The Relatonship between Metamemory and Academic Achievement Motivation among Yarmouk University Students

Abstract

This study aimed at detecting the relationship between
metamemory and academic achievement motivation among Yarmouk
University students and finding out whether this relationship varies
according to student gender and specialization.The sample consisted
of (426) undergraduate students chosen randomly from Yarmouk
University.The findings of the study revealed a moderate average level
of metamemory and a high average level of academic achievement
motivation among the students. It also revealed a statistically
significant correlation between students' metamemory (and subtests)
and their academic achievement motivation. Moreover, the
relationship varied on memory contentment, and memory strategies
according to student specialization in favor of science specialization.
However, no significant difference in the relationship was attributed
to student gender.(