Abstract
Mistakes can be observed in the three.dimensional projections
drawn by students during the early stages of their study of
technical drawing. It is considered that certain students, despite
their understanding of what projections mean and what they
express, have difficulties in perceiving and drawing three.
dimensional projections correctly. In order to draw such a
projection, it is necessary to visualize a form that does not exist,
and to imagine what such form looks like when seen from a
different angle. It is difficult to discover whether there are errors
involved in this process as it takes place in students’ heads, and
it is difficult for them to realize their own mistakes. Therefore, in
this research a study was carried out involving the introduction of
the study of metacognitive skills into technical drawing classes in
order that students are able to observe their actions in an
objective manner. The study of metacognitive skills is chiefly
used in sports and similar fields. After one week studying
metacognitive skills, it was observed that the way the subjects
drew figures changed to a certain extent. Based on this, it is
thought that study employing metacognition may well have an
effect to an extent on education in the drawing of figures.
