A Study of the Metacognitive Awareness Levels of Students in Firat University's Faculty of Sports Sciences

This study aims to identify the metacognitive awareness levels of the students studying in the departments of sports management, coaching and physical education. The population of this descriptive study consists of 854 students in the Faculty of Sports Science of Firat University. No sampling was done, and the whole population was included in the study. 684 students answered the questionnaires (participation rate: 80.1 %). The data of the study were collected with the Metacognitive Awareness Inventory (MAI) and a personal information sheet. As a result of the study, the mean scores of the total MAI of the students of the Physical Education Department (182.6±27.0), and their mean scores of knowledge of cognition (59.3±9.8) and regulation of cognition (123.3±18.0) dimensions were found to be lower than those students’ of other departments; and this difference is significant (p<0.05). The total MAI mean scores (177.7±30.1) of those graduates of a Sports High School, and their mean scores of knowledge of cognition (58.1±10.1) and regulation of cognition (119.5±20.9) were found to be significantly lower than those of the graduates of other high schools (p<0.05). Moreover, no significant relationship was found between the MAI and its dimensions and the students’ age and gender variables.