The Effect of Educational software Designed Based on Meta-Cognition of the Students´ Self Direction at the Fifth Grade in Primary Schools of Kermanshah

Subject Areas : Research in Curriculum Planning

hossein mahdizadeh ¹ , Yahia safari ² , mohamad ali Nadi ³ , leila paknia ⁴

1 - دانشگاه ایلام
2 - دانشگاه علوم پزشکی
3 - دانشگاه آزاد اسلامی
4 - دانشگاه آزاد اسلامی

Received: 2017-10-17 Accepted : 2017-10-17 Published : 2011-12-22

Keywords: Self - Direction, Educational software, Meta - Cognition, primary students,

Abstract :

The purpose of the study is to survey the effect of educational software designed based on meta-cognition of the students´ self direction at the fifth grade in primary Schools the research method was quasi experimental with case control and pretest-posttest. Statistical population was 12192 students of primary school in Kermanshah. 105 students as sample were selected by random cluster sampling method and put into the experimental and control groups randomly. Research data gathering tools were standard, Fisher self-direction questionnaire and academic achievement test. Statistical analysis was ANOVA and ANCOVA. Results revealed that there was a significant difference between the scores of self-direction students of experimental and control groups (p=0/003). Findings of sub components about self direction shows that there are significant differences among the scores of experimental and control group students in regard to the components of self- management (p=0/013), tendency in learning (p=0/044), and selfـ control (p=0/009).