Using Think-Pair-Share Technique to Improve Students’ Skill in Writing Descriptive Text

The problem is “how can the use of think pair share improve the seventh grade students’ skill in writing descriptive text at SMPN 2 Kencong in 2015/2016 academic year?” and “how can the use of think pair share improve the seventh grade participation at SMPN 2 Kencong in 2015/2016 academic year?” and the objective of this research referring to the research problem is to find out how the use of think pair share can improve the seventh grade students’ skill in writing descriptive text and students participation. The design of this research is classroom action research. The research subject is seventh A class consisting of 30 students. The data are collected using interview, observation, test and instrument used is test items. In order to analyze the data students’ writing score, percentage formula is used. Think-Pair-Share Technique improved the students’ writing skill in two cycles percentage of students scored ≥ 70 was 52% in the first cycle, and it was 76% in the second. Based on the research result, it can be concluded that Think-Pair-Share Technique is able to improve writing skill and students participation at SMP 2 Kencong in the 2015 – 2016 academic year.