Male and female Indonesian EFL undergraduate students’ metacognitive strategies in academic reading: planning, monitoring and evaluation strategies

Metacognitive strategies have been investigated as helping tools for students’ reading comprehension, but their use may vary between males and females. Though gender is an essential factor in language learning, few studies highlighted the influence of on metacognitive strategy by Indonesian students. To fill gap, this study during academic from a perspective. A mixed-method was adopted, with open-ended close-ended questionnaires semi-structured interview used to gather data. From quantitative data analysis, students most high degree. The only significantly different guessing meaning (F=0.232, p<0.05), where male it more often. qualitative female variations than (20 18 respectively). shared some similar reasons strategies. results suggested make predictions. findings research will prompt English teachers introduce through appropriate instructions guidance enable implement develop reading.