The Effect of Skimming and Scanning Strategies on Students’ Reading Comprehension at Computer-Based Text

DOI

10.2991/assehr.k.200827.019How to use a DOI?

Keywords

skimming and scanning strategies, computer-based text, reading comprehension, positive opinion

Abstract

This paper discusses the effect of skimming and scanning strategies for English language teaching and learning. It has a good effect on students’ reading comprehension skills, especially on computer-based text. The study is quasi-experimental research as it applies one group pretest-posttest design based on the experimental class. The data were collected by using classroom observation, questionnaires, and a pre- and post-reading test. The data were analyzed quantitatively including the mean, standard deviation, frequency distribution, and percentage. T-test was used to get the mean difference. The study found that; a) the high and medium students’ English proficiency who applied skimming and scanning strategies on computer-based English reading text did not have significantly higher post-test scores than those with high and medium proficiency ones who did not apply the strategies. b) The low students’ English proficiency who applied the strategies on the computer-based test had significantly higher post-test scores than those with low proficiency ones who did not apply the strategies. c) Above all, the students who applied skimming and scanning strategies had very positive opinions towards the strategies and the effects on computerized reading text.

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© 2020, the Authors. Published by Atlantis Press.

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This is an open access article distributed under the CC BY-NC license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/).

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TY  - CONF
AU  - Alfi Azmi
AU  - Kamaludin Yusra
AU  - Arifuddin Arifuddin
PY  - 2020
DA  - 2020/08/28
TI  - The Effect of Skimming and Scanning Strategies on Students’ Reading Comprehension at Computer-Based Text
BT  - Proceedings of the 1st Annual Conference on Education and Social Sciences (ACCESS 2019)
PB  - Atlantis Press
SP  - 70
EP  - 72
SN  - 2352-5398
UR  - https://doi.org/10.2991/assehr.k.200827.019
DO  - 10.2991/assehr.k.200827.019
ID  - Azmi2020
ER  -