Üstbilişin Gitar Performans Başarısına Etkisi Impact of Metacognition on Guitar Performance Achievement

Abstract

This study has been carried out to determine the impact of the development of metacognition on guitar performance achievement in the individual instrument guitar lesson, which is included in the Bachelor’s program of Music Teacher Education in Marmara University Ataturk Faculty of Education, Department of Fine Arts Education, in Turkey. “Experimental Design with Pretest–Posttest Control Group” has been used, in order to achieve the objective of the study. The study sample (N=10) consists of guitar students of the second, third and fourth classes of Marmara University, Ataturk Faculty of Education, Department of Fine Arts Education, Major Music Education continuing their guitar education during the academic year 2008-2009. The educational program for guitar courses consisting of 14 units with the purpose of metacognitional development has been applied to the experiment group whilst the control group continued the education-training in the present usual course. In order to achieve the results of the study, two measurement tools have been used, the Metacognitive Awareness Inventory and the Observation Form. Consequently, it has been determined that the education program that is applied with the purpose of developing the metacognition in guitar education is more effective and constructive in comparison with the classic education in relation with the improvement of the guitar performance achievement of the students. Key words: Metacognition, guitar education, guitar performance achievement.