The Relationship Between Metacognitive Awareness and Academic Self Efficacy Levels with Academic Achievement of Medical Students

Objective: Metacognitive awareness and academic self-efficacy are the basic concepts that affect academic achievement. Individuals who have their own study strategy, have sufficient motivation and also belief that they can succeed, have higher academic achievement. In this study, the relationship between metacognitive awareness and academic self-efficacy levels with academic achievement in medical students was analysed. Materials and Methods: The study utilized descriptive- relational screening model and 396 medical students were included in the study. Personal information form, metacognition scale and academic self-efficacy scale were used in the study. Results: As a result of the study, it was found that the scores of the students get from metacognition scale differed significantly and increased with age and class level (p