Meta-cognition is the process of cognitive a problem first and then monitoring and regulating her/himself in the solution processes according to the objective or goal of problem solving to solve a specific problem. This is important for performance. There is a self-efficacy and self-esteem as a similar concept to improve performance. Self-efficacy is an individual s belief that people have a ability to perform a certain task successfully, and self-esteem is a subjective assessment of an individual s worth. Meta-cognition, self-efficacy, and esteem are all similar concepts that cognitive and evaluate themselves. Meta-cognition, however, is the ability to know about the strengths, weaknesses, or abilities of an individual in solving a particular problem. self-efficacy means confidence that I can solve the problem successfully, and self-esteem is the feeling that I am a worth person who can solve the problem. Therefore, the three factors are different concepts. This study explains the differences in meta-cognition, self-efficacy, and self-esteem and their relevance. As a result of the empirical analysis, these three factors showed a positive correlation with each other. In another words, there is a different point between the self efficacy and the esteem according to the change of meta-cognition in the problem solving process. This study emphasizes the importance of meta-cognition and raises the necessity of individual performance studies such as self-efficacy and self-esteem.