Investigation the Effect of Metacognition Training on Distance Education Students’ Metacognitive Awareness Levels

The aim of this study was to examine the metacognitive awareness levels of distance education students who receive and do not receive the metacognition training. Static group comparison design was used to determine metacognitive awareness levels of distance education students who did or did not receive metacognition teaching. The sample of this research consists of 307 first grade students of Ataturk University Open Education Faculty. Metacognition, characteristics and importance of metacognition, metacognitive components, metacognitive strategies and examples are explained through multimedia elements in the educational software at Learning Management System (LMS). In this study, "Metacognitive Awareness Inventory (MAI)" was used to examine the effect of metacognition teaching on metacognitive awareness levels of distance education students. Data were analyzed by independent t-test. There was a significant difference in metacognition awareness levels between students who have metacognition teaching and don’t receive metacognition teaching