Information overload and coping strategies among online learning students
Information overload and coping strategies among online learning students

Summary/Abstract: This study aims to analyse the sources of information overload and the coping strategies used by students who learn online. The students' opinions were analysed using a survey method, including a set of questions prepared by the authors. A sample of N = 131 students from various fields of study at the Nicolaus Copernicus University in Toruń (Poland) were interviewed in the survey. The findings of the study indicate that students declare more anxiety and difficulties in the form of on-site rather than online classes. The respondents primarily cited sources of information that triggered information overload, including instructions and assignments to be completed during their studies and social media content. Among the coping strategies, the highest percentage of respondents indicated making selections, reading only selected teaching materials, compiling their notes, and dividing tasks over time.

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