%0 Generic
%A Nirmala Bestari, 1513042034
%C UNIVERSITAS LAMPUNG
%D 2019
%F eprints:57840
%I FAKULTAS KEGURUAN DAN ILMU PENDIDIKAN
%T STUDENTS’ PERCEPTIONS OF THE USE OF THINK PAIR SHARE    TECHNIQUE IN ENGLISH WRITING CLASS
%U http://digilib.unila.ac.id/57840/
%X The objective of this research was to explore the students’ perceptions of the use of  Think-Pair-Share technique (TPS). The current study was qualitative approaches. The  subjects of the research were 17 eighth-grade students at SMPN 2 Sragi. The data  were collected through video recording and interviews. The decriptive analysis was  used to analyze the research. The results showed that majority of students had  positive perseptions of the use of TPS in terms of levels of difficulty, degree of stress,  confidence, interest, and motivation. This suggests that TPS facilitates the students to  actively involve in learning writing particularly descriptive texts.  Keywords: perceptions, writing, Think Pair Share technique