Abstract:

In this research, it was aimed to compare the metacognitive awareness and ability levels with non-routine problem solving success of eighth and ninth grade students who were continued their education in Kosovo and Turkey. Additionally, it was examined the relationships among the metacognitive awareness, metacognitive ability and non-routine problem solving success levels of eighth and ninth grade students. The data of the research was obtained from the applications of the metacognitive awareness and ability surveys and non-problem solving tests. The analysis indicated that there was statistically significant difference between Kosovan and Turkish eighth grade students' levels of cognition regulation-ability within the scope of metacognitive awareness and their success in solving non-routine problems. However, there were no significant differences between Kosovan and Turkish ninth grade students' metacognitive awareness and ability levels, and non-rotine problems. Besides, there was no statistically relationships between students' success in solving non-routine problems and their metacognitive awareness and abilities.

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