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