THE INFLUENCE OF METACOGNITIVE STRATEGY ON THE EIGHT GRADE STUDENTS’ ABILITY IN WRITING DESCRIPTIVE TEXT AT SMP NEGERI 3 LINTONGNIHUTA IN ACADEMIC YEAR 2021/2022

Abstract

This study presented a research  report on The Influence of Metacognitive Strategy on Students’ Ability in Writing Descriptive Text. The objective of the research  was to find out whether  the use of Metacognitive Strategy influence the students’ ability in writing descriptive text. It was conducted by using experimental research design. The population was the eight grade students of SMP Negeri 3 Lintongnihuta. The sample of the research was 34 students were taken by using random sampling technique. The sample divided into two groups, experimental and control groups. The experimental group was taught by applying Metacognitive strategy. The data were obtained by asking the students to write a descriptive text. In analyzing the data, the result of the t-test calculation showed that t-observed was 9,17 while t-table was 2,04 at the level of significance 0,05 two tailed test with the degree of freedom was 32. The value of t-observed was higher than the value of t-table. Therefore, the alternative hypothesis (Ha) was accepted. It showed that the use of Metacognitive Strategy influence the students’ ability in writing descriptive text.