Incorporating Think Pair Share Technique to Improve Students' Participation and Writing Achievement
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Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk mengukur prestasi menulis dan interaksi mahasiswa setelah diterapkannya teknik berpikir, berpasangan, berbagi (think pair share technique) yang digunakan pada pengajaran prestasi menulis (writing). Pendekatan kuantitatif dan kualitatif yang melibatkan tiga puluh empat siswa SMP kelas tujuh. Instrumen penelitian yang digunakan mencakup tes kemampuan menulis, lembar observasi, serta serangkaian kuesioner terkait teknik think pair share. Validitas test tulis berdasarkan validitas isi dan validitas konstruk, sementara reliabilitas kuesioner dianalisa dengan menggunakan formula Cronbach Alpha. Data dianalisis menggunakan Repeated Measures T-Test dan One Way Anova. Hasil penelitian menunjukkan adanya pengaruh positif pada kemampuan menulis serta partisipasi siswa antara setelah diterapkannya teknik think pair share dalam pengajaran menulis. Temuan ini membuktikan bahwa implementasi teknik think pair share memberikanpengaruh positif dalam meningkatkan prestasi menulis serta memacu interaksi yang baik.
The aims of this research are to investigate the students’ participation and writing achievement after incorporating Think Pair Share technique in teaching writing. This research was carried out quantitatively and qualitatively and involved thirty four students of grade seventh of junior high school level. The used instruments were writing test, observation sheet, and think pair share questionnaires. The validity of writing tests was based on content and construct validity, while the reliability of the questionnaire was analyzed by using Cronbach Alpha Formula. The data were analyzed using Repated Measures T-Test and One way Anova. It was found that there was a positive effect in the students’ writing achievement and their participation after the implementation of incorporating think pair share technique in teaching writing. The findings prove that the implementation of think pair share technique gave benefits succesfully in improving students’ writing achievement and producing the constructive and promotive participation.
Keywords: Participation, think pair share technique, writing achievement.
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