Metacognitive awareness assessment and introductory computer programming course achievement at university
Joint Authors
Rum, Siti Nurulain
Ismail, Maizatul
Source
The International Arab Journal of Information Technology
Issue
Vol. 13, Issue 6 (31 Dec. 2016)9 p.
Publisher
Publication Date
2016-12-31
Country of Publication
Jordan
No. of Pages
9
Main Subjects
Engineering & Technology Sciences (Multidisciplinary)
Abstract EN
Computer programming is regarded as a difficult skill to learn both by researchers and often by learners themselves.
Metacognition has been identified as an important factor to be a successful learner in learning computer programming.
Metacognitive in educational psychology is generally described as monitoring and controlling activities of one’s cognition.
The researchers have examined the Metacognitive Awareness Inventory (MAI) to identify how it relates to student academic achievement at school and universities.
In this research work, an empirical research is conducted using the MAI inventory with the objective to examine the correlation between the metacognitive awareness with the GPA performance of the introductory programming course at Universities in Malaysia.
The experiment result indicates a positive relationship between metacognitive awareness with the learning success of introductory programming course at Universities.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Rum, Siti Nurulain& Ismail, Maizatul. 2016. Metacognitive awareness assessment and introductory computer programming course achievement at university. The International Arab Journal of Information Technology،Vol. 13, no. 6.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-722006
Modern Language Association (MLA)
Rum, Siti Nurulain& Ismail, Maizatul. Metacognitive awareness assessment and introductory computer programming course achievement at university. The International Arab Journal of Information Technology Vol. 13, no. 6 (Dec. 2016).
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-722006
American Medical Association (AMA)
Rum, Siti Nurulain& Ismail, Maizatul. Metacognitive awareness assessment and introductory computer programming course achievement at university. The International Arab Journal of Information Technology. 2016. Vol. 13, no. 6.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-722006
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-722006