Metacognitive strategies of the university students with respect to their perceived self-confidence levels about learning

The purpose of this study is to investigate metacognitive skills or strategies of the university students according to their perceived self-confidence levels about learning. Study group of this research consist of 400 university students. The students were randomly chosen from different schools and departments of Gazi University, Turkey in 2012. Managing Metacognition Inventory was used to collect data. One way anova was applied to analyze data. The students who have higher self-confidence more use the strategies of note taking, summarizing, reflecting, reciting and reviewing what they learned to things they have already know. (C) 2013 The Authors. Published by Elsevier Ltd. Selection and/or peer-review under responsibility of Academic World Education and Research Center.