Penerapan Think Pair Share dalam Menulis Teks Deskripsi di Sekolah Menengah Pertama (SMP)

Abstract

Writing description text is a language skill that students must master. This is in line with the implementation of the 2013 curriculum for seventh-grade junior high school. Based on the 2013 curriculum it is stated that the learning objectives in writing description text by adjusting core competencies and basic competencies. Core competencies are trying, processing, and serving, according to the material being studied. The core competencies are divided into several basic competencies including understanding verbal and written descriptive texts. The results of this study show, (1) The application of Think Pair Share learning models are effectively used in writing description texts in grade VII students. (2) Writing a description text using the Think Pair Share model can increase student activity. The research method used was a quasi-experimental method and the population of VII grade students of SMPN 1 Ciawigebang.

Menulis teks deskripsi merupakan keterampilan bahasa yang harus dikuasai siswa. Hal tersebut sejalan dengan penerapan kurikulum 2013 SMP kelas VII.Berdasarkan Kurikulum 2013 disebutkan, bahwa tujuan pembelajaran dalam kegiatan menulis teks deskripsi dengan menyesuaikan kompetensi inti dan kompetensi dasar. Kompetensi inti yaitu mencoba, mengolah dan menyaji, sesuai materi yang dipelajari. Kompetensi inti tersebut terbagi dalam beberapa kompetensi dasar diantaranya yaitu memahami teks deskriptif secara lisan maupun tulisan. Hasil penelitian ini menunjukkan, (1) Penerapan model pembelajaran Think Pair Share efektif digunakan dalam menulis teks deskripsi pada siswa kelas VII. (2) Menulis teks deskripsi dengan menggunakan model Think Pair Share dapat membuat keaktifan siswa meningkat. Metode penelitian yang digunakan adalah metode eksperimen semu dan populasinya siswa kelas VII SMPN 1 Ciawigebang.