Ranti, Astia (2020) The Use of Metacognitive Strategy to Improve The Students’ Writing Skill Among The Eighth Graders of SMP N 7 Metro. Undergraduate thesis, IAIN Metro.

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Abstract

This study was carried out to improve the students‟ writing skillthrough metacognitive strategy of SMP SMP N 7 Metro. The subjects of this study were consisted of 29students.

The method used in this study was Classroom Action Research (CAR). The classroom action research design applied in this study was a collaborative classroom action research. It meant that the writer collaborated with the English teacher of SMP N 7 Metroas an observer and collaborator. This study was conducted following Kurt Lewin model with the following procedures of the action research: planning, acting, observing, and reflecting. The study was carried out in two cycles. Each cycle consisted of two meetings. The data were gathered in this study through test, observation and documentation .

The result of the study showed that there was improvement of students‟ writing skill. Most of the students gradually gained good scores at the end of each cycle. The score of Minimum Mastery Criterion-Kriteria Ketuntasan Minimal (KKM) of English lesson was 75. Thestudents‟ mean score in preliminary study was 56. The mean score in the first cycle was 66. The mean score in the second cycle was 79. In addition, there was a positive response from the English teacher about implementing the action. In conclusion metacognitive strategycould improve students‟ writing skill.

Keyword :metacognitive strategy,writing skill, classroom action research (CAR).

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