Assignment - Infographics - 081

Objective

Create a fishbone diagram in Canva that maps the causes of why students lose focus and get distracted during class.

What is a Fishbone Diagram?

Look up “fishbone diagram” before starting. It is a cause-and-effect diagram shaped like a fish skeleton. The main problem is at the right, and causes branch off the central spine in groups.

Instructions

Step 1: Define the Problem

Write this at the head of the diagram:

“Students get distracted in the classroom”

Step 2: Identify Cause Categories

Use these as your main bones:

• Technology: Phone notifications, social media during class, using headphones
• Physical Environment: Noise from outside, uncomfortable seating, poor ventilation or lighting
• Peer Behavior: Side conversations, friends sitting nearby, group disturbances
• Teaching Style: Long lectures with no interaction, monotone delivery, no student participation built in
• Personal Factors: Lack of sleep, hunger, personal worries, low interest in the topic

Step 3: Add Sub-causes

For each category, add at least two or three specific sub-causes. Draw on your own classroom experience.

Step 4: Build in Canva

• Use a fishbone template in Canva, or build the structure with lines and text boxes.
• Problem on the right. Categories along the spine. Sub-causes on shorter connecting branches.
• Assign a different color to each main category.

Design Tips

• Keep each label short.
• Use the horizontal layout for clarity.
• Add a relevant icon next to each category label (e.g., a phone icon for Technology, a group icon for Peer Behavior).

Required Elements

• Problem statement at the fish head.
• At least 5 cause categories with 2 or more sub-causes each.
• Icons next to the main category labels.
• Color-coded branches.