The Relationship Between Pre-Service Teachers’ Metacognitive Learning Strategies and Academic Self-Efficacy

The purpose of the present study is to determine whether there is a relationship between the pre-service teachers’ metacognitive learning strategies and academic self-efficacy. Moreover, the study also looks at whether the metacognitive learning strategies and academic self-efficacy varies depending on the variables such as gender, the classroom level, achievement and university. The study group of this research employing a survey model consists of 794 pre-service teachers of all the departments of the Education Faculty of Ankara University, Anadolu University and Osmangazi University. “Metacognitive Learning Strategies Scale” and “Academic Self-Efficacy Scale” are used were data collection instruments of the study. Pearson Moments Product Correlation Coefficient, t test, ANOVA and Kruskall Wallis H test were used in the analysis of the data. The findings of the study revealed that there are significant relations between the sub-dimensions of the metacognitive learning strategies and academic self-efficacy; pre-service teacher’s metacognitive learning strategies differ significantly in terms of gender, achievement and university; academic self-efficacy differ significantly in terms of the classroom level, achievement and university.