Academic Self-efficacy and its Relation to Metacomprehension among the Students of Al-Balqa Applied University

Abstract

The present study aimed to reveal the relationship between the academic self-efficacy and Metacomprehension of the students of Al-Balqa' Applied University, whose sample consisted of (902) male and female students randomly selected from the students of Al-Balqa' Applied University. The results of the study indicated an average level of academic self- efficacy among the students of Al-Balqa' Applied University, and the level of Metacomprehension was moderate. The results indicated a statistically significant positive relationship between the academic self-efficacy and Metacomprehension among the students of Al-Balqa' Applied University. The results of the study showed statistically significant differences between the levels of study (first, second and fourth), and academic self-efficacy in favor of the second year level. The results indicated that there were statistically significant differences at the level of significance (α≤0.05) attributed to the effect of the college variable and for the benefit of the scientific faculties. There were no significant differences due to the effect of gender variable on academic self-efficacy. As for the Meta-comprehension, the results showed that there were no statistically significant differences at the level of significance (α=0.05) due to the effect of the study level variable. In addition to the existence of statistically significant differences (α = 0.05) due to the effect of the gender variable in favor of females in Metacomprehension. In addition, there are statistically significant differences (α = 0.05) due to the effect of the college variable in favor of the scientific colleges in Metacomprehension.

Keywords: Academic Self-efficacy, Metacomprehension, Al-Balqa' Applied University