An Analysis of the Metacognitive Awareness Levels of Students in Firat University's Department of Sports Sciences According to Their Program Types and Grades
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This descriptive study aims to identify the metacognitive awareness levels of the students in the Faculty of Sports. The population consists of 854 students receiving daytime and evening edeucation in the Sports Faculty of Fırat University. No sampling was done, and 684 students (80.1 %) were reached. The data were collected with the Metacognitive Awareness Inventory (MAI) and a personal information sheet. The mean score for the knowledge of cognition dimesion of the evening education (type of course) students (64.2±10.2) was found to be significantly higher than that of the daytime students (61.5±10.2) (p<0.05). The mean score for the knowledge of cognition dimesion of the freshmen students (64.1±9.5) was higher than that of the other students’ (p<0.05). There was no significant difference between the MAI and its dimensions and the parental education level, and parental occupation.
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 Keywords: Metacogniton, metacognitive awareness, student
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