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Elevating second grade writing skills at SMP Negeri 3 Berbah Sleman: a classroom action research on the impact of think pair share technique
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Institusion
Universitas Ahmad Dahlan
Author
Aisyah, Nur
Subject
LB Theory and practice of education 
Datestamp
2024-05-29 01:16:58 
Abstract :
Writing is a fundamental form of human expression, encompassing a vast array of styles, purposes, and mediums. Writing is required to English education to be a one of crucial components in learning English. "Think Pair Share" is a cooperative learning strategy commonly used in classrooms and group settings to encourage active engagement, collaboration, and discussion among participants. This research aims to identify and examine enhancements in students? writing skills by implementing Think Pair Share technique. The main focus of this study is on second grade students at SMP Negeri 3 Berbah, Sleman which consist of 32 students. This research was conducted because previously researchers saw that students' writing levels and the lack of motivation were very low when implementing practical field experiences. This research using class action research involves planned action in real classroom situation using observation, interviews, tests, and diary notes in its implementation. The result of this research confirms that using the TPS Learning paradigm improves student? performance in writing descriptive text. This is in accordance with the finding where the average value in pretest is 62,4 and increased to 81,2 after the implementation of TPS technique. The highest score obtained by students is 90 and the lowest is 70 where more than 80 percent of students have achieved the KKM score. The researcher concludes that the application of the Think Pair Share method effectively boosts the students' capacity to compose descriptive text at the 8 Grade level of SMP Negeri 3 Berbah, Sleman. 
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Universitas Ahmad Dahlan