Thinkpairshare is a cooperative teaching strategy that includes three components. Students think individually using art, writing, or just sitting quietly about a topic or an issue, then share their thinking with a partner. Incorporating the think pair share strategy into the classroom can have many beneficial effects. Instructional strategies that support differentiated. A thinkpairshare exercise is a great, easy tool for getting students to make connections between assigned readings and what you focus on in class that day. The teacher asks students to think about a specific topic, pair with another student to discuss their own. International journal of environmental research and public health.
The effect of think pair share strategy on the achievement of. In the study described in this paper, i will be incorporating thinkpairshare into my teaching in order to discover whether or not the cooperative learning strategy. Thinkpairshare, reading, narrative texts, classroom action research. Thinkpairshare also allows instructors to assess students initial knowledge and to modify instruction to bolster understanding and clear up misconceptions. The think pair share strategy can solve the students the problem in speaking skill lyman, 1987. State institute for islamic studies iain ternate abstract this research was conducted to improve students english speaking ability by. It can be used before reading or teaching a concept and works better with smaller groups. Thinkpairshare tps is a collaborative learning strategy where students work together to solve a problem or answer a question about an assigned reading. Pdf this research aims to find out the application of think pair share tps learning method in improving learning motivation and. They concluded thatthe problembased learning setting was a promising pedagogic approach that was able to promote positive attitudes e. Increase student interaction with thinkpairshares and. It can easily be adapted for students to use when sorting out or reflecting on information gained during a learning experience.
The use of cooperative learning thinkpairshare strategy in teaching reading descriptive text a case study of year seven students of smp n 1 gabus, purwodadi in the academic year of 20092010. Place cards in corner of the room with words or phrases 2. Think pair share technique is chosen to be applied in cetls due to some reasons 6. A quasiexperimental study yingchun shih and barry lee reynolds relc journal 2015 46. The current research aims at knowing the impact of thinkpairshare strategy on the achievement of third grade student in sciences in the educational district of irbid, it was used the semi experimental in this study, the sample of study consisted of 120 students of third grade student in the educational district of irbid, they were distributed into two groups. A typical technique to foster collaborative learning, pair and share can take various forms in classrooms. Thinkpairshare s an equity pedagogical best practice to increase and vary student participation within the classroom that was developed by dr.
Conduct the thinkpairshare as explained in steps 1 to 3. Teaching adolescents efl by integrating thinkpairshare and reading strategy instruction. The teacher asks students to think about a specific topic, pair with another student to discuss their own thinking, and then share their ideas with the group. In a thinkpairshare, students are given think time to reflect on a question silently, so that they have more time to process the question, the language, or think of the language needed to convey the answer. Thinkpairshare is a cooperative discussion strategy that provides students. Partners then offer two or three salient points to the larger class that came from their sharing. Think pair share learning tps method can improve the learning motivation. Forty six students enrolled in the english communication skills course in. First students think to themselves, then they share their ideas with a partner or small group, and the last step is to share with everyone. So, it can be stated that the thinkpairshare strategy was effective to be implemented at stain ternate in order to improve the students speaking ability. Pair have students pair up and share their responses. So, it can be stated that the thinkpairshare strategy was effective to be implemented at stain.
The aim of this study was to investigate the effect of think pair share teaching strategy to. Possibly extend the thinkpairshare with a further partner trade, where students swap partners and exchange ideas again. Thinkpairshare is a collaborative teaching strategy first proposed by frank lyman of the university of maryland in 1981. The thinkpairshare strategy could also be used in drawing conclusions after an experiment is performed. Think have students reflect on a given question or write a response in their journals.
According to reading rockets, thinkpairshare tps is a collaborative learning strategy in which students work together to solve a problem or answer a question about an assigned reading 2015. By then discussing their answer with a partner and the class, students have the opportunity for increased interaction, and teachers can. Incorporating the thinkpairshare strategy into the classroom can have many beneficial effects. International journal of english and education, 33, 206215. The use of the strategy unites the cognitive and social aspects of learning, promoting the development of thinking and the construction of knowledge. Thinkpairshare strategy overview thinkpairshare is a cooperative learning strategy that can promote and support higher level thinking. Data collection methods included a s eries of tests pre a nd posttests and delayed p osttest. Thinkpairshare, co opco op and traditional learning strategies on undergraduate academic performance. To allow student the opportunity to share their idea, understand more in depth the reading or question through the communication with a partner. Thinkpair share is a collaborative learning strategy that allows students to communicate and work together to understand a reading, concept, solve a problem, brainstorm, or answer a question after they individually think. An active learning strategy to teach theory of computation course sunita m. In fact, it is a threestep technique where students think about a. Make use of the thinkpairshare strategy when dealing with word problems.
