PTK SMP 207 = Ig 166 : Implementing Scanning And Skimming To Minimize Time Consuming in Answering Reading Comprehension Test (An Action Research At The Eighth Year Of SMP XXX in 2009/2010 Academic Year)

SUMMARY

This research aims at describing (1) the implementation of scanning and skimming in answering reading comprehension test of the eighth year students of SMP XXX (2) the result of implementing the scanning and skimming techniques in answering reading comprehension test of the eighth year students of SMP XXX (3) the students’ responses to the implementation of scanning and skimming techniques in answering reading comprehension test.

The research is conducted in SMP XXX. The writer takes a class of the eighth year in 2006/ 2010 academic year that consists of 40 students as sample. The writer implements action research with four action procedures and  collects the data through test, observation, and interview.

After analyzing the data, the writer finds that (1) the implementation of scanning and skimming in answering reading comprehension test run well, the students are able to implement these techniques to answer reading test, (2) the result shows that by implementing scanning and skimming, students can minimize 43% of their previous normal average time in answering reading test, they consume 75 seconds to answer a reading question before implementing scanning and skimming and 43 seconds after implementing scanning and skimming (3) almost all students argue that scanning and skimming are helpful in answering reading test, scanning and skimming are new skills for them.

Keywords: scanning, skimming, reading comprehension test

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