The Implementation of The Cooperative Learning Strategy Of Think-Pair-Share (TPS) Technique to Enhance Students’ Reading Comprehension
By: Rizal
Reading plays an important role for the success of language learning due to the reason that it belongs to a part of language skills. In reading activities, it does not only require people to read the text, but it also requires them to understand what they are reading. Regarding to the previously statement, Leipzig (2001) argues that reading requires word recognition, comprehension, and fluency. Added to this, Djiwandono (1996: 63) points out that to understand all types of information of a text or passage; it requires not only the reading activity, but also ability to understand or to comprehend the content. From the explanation above, it can be said that the ability or skill of comprehending a message or content in the text is the main goal of reading in a language instruction. However, comprehending a text message is not like a piece of cake, especially when the language learners try to understand the text written in their second language. It can be seen from the fact that students’ reading comprehension is still far from what is being expected. There are several teaching strategies that can actively engage students in reading activities. One of the strategies is called cooperative learning strategy. Among other cooperative learning strategies, think-pair-share is chosen to be applied in the classroom to improve students’ reading comprehension. Think-pair-share (TPS) is a strategy developed by Lyman et al. in 1985 to provide students with ―food for thought‖ on given topics, enabling them to formulate individual ideas and share these ideas with another student. Think-pair-share strategy is chosen based on its several advantages. As stated in Instructional Strategies Online (2004), this strategy provides an opportunity for all students to share their thinking with at least one other student; this, in turn, increases their sense of involvement in classroom learning. As a cooperative learning strategy, think-pair-share also benefits students in areas of peer acceptance, peer support, academic achievement, self-esteem, and increased interest in other students and school.
Key words: reading comprehension, cooperative learning, think-pair-share
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