Turkish Adaptation of the Group Metacognitive Scale: Metacognition in Online Collaborative Group Activity

Authors : Hatice YILDIZ DURAK, Nilüfer ATMAN USLU

Pages : 288-301

Doi:10.54535/rep.1010951

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Publication Date : 2021-12-31

Article Type : Research Paper

Abstract :Group Metacognition Scale insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(GMS); developed by Biasutti and Frate insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(2018); was adapted into Turkish in this study. The original scale was a 20-item, 4-factor self-report scale measuring students` metacognitive group skills and addressing what generally happened in their group during online collaborative activities. The study was conducted with 208 university students who performed group activities and tasks in online collaborative learning environments. Purposive and convenient sampling method was used in the selection of the participants. According to the confirmatory factor analysis performed in the study, it was found that the fit indices indicated an acceptable fit of the data. It was seen that the factor loadings of the items in the scale vary between 0.51 and 0.82. Cronbach`s alpha values for the factors in the scale were calculated as knowledge of cognition, 0.851, planning 0.851, monitoring 0.787 and evaluating 0.845. In this study, the differentiation status of group metacognition scores according to gender and perception of achievement was also examined. The subscales and total score mean of the group metacognition scale of the participants showed a significant difference according to gender and perception of achievement. Suggestions were made within the framework of the findings.
Keywords : Collaborative learning, Group Metacognition, Metacognition, University students