THINK PAIR SHARE

A.    THINK-PAIR-SHARE

Think-Pair-Share is one of technique in collaborative method. First, the teacher prepare questions for the students related to the topic. Second, ask the question to the students and make them think indifidually about the topic of  their answer (think). This is a great way how to motivate  students and build their level of thinking. After that, asked the students to discuss with their partner.
However this activity call ‘PAIR’ share, this is the term use for pairs and small group consist of three or four students. In pairs or small grouping, there are many ways, the teacher can use ABAB, counting heads, etc. would be better, the teacher make it in heterogen. It is mean grouping by different gender, different capability of the students, different country or village.  Finally, asked them to  share their ideas with their classmate or in the classroom discussion. Those are the concept of think pair share.

B.    LEVEL

Think-Pair-Share for Senior High School.

C.    SKILL/ COMPONENTS

Think-Pair-Share for two skills. They are Writing and Speaking.

D.    PROCEDURE

Think Pair Share technique we can applay in all skill. But here, how the teacher using Think Pair Share in writing and speaking skill. First of all in learning activity, absolutly the teacher greeting the students, checking the attendance list and telling about learning objective. After that, teacher giving some quetion that related to the topic. Here for teaching writing, the teacher using story picture. After showing the story picture to the students, the students will be think and give their point of view, what is the picture about (it call think process). Next, asked them to write the arrangement of the story base on the picture with their partner (it call pair process). After the students finish arrangement the story base on the picture, the teacher asked some students to tell the class about their arrangement and the other students give comment or opinion about their friends arrangement (it call share process). Finally, the teacher asked the students to collect the story that they arrangement. Those are the procedure of Think Pair Share technique in writing and speaking skill for senior high school.

E.    STRENGTH AND WEAKNESS

The strength of Think Pair Share :

1. Build the critical thinking of the students. By giving some questions, its can make the students think, give their opinion and try to find what exactly the appropriate answer.

2. Motivate quiet student to speak up. By giving a chance to work in pair, they can speak up, give their opinion without standing in the class that make them nervous.

3. Make the students get a good interaction. As we know, as a human we can’t live alone. We need each other. By work in pair or group, perhaps the students can interact with each other, how to give opinion, accept opinion, find the solution, work in a team.

4. The teacher can see the students level and ability of understanding the material. By listening the answer or opinion of the students, it show the students’ ability. How far they know about the topic, there is any misunderstanding or not. So, its can help the teacher to handle the students.

The weakness of Think Pair Share :

Not too much weaknesses of Think Pair Share technique.

1. If the teacher use this techique, the teacher should be prepare good questions. It’s help the teacher to get students focus and attention. Its hard to get students focus in a big class. some of the students not focus on the teacher. They focus on their own activity, playing, chit chat, drawing, etc.

2. When the teacher ask the students to discuss, make sure that discussion not out of the topic.

3. It is not too easy to make all the students truly engaged.

F.     CONCLUTION

This technique is appropriate to build the critical thinking of the students. This technique  give a chance to the students to deliver their knowladge and their thinking. Make students do interaction in discussing to find the appropriate answer. Its help the students how to accept other opinion, combine or find the solving problem, etc. This technique we can use in all level of the students but must be followed the level of the students.

G.   REFERENCES

http://serc.carleton.edu/introgeo/interactive/tpshare.html

http://www.readingrockets.org/strategies/think-pair-share