The Effect of Metacognitive Skills on Cognitive Ability and Learning Styles of Dyslexic Students

The purpose of this study was to determine the effectiveness of meta-cognitive skills on cognitive abilities and learning styles of dyslexic students. The research method was semi-experimental with pre-test, post-test and control group. The statistical population of this study was all dyslexic students who came to the educational and clinical centers of Tehran. 30 people were selected by available sampling method and randomly divided into two groups (15 subjects) and control group (15 people). The research tools were Kolb's Learning Style Questionnaire (1971) and Neghavi's Cognitive Ability Questionnaire (2013) and data analysis method was covariance analysis. The results showed that metacognitive skills were effective on cognitive abilities and learning styles. As a result, metacognitive skills are considered as an effective, useful, and early response to cognitive abilities and learning styles of high school students.