IMPROVING WRITING SKILL OF THE SEVENTH- GRADE STUDENTS OF SMPN 14 DENPASAR IN THE ACADEMIC YEAR 2024/2025 THROUGH THINK PAIR SHARE

Writing is crucial for students who learn English as one of the four language skills. It is important because it is a skill to communicate with others through written forms. However, writing is challenging to learn as it requires a lot of practice in creating words, phrases, and paragraphs. The objective of this study was mainly to find out whether or not writing skill of the seventh-grade students of SMPN 14 Denpasar in the academic year 2024/2025 can be improved through Think Pair Share. Thus, to achieve the objective, the researcher conducted classroom action research which was done in two cycles. The research instruments, tests and a structured questionnaire, were administered to collect the required data. The data were then analyzed by comparing the results of the pre-test and post-tests which showed there were significant improvements in the subjects’ mean scores from the pre-test to post-tests. As the supporting data, the questionnaire was also administered at the end of the last cycle and the results showed positive responses on the implementation of Think Pair Share. Based on the results of the research instruments, it could be concluded that that writing skill of the seventh-grade students of SMPN 14 Denpasar in the academic year 2024/2025 could be improved by implementing Think Pair Share.