| Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1117664 | Procedia - Social and Behavioral Sciences | 2013 | 6 Pages |
The objective of this study is to define metacognitive beliefs of university students at Faculty of Education on Industrial Arts in Gazi University. Owing to the fact that the aim in the study is to determine an existing situation, ‘descriptive survey model’ is used. Therefore, “Short Form of Meta-Cognitions Questionnaire (MCQ-30)” developed by Cartwright-Hatton and Wells is used. The scale consists of 30 articles made with 4-point Likert scaling. Adaptation of the scale to Turkey and its validity and reliability has been made by Tosun and Irak. Study population consists of all the university students available at the university during 2012-2013 Spring Academic Years (647 students). The study group consists of 220 students who take part in the research on volunteering basis. As a result of the study, whether there is statistically difference in ‘cognitive reliance, recalcitrance and danger, need to control opinions and cognitive awareness’ metacognitive beliefs according to gender and department is revealed. Accordingly, it has been seen that female students have belief to control their feelings much more than male students. In addition, it has been revealed that Departments of Management and Computer Teaching has more positive believes.
