The instrument of metacognitive learning strategy

In-depth interview was conducted and interview guidelines in form of blueprint was used as seen in table 3.3 in the following. Table 3.3 Blueprint of Interview Construct Indicator Question Reading Comprehension Students’ interest in reading Do you like reading? Why? What do you know about reading? Students’ knowledge of reading When you are reading, do you always understand the text? Why? How do you understand a text? What do you use to comprehend a text or to support your reading comprehension? Metacognitive Learning Strategy Students’ advance preparation Is choosing the reading that you want to read only related to your reading comprehension? Students’ understanding checking How about checking your comprehension several times when reading, is it related to your reading comprehension? Students’ self- evaluation And what about evaluating your comprehension, is it related to your reading comprehension? Why? Students’ perceptions of the relationship between metacognitive learning strategy and their reading comprehension Do the ways have contribution on your reading comprehension? What are the contributions? Do they help you to comprehend a text? How? Students’ note taking When you are reading a text, do you take note when reading and summarize the information in the text? Is taking note when reading useful? Students’ summarizing How about summarizing, is it useful for you? Students’ perceptions of the relationship between metacognitive learning strategy and vocabulary mastery Do the ways have contribution to your vocabulary mastery? Do they help you to improve your vocabulary? Vocabulary Mastery Students’ perceptions of the relationship between vocabulary mastery and their reading comprehension What do you think about comprehending a text by mastering the English words such as adjectives, adverbs, nouns and others in context? Is mastering the words based on its context related to your reading comprehension? Students’ perceptions of the use of metacognitive learning Which one do you use more to help you to comprehend texts? Your mastery of the English words such as adjectives, adverbs, nouns in context strategy , vocabulary mastery and their reading comprehension or the ways you choose to comprehend the texts such as using your own knowledge and evaluating your text comprehension?

3.5 Pilot Study

Pilot study was implemented in this research in order to measure the validity and reliability of the instruments. A pilot study can be used as “a small scale version or trial run in preparation for a major study” Polit, Beck, and Hungler, 2001 as cited in Simon, 2011. In this research, the pilot study was conducted by involving three students. They were the students of English Language Studies of Sanata Dharma University. It aimed to to check whether the instruments were comprehensible and usable. The three instruments were pilot-tested before they were given to the sample of the research. The results of conducting the pilot study were two revisions on the instruments. First, the total number of reading comprehension tests was decreased from 50 items became 25 items in order to make the sample easier and faster to do the test. Second, several inappropriate words were changed to be better and more comprehensible.

3.6 Procedure of Data Collection

The data collection was carried out in February – March 2016. The procedure of the data collection was described into seven steps. The steps were presented in figure 3.1 in the following. Procedure Outcome