The Impact of Using Metacognitive Strategies on Improving Eleventh Graders' Writing Skills and Attitudes towards English

Abstract

Study Title: The Impact of Using Metacognitive Strategies on Improving Eleventh Graders' Writing Skills and Attitudes Towards English. The study aimed to identify the effectiveness of using metacognitive strategies on improving eleventh graders' writing skills and attitudes towards English. To achieve the study aims, the researcher adopted the experimental approach. The researcher designed the following study instruments and tools: English writing skills achievement test, and attitude scale, the study sample consisted of (80) female students from (Farouk El-Farra School). It is worth mentioning that (Farouk El-Farra School) contains (11) eleventh grade classrooms, including (418) eleventh graders. The sample was divided randomly into two groups: the experimental group consisting of (40) students and the control one consisting of (40) other students. The study results showed that there were statistically significant differences at (α ≤ 0.05) in the total mean score at English writing skills achievement test between the students who learn through using metacognitive strategies (experimental group) and those who learn through the traditional method (control group) in the post test. These differences were in favor of the experimental group. Also the finding indicated that there were statistically significant differences at (α ≤ 0.05) in the total mean score in the attitudes towards English between the students who learn through using metacognitive strategies (experimental group) and those who learn through the traditional method (control group) in the post test. These differences were in favor of the experimental group. Moreover the results showed that using metacognitive strategies effect on improving eleventh graders' writing skills and attitudes towards English where eta square was very large. In the light of the study results the researcher recommend using from the traditional teaching methods to interactive approach based on the students' real involvement in the teaching learning process. And using metacognitive learning to create effective learning environment.