(Research by Dr. Enny Irawati, M.Pd.)
Presented by Lusi Mardiana
OUTLINE
IntroductionMethodologyFindingsConclusion
INTRODUCTION
Writing
Producing a piece of text, the writer has to deal with content, audience, purpose, syntax, grammar, mechanics, organization, and the process of writing.
(Raimes, 1983)
Successfull writing performance
Unsuccessfull writing performance
STRATEGIES
The aims of the study
To find out metacognitive strategies employed by graduate student writers of English Education major.
Time: December 2006 to January 2007.
Place: English Education Department of State University of Malang.
The research settings
Two students of Advanced Linguistic class at the graduate program of English Education major based on predetermined criteria.
The initial of the two subjects of the research are “D” and “W”
The subjects of the study
The Writer’s Long Term
MemoryKnowledge of Topic
Knowledge of Audience
Stored Writing Plans
Task Environment
Writing Assignment
Topic
Audience
Motivating Cues
TEXT PRODUCED SO FAR
The Cognitive Model of Writing Process (Hayes and Flower, 1980)
PLANNING
Organizing
Goal SettingG
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g Translating
Reviewing
Reading
Editing
MONITORING
Metacognitive strategies is a strategy which involves thinking about learning process, planning for learning, monitoring the learning task, and evaluating how well one has learned.
(O’Malley and Chamot,1990,137)
When the subjects wrote their first draft, they did the think-aloud that verbalized their thoughts.
The spoken verbalization was recorded with tape recorder.
The statements were evaluated to infer metacognitive strategies they employed.
METHODOLOGY
FINDINGS
“D” Meta-cognitive Strategies
“W” Meta-cognitives Strategies
Self monitoring
Advanced preparation
Self evaluation
Delayed Production
Avoidance
Self management
Self evaluation
Self monitoring
Advanced Preparation
Avoidance
Delayed Production
Types of metacognitive strategies prefered in doing writing that are organizational planning, self-monitoring and self-evaluation.
(O’Malley and Chamot, 1990, 142)
CONCLUSION
The subjects of research employ meta-cognitive strategies.
The strategies employed help the subjects of research to continue writing a term paper to the final text production.
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