Study of Metacognitive Knowledge among the Senior Secondary Students With Regard To Their Problem-Solving Skills

Abstract: The main objective of the research was to study the metacognitive knowledge among the senior secondary students with regard to their problem-solving skills. The study applied descriptive survey method. A total of 666 students were the respondents of the survey. Metacognitive knowledge scale constructed and standardized by researcher with the help of guide and Problem-Solving Ability Test prepared and standardized by Dr. L.N. Dubey were used. Collected data was analyzed using independent sample “t” test, One Way ANOVA and Pearson product moment correlation. The study found that stream influenced only the problem-solving skills and not the metacognitive knowledge of students; there was no impact of level of metacognitive knowledge on problem-solving abilities of students, and there was a correlation and mutual dependency between students' metacognitive knowledge and problem-solving skills of students.