Skimming and Scanning Techniques in Teaching Students’ Reading Comprehension
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2025-08-22
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Prodi Pend. Bahasa Inggris, FKIP, Universitas Muhammadiyah Purworejo
Abstract
Abstract. This study aims to examine the effectiveness of using skimming and scanning
techniques in teaching students’ reading comprehension of descriptive texts. The study
employed a quantitative method through a pre-experimental design involving a onegroup pre-test and post-test. A total of 31 students from the eleventh grade of the Teknik
Sepeda Motor department at SMK Ma’arif NU 1 Bener. This data collection was carried
out using a reading comprehension test. The results from the pre-test revealed a mean
score of 50.32, while the post-test showed a mean score of 69.03. The data analysis
involved descriptive statistics, a normality test, and hypothesis testing using SPSS
version 25. The analytical findings demonstrated the effectiveness of skimming and
scanning strategies in teaching students to comprehend what they read. Following these
techniques, there were significant variations between the pre-test and post-test scores, as
indicated by the paired sample t-test’s significance value of 0.000 (<0.05). Therefore, the
alternative hypothesis (Ha) was accepted, and the null hypothesis (Ho) was rejected.
Keywords: skimming, technique, reading comprehension