MEMORY AND COGNITIVE STRATEGIES USED BY THE FIRST GRADE STUDENTS OF SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL 1 BULUSPESANTREN IN THE ACADEMIC YEAR 2012/2013

Abstract

Improving teaching and learning process is not only from competency of teacher but also teachers have to know the type language learning strategies used by students. The researcher see that the student still find some difficulties to study English. Some of them cannot memorize English material well and they sometimes don’t understand it. The type of this research is descriptive qualitative research. The sample 80 students consist of X2 and X4. The instrument of this research memory and cognitive strategies is based on the questionnaire. Memory strategies are 46% and cognitive strategies are 54%. Based on result of this result, it can be concluded that the highest memory strategy which used by students is using imagery. Besides, highest cognitive strategies which used by students are repeating, getting idea quickly using dictionary and highlighting. Cognitive strategies are dominant strategies used by them.

Keyword: memory and cognitive strategies, imagery and high category