Improving students’ writing descriptive text ability through Think Pair Share (TPS) strategy at grade VIII MTs N 2 Padangsidimpuan

Adha, Nur Amalia (2017) Improving students’ writing descriptive text ability through Think Pair Share (TPS) strategy at grade VIII MTs N 2 Padangsidimpuan. Undergraduate thesis, IAIN Padangsidimpuan.

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Abstract

This research was talked about improving students’writing descriptive text ability at grade VIII MTs N 2 Padangsidimpuan in the Academic Year of 2017/2018 through Think Pair Share (TPS) Strategy. The research is done to solve the students’ problems in writing ability. The purposes of this research were: to examine that Think Pair Share (TPS) Strategy can improve students’ writing descriptive text at grade VIII MTs N 2 Padangsidimpuan. This research was categorized into action research that consisted of two cycles. This research used model proposed by Kemmis that involved four phases in a cycle of research: planning, action, observation, and reflection. The participants of this research were 30 students in grade VIII-1 of MTs N 2 Padangsidimpuan. The techniques of data collection were test, observation and interview. Based on the research result, showed the improvement mean score of the students. The first test in the first cycle was 70.33 (43.33%) and second test in the second cycle was 80.83 (86.66%). It can be concluded that the mean score in the second cycle was higher than the first cycle. Then, he calculation result of t0 = 5.58, ttable with df = 29, level of significantion in (tt5% = 2.045). it can be known that the result of t0 is bigger than tt. The improvement was significant. Based on observation sheet stated that the students got improvement and the students were more active and interested in learning writing descriptive text ability. Related to the interview result, it could be known that students’ writing descriptive text ability had improved. It asserted that by using Think Par Share (TPS) strategy improve students’ writing descriptive text ability.

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