Meta Cognitive Strategy Usage and Epistemological Beliefs of Primary School Teacher Trainees: An Explorative Study

Jena, Prakash Chandra; Ahmad, Latif

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Meta Cognitive Strategy Usage and Epistemological Beliefs of Primary School Teacher Trainees: An Explorative Study

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Abstract:

The main purpose of the study is to identify different levels of metacognition and epistemological beliefs of primary school teacher trainees. The investigator has taken 300 primary school teacher trainees from three districts of Jammu and Kashmir by using simple random sampling technique. For collection of data the investigator has used Metacognitive Inventory (MCI) by Punita Govil and Epistemological Belief Questionnaire (EBQ) constructed and standardized by the investigators. For analyses and interpretation of data the investigator has used percentage and Pearson’s Co-efficient of Correlation.

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International Letters of Social and Humanistic Sciences (Volume 9)

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1-10

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https://doi.org/10.18052/www.scipress.com/ILSHS.9.1

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P. C. Jena and L. Ahmad, "Meta Cognitive Strategy Usage and Epistemological Beliefs of Primary School Teacher Trainees: An Explorative Study", International Letters of Social and Humanistic Sciences, Vol. 9, pp. 1-10, 2013

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September 2013

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Prakash Chandra Jena, Latif Ahmad

Keywords:

Certain Knowledge Belief, Epistemological Belief, Innate Ability Belief, Metacognitive, Simple Knowledge Belief

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