Abstract :
Based on the researcher in SMAN 3 Tambusai Utara, students learning
outcomes in writing descriptive text class X SMAN 3 Tambusai Utara was still
relatively low. This case needed to solve. The purposed of this research was to
know the effect of Using TPS (Think ? Pair ? Share) Strategy on Students?
Writing Skill of Descriptive Text at the Tenth Grade of SMAN 3 Tambusai Utara.
The research method used was Experimental design, Post Test Only
Design. Sampling was used with the Random Sampling technique. The research
sample were 40 students of class X. The control class sampled 20 students and the
experimental class was 20 students.
The results of the study This experiment showed significant results in
the final test using the TPS strategy. Here shows the type of test used is
Independent Sample T-test. This is because data was considered normal and
homogeneous, with criteria (sig) smaller than (?) at a significant degree of 5%.
Finally, there was a significant effect on the use of using TPS (Think ? Pair ?
Share) Strategy on Students? Writ ing Skill of Descriptive text.