Assessing Metacognitive Awareness And Learning Strategies As Positive Predictors For Success In A Distance Learning Class /Uzaktan Eğitim Sınıfında Başarının Pozitif Yordayıcısı Olarak Bilişötesi Farkındalık Stratejisi Ve Öğrenme Stratejilerinin Değerlend

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Abstract

The aim of this study is to investigate the effects of metacognitive awareness and learning strategies on students success in a distance learning class. The data were collected through Metacognitive Awareness Inventory (Schraw&Dennison, 1994) and Learning Strategies Questionnaire (Pintrich, P.R., Smith, D.A.F., Garcia, T. & McKeachie, W.J., 1993).  The data were gathered from 126 undergaduate  students. The results showed that 1. Metacognitive awareness and learning strategies has an important role on students' academic success in an online English course.  2. The subcale of metacognite awareness, evaluation strategy, was the positive predictor  of academic success.  3.  The subscales of MSLQ, organization and  peer learning strategies were the positive predictors of academic success.

Keywords: Metacognitive Awareness Strategy,  Learning Strategy, Distance Learning, Academic acheivement

 

Özet

Bu çalışmanın amacı uzaktan eğitim sınıfındaki öğrencilerin başarısında bilişötesi farkındalık stratejisi ve öğrenme stratejisinin etkilerini araştırmaktır. Veriler “Metacognitive Awareness Inventory, (Schraw&Dennison, 1994) – Bilişötesi Farkındalık Envanteri-  and  Learning Strategies Questionnaire ( Pintrich, P.R., Smith, D.A.F., Garcia, T. & McKeachie, W.J.,  1993)- Öğrenme Stratejileri Envanteri- ölçekleri kullanılarak elde edilmiştir. Veriler araştırmaya katılan 126 lisans öğrencisinden alınmıştır. Araştırma sonucunda aşağıdaki sonuçlara ulaşılmıştır. 1. Uzaktan eğitimde verilen İngilizce derslerinde bilişötesi farkındalık ve öğrenme stratejilerinin öğrenci başarısı üzerinde önemli bir rolu vardır. 2. Bilişötesi farkındalık stratejisinin alt boyutundan olan değerlendirme stratejisi akademik başarının pozitif yordayıcısıdır. 3.  Öğrenme Stratejilerinin alt boyutlarından organizasyon ve akran öğrenme stratejileri öğrencinin akademik başarısının yordayıcılarıdır.

Anahtar Kelimeler: Bilişötesi Farkındalık Stratejisi, Öğrenme Stratejisi, Uzaktan öğrenme Akademik Başarı

Anahtar Kelimeler

• Bilişötesi Farkındalık Stratejisi, Öğrenme Stratejisi, Uzaktan öğrenme

Kaynakça

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