52 ENGLISH EDUCATION JOURNAL (E2J) Research Journal https://www.ejournal.lppmunidayan.ac.id /index.php/english E-ISSN: 2686-3731 P-ISSN: 2460-0504 Author's Correspondence e-mail: rizalarisman@unidayan.ac.id Publisher: English Education Department Faculty of Teacher Training and Education Universitas Dayanu Ikhsanuddin Address: Jl. Sultan Dayanu Ikhsanuddin No. 124 Baubau, post code 93724 Southeast Sulawesi, Indonesia EXPLORING STUDENTS' READING STRATEGY IN ENGLISH SUBJECT AT SMP NEGERI 17 BAUBAU Rizal Arisman 1) Universitas Dayanu Ikhsanuddin Jl. Sultan Dayanu Ikhsanuddin No. 124 Baubau, Southeast Sulawesi, Indonesia Article Info Article history: Received: 24/04/2022 Received in revised from: 29/04/2022 Accepted:01/05/2022 Abstract The problem statement of this research was whether the dominant reading strategy used by grade eight students at SMP Negeri 17 Baubau. From the problem statement, this research aims to know the dominant reading strategy in English subject activity used by grade eight students at SMP Negeri 17 Baubau Data collection in this research was carried out using a research instrument in the form of a questionnaire to determine the category of students' reading strategy. The data obtained were analyzed by descriptive statistics. The result indicated that the mean score for the metacognitive reading strategy was 2.79, the mean score for the cognitive reading strategy was 2.81, and the social reading strategy was 2.61. From those results, it could be concluded that the dominant reading strategy used by grade eight students was the cognitive strategy. Keywords: reading strategy, metacognitive, cognitive, social Abstrak Rumusan masalah penelitian ini adalah apakah strategi membaca yang paling sering digunakan oleh siswa kelas delapan di SMP Negeri 17 Baubau. Tujuan penelitian ini adalah untuk mengetahui strategi membaca yang paling sering digunakan oleh siswa kelas delapan di SMP Negeri 17 Baubau. Pengumpulan data dalam penelitian ini dilakukan menggunakan sebuah instrument penelitian berupa kuesioner untuk menentukan kategori strategi membaca siswa. Data yang diperoleh dianalisis menggunakan statistik deskriptif. Hasil penelitian menunjukkan nilai rata-rata strategi metakognitif sebesar 2,79, nilai rata-rata strategi kognitif sebesar 2,81, dan nilai rata-rata strategi social sebesar 2,61. Dari hasil tersebut, dapat disimpulkan bahwa strategi