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Method:

The present study was a quantitative cross-sectional research design, using a Smart-PLS 3 approach in which 225 medical students at Shiraz University of Medical Sciences were selected, using simple random sampling. Pintrich and De Groot’s (1990) students’ self-efficacy for learning and performance questionnaire and metacognitive learning strategies questionnaire developed by Dowson and McInerney (2004) were used to collect data. The collected data were analyzed using SPSS 21 and PLS 3 software.

Results:

The validity and reliability of research questionnaires were confirmed by confirmatory factor analysis. The results showed self-efficacy had a positive and significant relationship with planning (r= 0.24, p< 0.001), monitoring (r= 0.30, p< 0.001) and regulating (r= 0.31, p< 0.001). Furthermore, self-efficacy had direct, positive and statistically significant effect on metacognitive learning strategies (β …