“…For the purpose of this research, metacognition refers to strategic employment of one's cognitive processes and resources to construct knowledge, and employ thinking and problem-solving skills to reach understanding and insight into one's environment ( Brown, 1978 ;Flavell, 1976Flavell, , 1978Flavell, , 1979Flavell, , 1999. This definition of metacognition ( Brown, 1978 ;Flavell, 1976Flavell, , 1978Flavell, , 1979Flavell, , 1999 encompasses features of intelligent ability; entails employing one's higherorder thinking processes, such as recognition, discrimination, judgment, and cognitive restructuring of events for effective functioning in life; and covers the process of performing interactive mental juggling to maintain one's connection to the task on hand for decision making and task fulfillment ( Al-Hilawani, 2000, 2001Al-Hilawani, Easterbrooks, & Marchant, 2002 ).…”