, which explains the high frequency of access on this day, since I have to access Blackboard multiple times in order to complete the revision opportunity part of the assignment.
Therefore, I might be an effective student in the sense that I get work done, and good grades, but I am neither efficient nor effective. It takes me twice as long to finish a reading or writing assignment, than it takes for me to work on math, for example, and great lengths have to be taken for me to remain focused. Nevertheless, I’ve found ways to move past my concentration shortcomings and successfully complete this