The Correlation between Metacognitive Learning Strategy and Vocabulary Mastery

comprehension is also high. It also means that there is a positive and significant relationship among metacognitive learning strategy, vocabulary mastery, and reading comprehension. Secondly, some students’ perceptions towards the correlation among metacognitive learning strategy, vocabulary mastery, and reading comprehension are obtained. The students choose vocabulary mastery as a big input since it makes them comprehend better. They prefer using their vocabulary mastery to support them to comprehend some texts. They succeed to achieve their reading comprehension by using their mastery of vocabulary. They use more their vocabulary mastery to assist them to comprehend texts than their metacognitive learning strategy. Since they have used vocabulary mastery in their daily lives and it works to make them succeed to comprehend the texts, they employ their vocabulary mastery in their reading comprehension. Therefore, they frequently use more their vocabulary mastery as a big contribution than their metacognitive learning strategy in their reading comprehension. Metacognitive learning strategy is contributive to their reading comprehension even though the contribution is considered small. For some students, metacognitive learning strategy is not considered as a big contribution for students’ reading comprehension. However, metacognitive learning strategy helps them to comprehend several texts though it does not give big contribution. This contribution on reading comprehension is positively necessary for the students to support them to comprehend better. Therefore, metacognitive learning strategy is essential and useful for students’ success in learning especially in their reading comprehension. Besides, students’ metacognitive learning strategy is related to their vocabulary mastery. They are able to master more vocabulary by using this strategy. Metacognitive learning strategy is contributive to their vocabulary mastery. Therefore, since their vocabulary mastery can be progressed through this strategy, metacognitive learning strategy is the factor that needs to be considered. In addition, students’ vocabulary mastery and reading comprehension are positively related. The relationship is considered big. If they master vocabulary, they will comprehend the texts better. On contrary, if they do not master vocabulary, they will get difficulty to comprehend the texts since vocabulary mastery gives big contributions on their reading comprehension.

5.2 IMPLICATIONS

Metacognitive learning strategy and vocabulary mastery are two important factors to increase reading comprehension. Research findings reveal that they impact on students’ reading comprehension Zare, 2011, Zhang and Sheepo, 2013, Siagiyanto, 2015, Furqon, 2013 and Karina, 2014. This research has also reported the results. Students’ metacognitive learning strategy of SMAN 1 Depok is related to their vocabulary mastery and reading comprehension. Statistical, description, and interpretation of narrative data show that they with higher reading comprehension tend to have more metacognitive learning strategy. Besides, they with higher reading comprehension tend to have more mastery of vocabulary. These research findings bring about some consequences for those involved in the field of English learning in its context. According to the observation and interview conducted by the researcher, the students should make PLAGIAT MERUPAKAN TINDAKAN TIDAK TERPUJI