The influence of metacognition on learning engagement the mediating effect of learning strategy and learning behavior

Based on the questionnaire investigation approach and the investigation of 2989 college students from five colleges in Henan, Jiangsu, and Shanxi as research samples, this study explored the chain mediating roles of learning strategy and learning behavior in the relationship between metacognition and learning engagement. Results indicate that: (1) there is a positive correlation between metacognition and college students' learning engagement; (2) both learning strategy and learning behavior mediate the relationship between metacognition and learning engagement; (3) learning strategy and learning behavior are chain mediation of the relationship between metacognition and college students' learning engagement. This suggests that metacognition is a key factor influencing college students' learning engagement, and this influence functions through the chain mediation of earning strategy and learning behavior.