‘It never seems to stop’ Six high school students’ experiences of information overload
Introduction. The paper explores high school students' experiences of information overload in the context of their studies, investigating its causes and how they manage it. Method. Data was collected through qualitative interviews with six students aged 13-16. Analysis. A thematic content...
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| author | Mira Grønning Aadland Jannica Heinström |
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| description | Introduction. The paper explores high school students' experiences of information overload in the context of their studies, investigating its causes and how they manage it.
Method. Data was collected through qualitative interviews with six students aged 13-16.
Analysis. A thematic content analysis was applied to discern patterns and themes in the students' experiences.
Results. All informants had experienced information overload, but how and to which degree it manifested differed between them. The most common trigger was encountering complex information, followed by passive exposure to large amounts of information over time. Students primarily responded to information overload by losing attention, while some also reported negative emotions such as irritation and sadness.
Conclusion. The findings reveal that high school students frequently experience information overload in the context of their schoolwork. Personal vulnerabilities seemed to influence the extent in which they experienced information overload. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-4596ac49256542b1a135f6bbb31f64842025-02-03T10:10:34ZengUniversity of BoråsInformation Research: An International Electronic Journal1368-16132024-06-0129215917210.47989/ir292830827‘It never seems to stop’ Six high school students’ experiences of information overloadMira Grønning Aadland0Jannica Heinström1Oslo Metropolitan UniversityOslo Metropolitan UniversityIntroduction. The paper explores high school students' experiences of information overload in the context of their studies, investigating its causes and how they manage it. Method. Data was collected through qualitative interviews with six students aged 13-16. Analysis. A thematic content analysis was applied to discern patterns and themes in the students' experiences. Results. All informants had experienced information overload, but how and to which degree it manifested differed between them. The most common trigger was encountering complex information, followed by passive exposure to large amounts of information over time. Students primarily responded to information overload by losing attention, while some also reported negative emotions such as irritation and sadness. Conclusion. The findings reveal that high school students frequently experience information overload in the context of their schoolwork. Personal vulnerabilities seemed to influence the extent in which they experienced information overload.https://informationr.net/infres/article/view/830information overloadhigh school studentsinformation behaviour |
| spellingShingle | Mira Grønning Aadland Jannica Heinström ‘It never seems to stop’ Six high school students’ experiences of information overload Information Research: An International Electronic Journal information overload high school students information behaviour |
| title | ‘It never seems to stop’ Six high school students’ experiences of information overload |
| title_full | ‘It never seems to stop’ Six high school students’ experiences of information overload |
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| topic | information overload high school students information behaviour |
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