Abstract—The purpose of this study is to investigate the
metacognitive reading strategies employed by fifty four
undergraduates in Universiti Teknologi Malaysia (UTM). A
questionnaire adapted from Metacognitive Awareness of
Reading Strategies Inventory (MARSI) was used and data were
analyzed using the Statistical Package for Social Science (SPSS)
version 20 for descriptive statistics. Findings indicated that the
undergraduate students have a great preference in utilizing the
Problem-Solving Strategies as compared to Global Reading
Strategies or Support Reading Strategies. The results of this
study should help language practitioner to train students on how
to adapt or use different strategies effectively when reading
different types of text.
Index Terms—Global reading, metacognitive reading
strategies, problem-solving, support reading.
Azizah Rajab is with the Language Academy, Universiti Teknologi
Malaysia, Malaysia (e-mail: r_azie@yahoo.com/azizah@utm.my).
Hamidah Abdul Rahman and Shah Rollah Abdul Wahab are with the
Faculty of Management, Universiti Teknologi Malaysia, Malaysia (e-mail:
midahp@yahoo.com).
Faizah Mohd Nor and Wan Zarina Wan Zakaria are with the Language
Academy, Universiti Teknologi Malaysia, Johor Bahru Campus, Malaysia.
Wan Zahidah Rajim is with Faculty of Education, Universiti Teknologi
Malaysia, Johor Bahru Campus, Malaysia.
Cite: Azizah Rajab, Hamidah Abdul Rahman, Shah Rollah Abdul Wahab, Faizah Mohd Nor, Wan Zarina Wan Zakaria, and Wan Zahidah Rajim, "Metacognitive Reading Strategies among Undergraduates," International Journal of Information and Education Technology vol. 7, no. 7, pp. 548-551, 2017.