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The Effects of Cognitive and Metacognitive Strategies Training on Problem-solving Skills and Self-esteem in Students

Afrasiab Pourhossein, Department of Psychology, Zanjan Branch, Islamic Azad University, Zanjan, Iran., Gholamhosein Entesar Fumani, Massoud Hejazi, Mohammad Narimani, Department of Psychology, Zanjan Branch, Islamic Azad University, Zanjan, Iran., Department of Psychology, Zanjan Branch, Islamic Azad University, Zanjan, Iran., Department of Psychology, Faculty of Education and Psychology, University of Mohaghegh Ardabili, Ardabil, Iran.
2021 Journal School of Psychology  

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Objective: The present study aimed to explore the effects of cognitive and metacognitive strategies training on problem-solving skills and self-esteem in students. Methods: This was an experimental study with pretest-posttest and a control group design. The statistical population of the study consisted of all 11th-grade students in the second secondary school of Meshkinshahr City, Iran, in the academic year of 2016-2017. Eighty male students with low self-esteem and problem-solving skills
more » ... ments in physics were selected and randomly assigned to 3 study groups (one control group & two experimental groups) (n=20/ group). The experimental groups were trained in cognitive and metacognitive strategies. To collect the required data, the Cassidy and Lang's Problem-Solving Style Questionnaire and Coopersmith's (1967) Self-Esteem Inventory were used. The obtained data were analyzed by Multivariate Analysis of Covariance (MANCOVA). Results: The collected results suggested that the mean posttest scores of the students in the experimental groups were significantly higher in problem-solving skills and self-esteem, compared to the control group. Conclusion: The presented cognitive and metacognitive strategies training was impactful on problem-solving skills and self-esteem in the examined students.
doi:10.32598/jspi.9.4.3 fatcat:4uaxizbvafhwlhq7uvksouhcye
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Afrasiab Pourhossein, Department of Psychology, Zanjan Branch, Islamic Azad University, Zanjan, Iran., Gholamhosein Entesar Fumani, Massoud Hejazi, Mohammad Narimani, Department of Psychology, Zanjan Branch, Islamic Azad University, Zanjan, Iran., Department of Psychology, Zanjan Branch, Islamic Azad University, Zanjan, Iran., Department of Psychology, Faculty of Education and Psychology, University of Mohaghegh Ardabili, Ardabil, Iran.. "The Effects of Cognitive and Metacognitive Strategies Training on Problem-solving Skills and Self-esteem in Students." Journal School of Psychology 9.4 (2021) 34-45