THE INFLUENCE OF PERCEPTION ON LEARNING TECHNIQUES AND VOCABULARY MASTERY TOWARD ENGLISH WRITING ABILITY (Survey on Students of Public Vocational High School in Central Jakarta)

Abstract: The Influence of Perceptions on Learning Techniques and Vocabulary Mastery toward English Writing Ability (Survey on Students of Public Vocational High School in Central Jakarta). The purpose of this study was to determine the effect of learning technique and vocabulary mastery on the English writing ability of students of XI grade of Public Vocational High School (SMK Negeri) in Jakarta Pusata. The research method used is quantitative research with correlational survey research techniques. The analysis technique used in this research is Path Analysis. The population in this study was students of XI grade of Public Vocational High School (SMK Negeri) in Central Jakarta. The sample in this study was 110 students. The results of the study prove that: (1) there is an effect of perception of learning technique on English writing ability as indicated by the t-count = 1.865 (2) there is an effect of perception on vocabulary mastery on English writing ability as indicated by the t-count value = 16,733 (3) there is an effect of perception on learning technique and vocabulary mastery together on the ability to write English as indicated by the value of F-table = 161.202. The results of this study can provide input to vocational level teachers, especially English teachers to improve their competence in order to develop learning techniques and improve students’ vocabulary mastery, so as to optimize students' English writing ability. Keywords: learning techniques, vocabulary mastery, and writing ability