Examining the Relationship between Metacognitive Awareness and Success Orientations of Physical Education and Sports Teacher Candidates
Examining the Relationship between Metacognitive Awareness and Success Orientations of Physical Education and Sports Teacher Candidates

Summary/Abstract: The present study aims to investigate the relationship between metacognitive awareness and success orientations of physical education and sports teacher candidates. The population of the research consisted of 240 teacher candidates studying in the third and fourth grades in physical education and sports teaching departments at Bozok, Erciyes, and Mehmet Akif Ersoy Universities, and 142 students who were selected with random sampling method consisted the sample group. In the collection of the data, the Personal Information Form, Metacognitive Awareness Inventory and Success Orientation were used. The obtained data were analyzed in the computer environment. Number, percentage, average, and standard deviation were used as descriptive statistical methods in the evaluation of the data. Pearson correlation analysis was used between the continuous variables of the study.As a result, it was determined that the metacognitive awareness of the physical education teacher candidates was low, the learning orientation and the tendency for performance from the sub-headings of success orientation were high and medium, respectively, and the avoid of performance tendency was medium, and there was a low negative relationship between the metacognitive awareness and the avoid of performance tendency which is among the sub-headings of success orientation. It can be stated that this situation originates from the fact that the physical education teacher candidates possess certain levels of sports skills, knowledge and achievements in the sportive life that started and/or still continue before the university education, and from the thoughts of avoiding negative judgments by performing their skills as well as learning new skills.

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