The effect of metacognitive awareness on academic success

Abstract

In fact, there are several variables affecting an individual’s academic achievement. However, in this study, it was aimed to investigate possible effects of metacognitive awareness level on academic achievement. The population of the research included 314 pre-service teachers studying at the faculty of education. A descriptive survey method was employed for the study. It was found that the pre-service teachers, participating in the research had a high level of metacognitive awareness. The pre-service teachers’ levels of metacognitive awareness did not differ by gender. It was concluded that academic achievement influenced their levels of metacognitive awareness positively. It was also found that the pre-service teachers were capable of making predictions, planning, monitoring and evaluating about their own cognitive activities. In addition, it was revealed that the subjects knew which learning methods were effective and which were not, and that they had the skills of planning, using and monitoring an approach that they expected to be successful for a task they encountered. In the context of these findings, some implications on the development of pre-service teachers’ metacognitive awareness were discussed.