The Correlation of Student Metacognitive Awareness with Academic Procrastination in Biology Learning

<p>This study aims to measure student metacognitive awareness, student academic procrastination and in correlation in biology learning at State Senior High School 1 Nalumsari. This research method use quantitative approach of correlational research using a questionnaire. Data acquisition was taken using a research instrument, Metacognitive Awareness Inventory (MAI) and Procrastination Academic Scale Student (Pass). Research data analysis using the Pearson Product Moment correlation test technique. The results of the study revealed the level of student metacognitive awareness in biology learning categorized as a proportion of lack with a scores between 52-91 for 1%, enough with scores between 92-131 for 4%, medium with scores between 132-171 for 62%, and 33% high score. The level of student academic procrastination is found 11% as sufficient with scores between 78-111, 70% moderate with scores between 112-145 and 19% high with scores between 146-176. The correlation between students' metacognitive awareness and academic procrastination students obtains Pearson Correlation -0.211 < R-table 0.19 (Sig.0.05) and Significance Value (2-tailed) 0.029 < Sig. 0.05. It was concluded that the two variables correlated significantly in the negative direction. So, if the amount of student metacognitive awareness increases will be followed by a decrease in academic procrastination behavior, and vice versa.</p>