IMPROVING STUDENTS' READING COMPREHENSION THROUGH SKIMMING TECHNIQUE AT THE ELEVENTH GRADE OF SMAS TAMAN SISWA BANDAR LAMPUNG IN ACADEMIC YEAR 2021/2022
Keywords:
Skimming Technique, Reading Comprehension, Hortatory ExpositionAbstract
This research was aimed to improve students’ learning activities and the students’ Reading Comprehension through Skimming technique. The subject of the research consisted of 24 students. This research was conducted by using classroom action research. It consisted of two cycles. There were four steps in each cycle of the research; planning, action, observing and reflection. The findings of this research showed improvement from the cycle I and cycle II. The writer found that the average score of students who passed the Minimum Mastery Criteria in cycle I was 41.67% while in cycle II was obtained 75.00% or 18 from 24 students who passed the criteria. The students’ learning activity was also increased from the first cycle 6.0% while in the second cycle 7.50% which categorized as active. Therefore, it can be concluded that the implementation of Skimming technique was successful to improve the students’ reading comprehension and the students’ learning activity at the tenth grade of SMAS TamanSiswa Bandar Lampung in academic year of 2021/2022.
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