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The Effect of Skimming Technique on Students' Reading Comprehension of Descriptive Text at Tenth Grade Students of SMAN 4 Tarakan

NUR ASLINA

2026•Skripsi, Thesis, Disertasi, dan Tugas Akhir

This study aims to ascertain the impact of skimming techniques on the reading comprehension of descriptive texts among tenth-grade students at SMAN 4 Tarakan. This research utilized a quantitative approach using a one-group pre-test and post-test pre-experimental design. The sampe comprised Class X-5, consisting 0f 35 students selected through purposive sampling. The research instrument was a reading assessment including 15 questions, conducted prior to and following the intervention. The skimming approach was implemented during three sessions. The researcher subsequently evaluated using the Wilcoxon Signed-Rank Test due to the non-normal distribution. The study’s results indicated that the students’ average pre-test score of 44.26 rose to 74.20 on the post-test. The Wilcoxon Signed-Rank Test yielded a p-value below 0.05 (p 0.05), leading to the acceptance of the alternative hypothesis (Ha) and rejection of the null hypothesis (Ho). Consequently, the skimming strategy significantly influences the reading comprehension abilities of tenth-grade students at SMAN 4 Tarakan when engaging with descriptive texts.

Keywords: Skimming TechniquesReading SkillsDescriptive Texts.

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THE EFFECTIVENESS OF BRAINWRITING STRATEGY TO ENHANCE STUDENT WRITING SKILLS OF DESCRIPTIVE TEXT AT ELEVENTH GRADE OF SMAN 3 TARAKAN

RONALD SIMON KURU

2025•Skripsi, Thesis, Disertasi, dan Tugas Akhir

Writing is one of the important skills in English that is often difficult for students, especially in composing descriptive texts. Therefore, it is necessary to implement creative and effective learning strategies. This study aims to find out how much influence the brainwriting strategy has on the ability to write descriptive texts of grade XI students at SMAN 3 Tarakan. This study uses a pre-experimental method with a one-group pretest-posttest design. The subject of the study was grade XI students of SMAN 3 Tarakan, with a sample of 34 students from grades XI-D. The data collection instrument is in the form of a written test consisting of a pre-test and post-test. Data analysis was carried out using the SPSS version 23.0 program. The results of the analysis showed that the average pre-test score was 48.12 and increased to 66.98 in the post-test. Based on the results of the paired sample t-test, a significance value of 0.000 was obtained, which means it is smaller than 0.05. This indicates that the alternative hypothesis is accepted, while the null hypothesis is rejected. Thus, the use of brainwriting strategies has proven to be effective in improving the descriptive text writing skills of grade XI students at SMAN 3 Tarakan.

Keywords: Brainwriting StrategyWriting SkillsDescriptive TextsEnglish Learning

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