Mohammad Saber  Khaghaninejad, Sara Golchin  Samadi, 
    Examining the Relationship Between Meta-Cognitive Beliefs and
Self-Efficacy in EFL Female Students,
    Research Journal of Applied Sciences,
    Volume 11,Issue 8,
    2016,
    Pages 660-666,
    ISSN 1815-932x,
    rjasci.2016.660.666,
    (https://makhillpublications.co/view-article.php?doi=rjasci.2016.660.666)
    Abstract: The purpose of this research was to examine the relationship between self-efficacy and
meta-cognitive beliefs among female EFL students. Participants of this study were selected randomly from the
pool of English students at Safir-e-Lian Institute, Shiraz, Iran. The 100 English learners were chosen whose
proficiency level was upper intermediate based on the institutes standards and their ages ranged from 20-35.
Two validated questionnaires, Meta-Cognition Questionnaire (MCQ-30) and self-efficacy scale have been used
as the instruments of the study. This study was a correlational enquiry; pearson and multiple regression
statistical measures were employed. The findings showed that there was a positive direct relationship between
all components of meta-cognitive beliefs (i.e., attitudes about worry, cognitive confidence, controlling thoughts
and cognitive self-consciousness) and self-efficacy in female EFL students. It was also found that among the
five meta-cognitive aspects only “cognitive confidence” can be accounted as a predictor for self efficacy.
Pedagogical implications are discussed in the conclusion section.
    Keywords: Meta-cognitive beliefs;self-efficacy;direct relationship;female EFL students;aspects