The Implementation of Think-Pair-Share Strategy in Writing Report Text

The problem that is often faced by students in writing is the lack of ideas that makes them stuck on how to begin writing. Implementing an appropriate strategy is very important to overcome this problem and increase student ability in the learning process, especially in writing. Collaborative learning is a suggested method that allows and trains students to improve their abilities in learning by working in groups so they can share their ideas with their partners. This study used a collaborative learning strategy type Think-Pair-Share in writing report text. This study was conducted to find out whether the implementation of the technique improve students' ability in writing report text. This research was kind experimental study with one group pre-test and post-test design. The sample used in this study was 31 students of class XI IPA3 SMA 5 Banda Aceh. The results of the study show that the mean score of post-test were higher than pre-test. The mean score from pre-test was 55,22 while in post-test the mean score was 69,61. Therefore, it can be concluded that the Think-Pair-Share strategy improves students' writing ability in writing report text.