STUDY OF METACOGNITION AND SELF EFFICACY AMONG B.ED STUDENTS IN RELATION TO THE LOCATION OF THEIR INSTITUTION

Metacognition is the awareness about and control over the way information is acquired, processed and stored in the human mind whereas Self-efficacy refers to a belief in one’s ability to successfully perform a particular behavior or task. The present study was conducted to find the relationship of Metacognition and Self efficacy among prospective teachers studying in urban area and rural area on a sample of 200 B.Ed students. The results indicate that students of urban area showed greater mean score in KOC (knowledge of cognitive process), ROC (Regulation of Cognitive process) and total Metacognition, than students of rural area. No significant difference was found in self efficacy of B.Ed students studying urban and rural area institutions. Significant relationship was observed between Self efficacy and metacognition of B.Ed students studying in institutions located in urban area and no significant relationship was found between Self efficacy and metacognition of B.Ed students studying in rural area