In this technique, a step is added to the thinkpairshare method before students share with the class. This study delved on the effects of thinkpairshare, a cooperative learning approach in enhancing the academic performance of the english as second language esl students. Youre giving individual students space to reflect on their learning, discuss the topic with a few classmates, and. Think pair share strategy is one of the active cooperative learning strategies where they are used. Theoretical background think pair share is a cooperative learning technique that was first proposed by lyman 1981. Think pair share effect of understanding the concept and. Discussing with a partner maximizes participation, focuses attention and engages students. Thinkpairshare strategy overview think pair share is a cooperative learning strategy that can promote and support higher level thinking. Consider adding a journal writing activity as a productive followup to a thinkpairshare activity.
Its simplicity provides instructors with an easy entry into cooperative learning and it is readily. Tps think, pair and share as an active learning strategy. Key features of think, pair and share strategy think, pair, and share tps is an al strategy that can be used in any classroom format which gives students time to think on a topic, turn to their neighbor for a short discussion and share the results of the discussion to the rest of the class. A modification on the thinkpairshare method is the thinkpairsquareshared. Pdf international journal of english and education the. This strategy requires all students to first think about a topic by. Journal of applied linguistics and literature, vol. These complex situations can sometimes be difficult for young children to grasp, and this strategy can help your students work together to find the correct answer. Does thinkpairshare teachinglearning strategy have an impact on. How to use the thinkpairshare activity in your classroom. Using the thinkpairshare strategy to improve students speaking ability at stain ternate abdurrahman hi. Theoretical background thinkpairshare is a cooperative learning technique that was first proposed by lyman 1981.
The think, pair, share strategy helps students build confidence, encourages greater participation, and often results in more thoughtful discussions. Thinkpairshare, co opco op and traditional learning. The thinkpairshare strategy is designed to differentiate instruction by providing students time and structure for thinking on a given topic, enabling them to formulate individual ideas and share these ideas with a peer. How to do a think pair share teachlikethis youtube. Teaching adolescents efl by integrating thinkpairshare. This study delved on the effects of think pair share, a cooperative learning approach in enhancing the academic performance of the english as second language esl students. The most commonly practiced and studied is thinkpairshare, developed by frank lyman of the university of maryland lyman, 1981, where students take approximately a minute to think through a response to a question think proposed by the instructoroften one demanding. Pinpoint any information that is still unclear after the. Pdf think pair share tps as method to improve students. Thinkpairshare is a cooperative learning strategy that includes three components, namely, time for thinking, time for sharing with a partner, and time to share among pairs to a larger group. Have students reflect on the discussion then write their thoughts on paper.
Before presenting to the whole class, student pairs turn to another pair and discuss what they have shared within their first pairs. Finding the effects of thinkpairshare on student confidence and. Therefore, the implementation of the strategy was continued cycle 2 by revising the plan. This strategy requires students to 1 think individually about a topic or answer to a question. The findings in cycle 1 was unsuccessful because the students average scores was 74. Dol cse department walchand institute of technology, solapur, india email. Journal of educational and social research issn 2239978xprint issn 22400524online.
The study recommended to entry think pair share strategy within the teaching strategies used by students during the teaching and the involvement of teachers in training courses on think pair share strategy. This learning strategy promotes classroom participation by encouraging a high degree of pupil response, rather than using a. It is a learning technique that provides processing time and builds in waittime which enhances the depth and breadth of thinking 7. Using a think pair share technique, students think of rules that. Eric ej1081679 using the thinkpairshare strategy to.
To solve the problems the researcher tries to find the effective teaching strategies in order to help the students improve their speaking skill. Ask students to think then ink or write their own ideas, understandings or attitudes to a given statement before sharing these with. Developed for use in class, this technique is just beginning to be adapted and experimented with in the online environment. The use of thinkpairshare unites the cognitive and social aspects of learning, promoting the development of thinking and the construction of knowledge. It means that the results in cycle 2 met the criteria of success and judged as successful. It can be used to help students form individual ideas, discuss and share with the others ingroup. Tps is a collaborative learning strategy that allows students to communicate and work together to understand the reading or to solve a problem or answer a question about an assigned reading after they individually think. As probably the best known cooperative learning exercise, the thinkpairshare structure provides students with the opportunity to reflect on the question posed and then practice sharing and receiving potential solutions. This research was conducted to improve students english speaking ability by using the thinkpairshare strategy designed in car. Social studies students can participate in a thinkpairshare when presented with a new topic or lesson, when discussing prior knowledge of a given topic, or when analyzing causes and effects of. The implementation of thinkpairshare model to improve students ability in reading narrative texts.
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