THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN SUCCESSFUL AND UNSUCCESSFUL LEARNERS IN ENGLISH LISTENING'S LEARNING STRATEGIES

Muhammad Reza Febrian, Ag. Bambang Setiyadi, Ramlan Ginting Suka

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Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk mengetahui (1) perbedaan antara siswa yang berhasil dan tidak berhasil, dalam penggunaan strategi kemampuan mendengarkan bahasa Inggris yang berbeda. (2) Strategi belajar yang paling efektif, dan (3) strategi belajar yang paling sering digunakan siswa dalam mendengarkan. Penelitian ini merupakan studi kuantitatif. Sampel yang digunakan adalah siswa kelas XI SMA Negeri 14 Bandar Lampung. Independent t-test digunakan untuk menganalisis data kemampuan mendengar siswa dan strategi belajar dalam taraf signifikan 0.05. Hasil penelitian ini menunjukkan (1) ada perbedaan yang signifikan antara siswa yang berhasil dan tidak berhasil dalam menggunakan strategi kognitif (p= 0.02) dan social strategi (p= 0.02) namun, tidak ada perbedaan yang signifikan antara siswa yang berhasil dan tidak berhasil dalam menggunakan metakognitif strategi (p=0.065). (2) Strategi belajar paling efektif dalam kemampuan mendengarkan adalah strategi metakognitif. (3) Strategi sosial adalah yang paling sering digunakan siswa dalam kemampuan mendengarkan bahasa Inggris.

This present study aimed to investigate (1) difference between successful and unsuccessful learners in using different learning strategies in English listening skill (2) The most effective learning strategy in students’ listening skill, and (3) The most frequent learning strategy used by the students in listening. This is a quantitative study. The samples of the study were the learners at the second grade of SMA Negeri 14 Bandar Lampung. Independent t-test was used to analyze the data at the significant level of 0.05. The result showed that (1) there is significant difference between successful and unsuccessful learners in using cognitive (p=0.02) and social (p=0.02). There is no significant difference between successful and unsuccessful learners in using meta-cognitive (p=0.065). (2) The most effective learning strategy in listening skill is meta-cognitive strategy. (3) Social strategy is the type of learning strategies mostly used by the students.

Keywords: learning strategy, listening skill, successful learners, unsuccessful learners

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