The Effectiveness of Scanning And Skimming Technique

ABSTRACT

The Effectiveness of Scanning And Skimming Technique In Students’ Reading Ability of The Eighth Grade of MTs Al-Hidayah, Raman Utara Academic Year 2009/2010..

Key Words: Reading Ability, Scanning, Skimming

The objective of this research is to know whether scanning more effective in teaching reading than skimming technique. The researcher was conducted at MTs Al-Hidayah, Raman Utara, the subjects were the eighth grade students in 2009/2010 academic year. The total numbers of the subject are 60 students. There are three classes and the researcher took two classes as sample of this research. One is experimental class consisting of 20 students, and the other is control class consisting of 20 students.

There are three hypothesis in this research, those are (1)There is a significant differences of reading ability between the students who are taught  through by scanning technique and those who are taught through  skimming technique to the eighth-grade students of MTs Al-Hidayah, Raman Utara. (2) Scanning technique will give better effect on reading comprehension than skimming technique. (3) Scanning technique will increase the students’ on the reading ability higher than skimming technique will do, because the scanning technique gives a freedom for the students to read their more specific and easily.

In order to get the data of the research, the researcher used tests, to investigate the students reading ability before and after they are given the treatment. After giving the data, the researcher analyze the result of item test, the researcher uses T-test formula.

From the result of the research shows that scanning technique is suitable technique to teach English lesson especially reading at the eighth grade of MTs Al-Hidayah, Raman Utara. It is showed from their result of post test. On the post test, the students get the highest score is 100 and 78.15 for the average. It shows that the students’ score is more increase after they get the treatments. And the students’ score of experimental class who used scanning technique is better than the control class who used skimming technique.