This study examined the effects of teaching cognitive and metacognitive strategies on the enhancement of the academic performance of Sama vocational schools probation students of Najaf Abad branches in the school year 2013-2014. Methodology: Semi-experimental method with pre-test and post-test study with a control group of 200 probation students in the first academic semester girls and boys, of whom 50 patients samples were randomly selected. Results: With a random assignment to experimental and control groups (n = 25 for each group) were divided. Conclusion: Data using analysis of covariance showed that cognitive and metacognitive strategies training have a positive effect on academic performance.

The method of this study is Semi-experimental research method boy and girl first academic semester of probation, Methodology: including 200 students, of whom 50 were selected using stratified random sampling. And Bagmarsh randomly into two control groups (n = 25 for each group) were divided. Results: Instruments included the Academic Motivation Scale Harter and the average score of students in the second semester of the 2013- 2014 school year. Conclusion: The results of the data using analysis of covariance showed that cognitive and metacognitive strategies training have a positive effect on students' motivation.