Relationship Between Metcognition, Motivation, Locus of Control, Self-Efficacy, and Academic Achievement

The purpose of this study was to examine the relationship between metacognition and certain personality variables and the role they play in academic achievement. Biggs' (1987) model of metacognition was used as the theoretical framework for the study. Measures of metacognition, motivation , loc...

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Main Authors: Landine, Jeffrey, Stewart, John
Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
Language:English
Published: Canadian Counselling and Psychotherapy Association 2007
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Online Access:https://cjc-rcc.ucalgary.ca/article/view/58606
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Summary:The purpose of this study was to examine the relationship between metacognition and certain personality variables and the role they play in academic achievement. Biggs' (1987) model of metacognition was used as the theoretical framework for the study. Measures of metacognition, motivation , locus of control, and self-efficacy were used to compare with students' indication of current academic average. These measures were adminis tered to a sample of 108 Grade 12 students in New Brunswick and Newfoundland.The results indicated significant positive relationships between metacognition, motivation, locus of control, self-efficacy, and academic average. It was concluded that metacognition and these personality variables are related to academic achievement. Cette recherche avait comme but d'étudier la relation entre la metacognition et certaines variables de personnalité, ainsi que le rôle joué par celles-ci dans le rendement scolaire. Le modèle de metacognition de Biggs (1987) a servi de cadre héorique de l'étude. On a comparé es mesures de metacognition, de motivation, de locus de contrôle et d'efficacité personnelle à la moyenne scolaire actuelle indiquée par l'étudiant(e). Ces mesures ont été appliquées à un échantillon de 108 étudiants de la 12e année au Nouveau-Brunswick et en Terre-Neuve. Les résultats indiquent qu'il existe des corrélations positives importantes entre la metacognition, la motivation, le locus de contrôle et l'efficacité personnelle d'une part et la moyenne scolaire d'autre part. On a donc conclu que la metacognition et les variables de personnalité étudiées sont reliées au rendement scolaire.