Brains and Bounce: Predicting Mathematics Self-Efficacy through Metacognitive Awareness and Academic Resilience

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https://doi.org/10.64612/ijiv.v2i6.147

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mathematics, metacognitive awareness, academic resilience, mathematics self-efficacy, descriptive-correlational research

Abstract

Mathematics self-efficacy is a critical psychological factor that influences students’ motivation, persistence, and performance in mathematics. This study examined the levels of metacognitive awareness, academic resilience, and mathematics self-efficacy among Grade 10 students and determined the relationships and predictive influence of metacognitive awareness and academic resilience on mathematics self-efficacy. A quantitative descriptive-correlational research design was employed involving 165 Grade 10 students from New Bataan National High School, Davao de Oro, Philippines, selected through stratified random sampling. Data were collected using the Metacognitive Awareness Inventory, the Academic Resilience Scale (ARS-30), and the Mathematics Self-Efficacy Scale. Descriptive statistics, Pearson product-moment correlation, and multiple linear regression were used to analyze the data. The findings revealed that students exhibited high levels of metacognitive awareness, academic resilience, and mathematics self-efficacy. Metacognitive awareness and academic resilience were both positively and significantly associated with mathematics self-efficacy. Regression analyses further identified evaluation, reflecting and adaptive help-seeking, and emotional response as significant predictors of mathematics self-efficacy. The study concludes that students’ confidence in mathematics is strengthened by reflective evaluation of learning, adaptive help-seeking behaviors, and effective emotional regulation. It is recommended that mathematics teachers integrate metacognitive strategy instruction and resilience-building activities into classroom practice, while schools strengthen learner-support programs that foster self-regulated learning, emotional well-being, and positive mathematics learning experiences.

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2026-06-30

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Lausa, H. M., & Doronio, R. (2026). Brains and Bounce: Predicting Mathematics Self-Efficacy through Metacognitive Awareness and Academic Resilience. International Journal of Interdisciplinary Viewpoints , 2(6), Article 3. https://doi.org/10.64612/ijiv.v2i6.147

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