STUDENTS’ PERCEPTIONS OF THE USE OF THINK PAIR SHARE TECHNIQUE IN ENGLISH WRITING CLASS
Abstract
Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk mengetahui lebih dalam persepsi siswa tentang teknik Think Pair Share. Penelitian ini dilakukan melalui pendekatan kualitatif. Subjek dari penelitian ini adalah 17 siswa kelas VIII di SMPN 2 Sragi. Data dikumpulkan dengan menggunakan rekaman video dan wawancara. Analisis deskriptif digunakan untuk menganalisis penelitian ini. Sebagian besar siswa memberikan persepsi positif dalam hal tingkat kesulitan, tingkat stres, tingkat kepercayaan diri, minat siswa, dan motivasi siswa. Hal ini menunjukan bahwa teknik Think Pair Share memfasilitasi siswa untuk terlibat secara aktif dalam pembelajaran menulis khususnya pada teks deskriptif.
The objective of this research was to explore the students’ perceptions of the use of Think-Pair-Share technique (TPS). The current study was qualitative approaches. The subjects of the research were 17 eighth-grade students at SMPN 2 Sragi. The data were collected through video recording and interviews. The decriptive analysis was used to analyze the research. The results showed that majority of students had positive perseptions of the use of TPS in terms of levels of difficulty, degree of stress, confidence, interest, and motivation. This suggests that TPS facilitates the students to actively involve in learning writing particularly descriptive texts.
Keywords: perceptions, writing, Think Pair Share technique
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