Information-Seeking Behavior of Computing Students while Programming: Educational Learning Materials Usage, Satisfaction of Use, and Inconveniences

This descriptive research determined the information-seeking behavior of computing students from two private and two public higher education institutions (HEIs) in the Philippines. Toward this goal, a total of 338 computing students answered a validated questionnaire. Both sets of students agreed that they sought a little help from other people, usually from their other teachers/staff and classmates. It is found that YouTube is the most preferred, most perceived useful, and most satisfying educational learning materials (ELM) while e-books and print textbooks are the least utilized ELM. It can be concluded that computing students prefer ELM that could provide quick information. While ELM offers users convenience for information-seeking, it still has limitations that contribute to its inherent inconvenience. Implications are also offered.