Relationship between Locus of Control, Metacognitive Awareness and Academic Performance among Alexandria faculty of Nursing Students.

Heikal, Mohamed Saied Ali; Fayad, Elham Mohamed Abdelkader; Abdellah, Marwa Mohamed Mahmoud ,

doi:10.21608/asalexu.2025.450085

Relationship between Locus of Control, Metacognitive Awareness and Academic Performance among Alexandria faculty of Nursing Students.

Document Type : Research articles

Authors

¹ nursing specialist Rashid General Hospital, El-Behira Governorate

² , Professor Psychiatric and Mental Health Nursing, Faculty of Nursing, Alexandria University

³ Lecturer Nursing Education, Faculty of Nursing, Alexandria University

10.21608/asalexu.2025.450085

Abstract

Background Locus of control and metacognition awareness play important roles in
improving students' performance and academic achievement, as well as increasing the
quality of care. Objective: To identify the relationship between locus of control,
metacognitive awareness, and academic performance among Alexandria faculty of
Nursing Students. Setting: The study was conducted in all nine scientific nursing
departments. at the Faculty of Nursing, Alexandria University. Subjects: The
participants of this study consisted of 400 nursing students. These students were
selected through a random and representative sampling method. Tools: Three
tools were used. Academic Locus of Control Scale & Metacognitive Awareness
Inventory Scale & Students' Academic Performance Questionnaire. Results: The study
showed that the majority of the students (83.25%) had a high internal locus of control,
while only 2.5% had a high external locus of control. Moreover, nearly three-quarters
(70.25%) of the students had a high level of metacognitive awareness, while slightly
less than one-third (29.75%) of them had an average metacognitive awareness level.
Additionally, slightly less than half (47.5%) of the students had a good academic
performance. a positive, significant correlation was found between the students’
academic locus of control and the dimensions of metacognitive awareness (p <
0.001*) and the overall metacognitive awareness (p < 0.001*). Also, a positive,
significant correlation was found between the students’ academic locus of control and
their academic performance (p < 0.001*). Conclusion: Based on the findings of the
present study, it can be concluded that the majority of nursing students had a high
level of internal locus of control and metacognitive awareness; additionally, a
substantial proportion of them had excellent and good academic performance. Also, a
strong relationship was found between locus of control, metacognitive awareness, and
academic performance among faculty of nursing students. Recommendations: The
educator should assist the students in developing an internal locus of control to
improve their academic performance and minimize the level of failure in
examinations. Also, the educator should be trained to pose classroom questions to
increase students’ metacognitive awareness and achievement.

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