T HE E F F E CT O F USING T HINK P AIR S H AR E T E CHNIQUE ON T HE E IG HT H G RA DE S T UD E NTS ’ R E AD I NG COM PREHE NSIO N A CHIE VEM E NT AT S M P N 3 B AN G S A L S AR I JEMBE R

Abstract

Thin k-P a i rSh are

t echni que

i s

o n e

o f

t h e

t y pe s

o f

i n

co o pera t i v e

l ear ni ng

t h at

creat es

a

m o re

act i ve

pro ces s.

This

t ec hni que

ca n

b e

app l i e d

i n

a

l arge

c l a ss

t o

s o l v e

st uden t s’

pro bl e m

i n

read i n g

a n d

m ak e

t h e m

t o

b e

m o re

i n t eract i ve

to

l ear n .

It

i s

a

goo d

t ech ni que,

t h at

can

h e l p

t h e

st uden t s

to

s o l v e

t h e i r

pro bl e m s

a n d

h e l p

o n e

an o t h er.

Th e r es earc h

pro bl e m

o f

t hi s re se arc h

wa s

f o rm u l at ed as f o ll o w

“ Is t h ere a ny

s i g nific a n t

e f f ect

o f

us i ng

Think-Pa i rShare

t echni que

o n

t h e e i g h t h

grade st uden t s’ read i n g co m pre h e ns i o n

a c hi e v e m e n t

at

SMPN 3 Ban gs a l sa r i

Jem ber ? ”, w hil e t he

o bj ect i v e o f

t h e re se arc h

wa s t o

i nv es t i gat e w h et her t h ere was

a s i g ni fi ca n t

e f f ect

o f

us i n g

Think-Pa i rS h are

t echni que

o n

o f

t h e

e i g h t h

grade

st ude n t s’

read i ng

co m pre h e ns i o n

ac hi e ve m e n t

o f

SMPN 3 Ba n gsal s ar i

Jem ber.

Th e area

o f

t hi s

resea rc h was SMPN

3 B a n gsal s ar i

Jem ber.

The res earc h desi g n

was

t h e e x per i m e n t a l

re se arc h

w hi c h

was

c o n duct ed to

i nv es t i gat e wh et h er o r n o t

t h ere i s a s i g nific a n t

e f f ect

o f

us i ng ThinkPa i rSh are

t echni que

o n

t h e

e i g h t h

grade

st uden t s’

readi n g

co m pre h e n s i o n

ac hi e ve m en t

at

SMPN

3

Ba n gs a l sa r i

Jem ber

i n

t h e

2012/2013

a cadem i c

y ear.

The

respo n de n t s

o f

t hi s

rese arc h

were

t h e

e i g h t h

grade

st uden t s

o f

SMPN

3

Ban gs a l sa r i

Jem ber

i n

t h e

2012/2013

aca de m i c

y ear.

Th e

rese arc h

respo n de n t s

were

det erm i ned

by

c l u st er

ran do m

sam p li ng

t h ro ugh

l o tt ery .

Th e t ot al

n u m ber o f

t h e

respo n de n t s wa s 61

st uden t s co n s i st ed o f

31

st uden t s o f

VII I C as

t h e

e x per i m e n t a l

gro up t augh t

by

us i ng T hin k-P a i rS h are

t echni que,

w hil e

t h e

co n t r o l

gro up c o n s i st ed o f

30 st uden t s o f

VII I B t augh t

by

us i ng Co nv e n t i o n a l

t ech ni que ( L ect ur i n g an d Que st i o n -Answe r) .

Th e dat a o f

t hi s resea rc h

were co l l ect ed f ro m

t h e

st uden t s’

sc o res o f

read i n g

co m pre h e ns i o n

t es t ,

i n t ervi ew, do cu m e n t at i o n an d o b se r v at i o n . Th e read i n g

co m pre h e ns i o n t es t

was

ad m i n i st ered f ro m

pr e-t es t

an d po st t es t

to

kn o w

t h e

co m par i so n

b et ween t h e t wo

gro ups b e f o re

a n d a f t er

t h e t reat m e n t ,

an d

t h e

resu l t

w as

an a ly z ed

by

u s i n g

t -t es t

f o rm u l a.

Ba se d

o n

t h e

c o m put at i o n

o f

t h e

t t es t

f o rm u l a

o f

t h e

sc o res

o f

t h e

pre

t es t

an d

po st

t es t

o n

read i n g

co m pre h e ns i o n

a c hi e v e m e n t

t es t ,

i t

sh o wed

t h at

t h e

st a t i st i ca l

v a l ue

o f

t -t es t

was

2.55

whi l e

t h e

va l u e

o f

t t abl e

at

s i g nific a n t

l e v e l

o f

5% w i t h

d f

59 was

2. 00. I t

i nd i cat ed t h at t h ere was

a s i g nific a n t

e f f ect

o f

us i ng Think-Pa i rS h are

t echni que

o n

t h e

e i g h t h

grade

st uden t s’

read i ng

co m pre h e ns i o n

ac hi e ve m e n t

a t

SPMN 3 Ba n gsal sar i

Jem ber.

Ba se d o n

t h e resu l t

o f

t hi s resea rc h , t h e En g l i s h

t eac h er i s suggest ed to

use

an d app ly

t h e T hi nk-P a i rShare

t echni que

i n

t eac hi ng

read i ng

t o

m ake

t h e

st ude n t s

to

b e

m o re

act i v e

i n

de ve l o p i n g

t h e i r

t hi n k i ng

a b o ut

t h e

readi n g

t ex t ,

an d

m ake

t h e

s i t uat i o n

o f

t h e

c l a ss

m o re

a l i ve.

It

was

pro v ed

t h at

Think-Pa i rSh are

t ec hni que

ca n

m ake

t h e

st uden t s

abl e

t o

un derst an d i n g

a n d

co m preh e n d i ng

t h e

m at er i a l

w he n

t h e y

do

t h e

t as ks

i n

a

gro up.

Mo re o v er,

i t

i s

suggest ed

t h at

t h e

resu l t

o f

t hi s

re se arc h

ca n

b e used by

t h e

f ut ure

resea rch ers as a r e f ere n c e o r i n f o r m at i o n

i n

co n du ct i n g t h e sa m e

st udy

f o r

t h e

f ut ure

resea rchers

by

u s i n g

d i ffere n t

l an guag e sk ill s

such

as

t h e

e f f ect

o f

Thin k-P a i rSh are

t echni que

o n

t h e

st uden t s’

spe a k i n g

ac hi e v e m e n t

to

di f f ere n t

l e v e l

o f

st uden t s.