Lesson Learned of a Correlational Study on Metacognitive Learning

76 researcher did the observation during the teaching practice in SMP BOPKRI 1 Yogyakarta before conducting the research. Since the researcher used the writing test, the researcher was helped by the English teacher in SMP BOPKRI 1 Yogyakarta to assess the students‟ writing test. The questionnaire was used in to measure the students‟ metacognitive learning strategies. The researcher asked the students for doing the interview to fin d out the students‟ responses to using metacognitive learning strategies. In addition, the researcher also did the interview to the English teacher in order to strengthen the research findings. The researcher conducted all research procedure including doing the observation and arranged the permission letter from both university and SMP BOPKRI 1 Yogyakarta before starting to conduct the research. In connection with that, the researcher had also made the research instruments along with the guidance from the thesis advisor. Therefore, the researcher did not only learn to write a thesis, but the researcher also learned to conduct the research based on the regulation from the study program. Based on the analysis results, the researcher can draw two conclusions. The first is that there are positive responses on writing recount texts from the students when using metacognitive learning strategies in the writing classes because it helps the students to center their learning, arrange and plan their learning, and evaluate their learning. The second is that there is a significant correlation between the students‟ metacognitive learning strategies and the students‟ writing skills in class 8A of SMP BOPKRI 1 Yogyakarta r = 0.627 r table = 0.449. PLAGIAT MERUPAKAN TINDAKAN TIDAK TERPUJI 77 Furthermore, based on the findings, the teacher‟s role is important in order to make the students able to respond in teaching and learning process. In the writing activity, one of the strategies that can be applied is metacognitive learning strategies. Metacognitive learning strategies help to coordinate the students‟ learning process by self-planning, self-monitoring and self-evaluating. The findings show that there is a positive relation between students‟ metacognitive learning strategies and students‟ writing skills. Moreover, metacognitive learning strategies help teachers to create a meaningful and creative activity in using the recount texts as the teaching media for students. In conclusion, the teacher as the role model needs to consider the best strategy that will encourage the students in the learning process in order to develop their learning skills.

B. Recommendations

Based on the research findings, there are positive responses when the students use metacognitive learning strategies in class 8A of SMP BOPKRI 1 Yogyakarta. Besides, there is a positive and significant relationship between metacognitive learning strategies and the students‟ writing skills for writing recount texts. In connection with the research findings, there are some recommendations for English teachers, the students and future researchers who are going to conduct similar research.

1. For the English Teachers of SMP BOPKRI 1 Yogyakarta

It is suggested that the teachers should consider the use of metacognitive learning strategies to develop students‟ writing skills, especially in the writing PLAGIAT MERUPAKAN TINDAKAN TIDAK TERPUJI 78 classes. Metacognitive learning strategies help the students to develop their writing skills because by having high metacognitive learning strategies, the students can have a critical awareness of thinking and learning. Teachers can work together to encourage the students in the teaching and learning process by using appropriate strategy. Since this research used recount texts which are related to the students‟ experiences, the students will be more encouraged and motivated with the strategy that helps them in overcoming the difficulties in the writing activity. Besides, the teacher can work together with another teacher to conduct similar research that will help them to know the relationship between the learning strategy and the students‟ learning skills.

2. For the Students in SMP BOPKRI 1 Yogyakarta

It is important for the students to know what strategy they can apply to develop their skills in learning writing. By understanding their own strategy, the students will be able to be critical and creative in producing a text in the writing classes. The researcher suggests that the students apply metacognitive learning strategies in the learning activity, especially in the writing activity. Based on the findings, the metacognitive learning strategies gave significant effect through the writing skills. Therefore, the students should consider the use of metacognitive learning strategies to help them in self-planning, self-monitoring and self- evaluating. PLAGIAT MERUPAKAN TINDAKAN TIDAK TERPUJI 79

3. For the Future Researchers

For future researchers who are going to conduct similar research in metacognitive learning strategies, the researcher suggests that they could be more sp ecific, especially in the students‟ responses to using metacognitive learning strategies. It is important for the future researchers to find other findings which are related to the students‟ metacognitive learning strategies or the students‟ writing skills. It is also expected that the future researchers who want to conduct the similar topic could apply another strategy which develops the students‟ writing skills, for example designing good materials and good strategies for learning writing in English. PLAGIAT MERUPAKAN TINDAKAN TIDAK TERPUJI