The Effect of a Training Program Based on TREZ Theory on the Development of Metacognitive Thinking Skills for Al Balqa Applied University

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Received: 
Sunday, April 3, 2011
Accepted: 
Sunday, March 25, 2012
Authors: 
Majed Al-Khayat
Abstract: 

This study aims at investigating the effect of a training program based on TREZ theory on the developing metacognitive thinking skills for Student's at Al Balqa Applied University. The study, therefore has proposed a number of TREZ theory skills to be the bases of the training program, a Scale has been developed by the researcher in order to gauge the program's effect. Thus, the study adopted an experimental approach where the study subjects were divided into tow groups: experimental and control, the scale was used for pre and post application after Having applied the training program on the experimental group, the tow groups then where put on the scale. The study finding there is distinctions in the statistical significance at the level (α = 0.05) are found attributed to the training program on developing metacognitive thinking skills and for the benefit of experimental group. The study recommends further research in the following areas:
1) The student's ability to contribute to the metacognitive thinking skills in various university colleges.
2) Including metacognitive thinking skills in the university curricula.
3) Developing a variety of training programs that deal with all strategy TREZ theory and applying them on university students.

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