Curriculum Implementation Of Cooperative Learning Models In Pantun Writing Instruction. (Quasi-Experimental Research on 7th Grade Students of SMP Negeri 10 Cirebon) Komarudin
Universitas Swadaya Gunung Jati
Abstract
The Indonesian instruction that has been applied by teachers in the classroom still relies on the practical application of conventional models, even though it is still ineffective and making students bored in the class. The purposes of this research are 1) to explain the use of cooperative learning model, especially Think-Pair-Share (henceforth TPS) in writing pantun (poem) instruction in seventh grade to effectively improve students^ abilities in writing pantun, 2) to describe the learning process of pantun writing by using TPS, and 3) to find out whether there are differences in students^ pantun writing skills before and after the use of TPS. This study used a quasi-experimental research method. Samples were taken using purposive sampling technique. The data were collected using test questions and observation sheets. Based on the results of the t-test, it was obtained that the value of tcount = 3.495 with n1 + n2-2 = 64-2 = 62, obtained ttable = 2.00 with α- = 0.05 and obtained the value of Sig. (2-tailed) = 0.001 <0.05. Thus, it can be concluded that tcount> ttable so that the application of TPS is effective in pantun writing instruction. In addition, in terms of the learning process, the use of TPS makes the students more active and the instruction more optimal than the conservative methods. Students also show improvements in writing pantun after the application of the TPS model.
