Exploring the Role of Metacognition in Academic Achievement: A Correlational Analysis of Higher Secondary School Students in Assam

Abstract

Metacognition is the ability to recognise, assess, and make sense of one’s own learning processes. Additionally, it entails understanding the most effective strategies for the students. Metacognition is one of the motivating factors that influences students’ academic achievement. Hence, a correlational study has been conducted to examine the relationship between metacognition and academic performance among higher secondary school students in the Kamrup district of Assam. The present study employed the descriptive survey method. A simple random sample of 921 students studying in class XII has been selected from the higher secondary schools in the Kamrup district of Assam. The data are gathered with the Metacognition Scale, which was developed by Mubarak Singh and Ana Bali in 2017. The gathered data have been analysed using relevant statistical procedures, including percentage and Pearson’s co-efficient of correlation. The findings of the study reveal that there is a significant relationship between metacognition and academic achievement of higher secondary school students in Kamrup district, Assam.