Page No 361-370
Urmila Devi and Deepti Hooda
M.D. University, Rohtak
Metacognition is the capacity to monitor and regulate cognitive processes and abilities
like memory, perception, decision making. Metacognition consist of three facets,
metacognitive knowledge (knowledge and understanding of several cognitive processes),
metacognitive strategies (strategies used to manage cognition) and metacognitive
experiences (emotions and judgement related with activities of cognition). This study
examined the relationship between student’s coping and metacognitive awareness. In
order to assess metacognitive awareness and coping, a sample of 300 college students
were assessed on metacognitive awareness and coping styles. Statistical analyses,
correlation and regression, were employed to evaluate the data and identify potential
relationships among the variables. The results of correlation analysis revealed that
metacognition has significant relationship with coping i.e. passive problem coping,
active problem coping, active emotional coping. In addition, regression analysis showed
that planning, information management strategies, monitoring (subcomponents of
‘regulation of cognition’) significantly predicts coping. Thus, research shows the
significance of metacognitive awareness in coping. Therefore, increasing metacognitive
skills may improve adaptive coping strategies among students.