%0 Thesis
%9 Masters
%A Debbi Sari S., 1523042007
%B UNIVERSITY OF LAMPUNG
%D 2018
%F eprints:31080
%I MASTER IN ENGLISH LANGUAGE TEACHING STUDY PROGRAM
%T INCORPORATING THINK PAIR SHARE TECHNIQUE TO IMPROVE  STUDENTS’ PARTICIPATION AND WRITING ACHIEVEMENT AT  SMP NEGERI 1 BAKAUHENI
%U http://digilib.unila.ac.id/31080/
%X The present study is aimed at investigating whether there is any effect of Think  Pair Share technique on students’ writing achievement. It was aimed to explore  which aspect of writing was mostly influenced by the application of the technique.  In addition, it was also aimed at investigating how the students’ responses and  participation on the application of Think Pair Share technique. This research was  conducted to 34 students of eight grade students at SMP Negeri 1 Bakauheni,  South Lampung in academic year 2016/2017. To collect the data, the researcher  administered writing test, observation sheet and gave questionnaire. Then data  were analyzed quantitatively and qualitatively. The validity of the instruments  were based on face, content and construct validity, while the reliability of the  questionnaire was analyzed by using Cronbach Alpha Formula.  The result showed that there was a positive effect of incorporating think pair share  technique on students’ writing achievement. The t-test revealed that t-value was  higher than t-table and two tail significance showed that p < 0.05. Referring to the  criteria, H1 was accepted. In addition, the most aspect was that influenced was  content. It can be seen from the students’ writing achievement between pre test  and post test was 15.85 to 20.44, the gain score was 5.26. Furthermore, based on  result from observation sheet and questionnaire, it indicated that students’  responses and participation on the application of Think Pair Share technique were  good. Therefore, it is suggested for teacher to use Think, Pair, Share technique  since it gives benefits for students related to their writing.