العلاقة بين التفكير التأملي و ما وراء الذاكرة لدى طلبة الجامعة الأردنية

Abstract EN

This study aimed to identify the relationship between refective thinking and metamemory among students in the Jordanian university .

To achieve the aims of this study, the researchers developed a scale of Refective thinking, and another for Metamemory.

The scales were applied to )396( students in the Faculty of Educational Sciences in the Jordanian University during the frst semester of the academic year )2010/2011(.

The results of the study showed that the estimation of the level of refective thinking.

and the level of metememory were high, in general.

The results also revealed signifcant correlatis between the level of positively refective thinking and the level of metamemory of the students.

Signifcant differences were also registered in students’ refective thinking skills due to the variables: gender; in which these differences were in favor of females, and academic level; in which the differences were in favor of third and fourth year students.

Howwever, no signifcant differences were shown due to the variable of academic specialization.

The results also revealed signifcant differences in metamemory as attributed to the academic level only in favor of the third and fourth year students, while no signifcant differences were evident according due to the variables of gender, and academic specialization.