Volume : V, Issue : I, January - 2015

The Relationship Between Metacognition and Career Maturity Among Adolescents

Amtoor Pavana Rao, Jayasankar Reddy

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BACKGROUND:Metacognition has emerged as a key concept which has been studied in relation to many aspects of learning. It has been indicated that metacognitive processes play a role in decision making of individuals. Several theories of career decision making explicitly or implicitly speak of the role of metacognition in career decision making. METHOD:This current study examines the relationship between metacognition and career maturity in adolescents in the age range of 16–18 studying in II year Pre– University/ 12th standard (n=60). Two standardized tools were used in the research, Metacognitive Awareness Inventory and Career Maturity Inventory (Indian Adaptation). Two groups of students, Group A (students studying in the Science Stream) and Group B (students studying in the Arts Stream) were compared. RESULTS: The data findings suggest that metacognition level and career maturity was not significantly related. There were no significant gender differences on all parameters. Though the level of meta–cognitive awareness was not significantly different between the groups there was a significant difference in self–appraisal component of career maturity. CONCLUSION:The role of metacognition in career decision making needs to be explored in more detail in a larger sample.

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Amtoor Pavana Rao,Jayasankar Reddy The Relationship Between Metacognition and Career Maturity Among Adolescents Indian Journal of Applied Research, Vol.5, Issue : 1 January 2015

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