THE APPLICATION OF SKIMMING TECHNIQUES IN THE READING TEST TOEFL OF OCCUPATIONAL THERAPY STUDENTS

Noerdjanah Noerdjanah, Sugiono Sugiono, Triyana Triyana, Khomarun Khomarun

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This study analyzes the application of the skimming technique in the TOEFL reading test ability of Occupational Therapy Department students of the Surakarta Polytechnic of Health. The research method used is a quantitative experimental research method with One group Pre and Post Test Design to know the proper technique used in the TOEFL reading test. The sample in this study was 94 fourth-semester Occupational Therapy students from two classes with sampling carried out using a census or saturated sample. The TOEFL reading test consists of 50 numbers because the number of questions is by the standard questions on the TOEFL. Test result can be stated that there is a difference between the values of Reading Test TOEFLfor the pretest and post-test, so it was concluded that there was an effect of using the skimming method on scores Reading Test TOEFL in students of the Department of Occupational Therapy, Surakarta Polytechnic, Academic Year 2023.

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TOEFL Reading Test; skimming technique; Pretest; Posttest

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