THE EFFECTIVENESS OF SKIMMING AND SCANNING TECHNIQUE IN COMPREHENDING NARRATIVE TEXTS AMONG STUDENTS OF SMAN 1 SENDAWAR

Abstract

This study aims to investigate whether skimming and scanning techniques have an effect on the reading comprehension process of students at SMAN 1 Sendawar, Kutai Barat. The population of this study is all students at SMAN 1 Sendawar in the academic year 2021/2022 with a population of 700 students. This study uses a pre-experimental design by using one group pre-test and post-test. By using the convenience sampling technique, 35 students will be selected as samples which will later be clarified into one group pre-test post-test. The research data will be analyzed using t-test, standard deviation and average score. The results of this study indicate that the average score of students on the pre-test is 42.14 and the average score on the post-test is 74.23. It can be concluded that the percentage level on the post-test is higher than the percentage level on the pretest in teaching reading. This shows that skimming and scanning techniques can improve students' reading comprehension in narrative texts.