Effectiveness of Teaching Cognitive and Metacognitive Strategies on Strengthen their, Student Self-Directed Learning Readiness and Self Efficacy

Abstract

Introduction: The aim of this research was to determine the effects of cognitive and metacognitive strategies training to strengthen their, self-directed learning readiness and self efficacy.Materials and Methods: In this quasi-experimental design with pretest - posttest control group was used. In this study, 50 midwifery students were selected, and randomly and equally divided into two groups The experimental group was attended in 8 sessions of cognitive and metacognitive strategies training and were evaluated by guglielmino self-directed learning questioner, schwarzer self efficacy questioner and Combined Inventory weienestein, palmer & pintrich. SPSS software was used for analyzing data's. The statistical analyses were ANCOVA.Results: Results of this research show that training of cognitive and metacognitive strategies Uses strategies strengthens, improved of self –directed learning and self efficacy.Conclusion: According to research findings indicate that learning strategies can be taught and learned and learning strategies can be effected on self-directed learning readiness and self efficacy therefore, teachers must trying for training these strategies to students and notice Students how to learn and improve skills.