@misc{eprints6954,
           title = {THE EFFECTIVENESS OF SCANNING TECHNIQUE IN INCREASING STUDENTS? READING COMPREHENSION ACHIEVEMENT AT SMAN 3 KOTABUMI},
          author = {0913042100 Eva Rachmania},
         address = {Universitas Lampung},
       publisher = {Fakultas Keguruan dan Ilmu Pendidikan},
            year = {2013},
             url = {http://digilib.unila.ac.id/6954/},
        abstract = {Reading skill is very complex, therefore it consequently is difficult to be mastered. This stands to reason for reading involves determining main idea, identifying specific information, reference, inference and vocabulary. Particular reading techniques are needed not only to overcome students' difficulties, but also to improve their reading abilities. The technique that can be used to increase students? reading comprehension achievement is scanning.
This research was conducted at the first year of students at SMAN 3 Kotabumi. The study investigated the use of scanning technique in increasing students? reading comprehension achievement especially in identifying specific information. In the process, the students did some tasks that were given to them such as: identifying main idea and finding specific information from the texts as well as gathering the general description from the content of the texts.
The major objective of this research was to find out whether or not scanning technique could be used to develop students? reading comprehension achievement significantly. The supporting objective of this study was that the students were able to comprehend the reading texts. This study applied one group pretest posttest design. The students were given four treatments. As the instrument of the research, reading test comprising of multiple choice test that were administered in both pretest and posttest.
The hypothesis testing was computed using SPSS version 15.0 at the level significant .05. According to the calculation of t-test, the result shows that there is significant increase on
students? reading comprehension after being taught through scanning technique (p{\ensuremath{<}}.05, p=.000) which can be seen from the mean score of pretest 46.27 and that of post test 66.67 with the increase 20.40. It indicates that scanning technique is effective to increase the students? reading comprehension achievement.
In conclusion, the students? reading skill especially in identifying the specific information increases through scanning technique as the technique in teaching reading comprehension. Besides, the students in the class seemed to be more active and more attentive in the process of teaching learning by using scanning technique.}
}