191 THE EFFICACY OF THINK-PAIR-SHARE WITH PEER ASSESSMENT IN IMPROVING WRITING SKILL AND DEVELOPING CHARACTER OF THE TEACHER CANDIDATES I Komang Budiarta English Education Study Program, Faculty of Teacher Training and Education Mahasaraswati Denpasar University mrbudi@live.com ABSTRACT 7HDFKLQJ OHDUQLQJ SURFHVV GRHV QRW RQO\ IRFXV DERXW LPSURYLQJ WKH VWXGHQWV¶ hard skill but also developing their soft skill. The phenomena showed that a lot of students had low mastery in writing. In addition, most of them still had bad behavior in their surrounding especially during classroom interaction. This research aimed at answering the following questions: how effective is think-pair-share with peer assessment in improving the writing skill of the subjects under study? and how effective is think-pair-share with peer assessment in developing the characters of the subjects under study?. In the present study, 36 students of the second semester of the English Department, Faculty of Teacher Training and Education, Mahasaraswati Denpasar University were selected as the subjects of the study. The present study made use of Classroom Action Research design. The progressing results of tests, pre-test and post- tests showed that the mean score of the subjects significantly increased. It clearly clarified that the implementation of think-pair-share with peer assessment was effective WR LPSURYH WKH VXEMHFWV¶ ZULWLQJ VNLOO ,Q DGGLWLRQ WKH ILYH-observed characters which were developed in the present study also positively changed. The five-observed characters, moreover, began to consistently appear during their interaction in the teaching learning process. Keywords: think-pair-share, peer assessment, writing skill, and character. ABSTRAK Proses pembelajaran tidak hanya fokus dalam meningkatkan hard skill tetapi juga soft skill. Fenomena yang berkembang menunjukkan bahwa kemampuan mahasiswa dalam menulis masih rendah. Di samping itu, mereka juga menunjukkan tingkah laku yang sangat buruk terutama pada saat berinteraksi di dalam kelas. Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk menjawab dua permasalahan yaitu: bagaimana effektivitas think-pair-share with peer assessment dalam meningkatkan keterampilan menulis? dan bagaimana efektivitas think-pair-share with peer assessment dalam mengembangkan karakter? Dalam penelitian ini terdapat 36 orang mahasiswa/I semester II Program Studi Pendidikan Bahasa Inggris, Fakultas Keguruan dan Ilmu Pendidikan, Universitas Mahasaraswati Denpasar yang dijadikan sebagai subjek penelitian. Hasil penelitian menunjukkan bahwa terjadi peningkatan nilai rata-rata yang sangat signifikan dari hasil di observasi awal sampai dengan siklus III. Di samping itu lima karakter yang diamati juga menunjukkan konsistensinya terutama dalam interaksi mereka di kelas. Sehingga dapat disimpulkan bahwa think-pair-share with peer assessment sangat efektif dalam meningkatkan keterampilan menulis dan mengembangkan karakter para calon guru. Kata kunci: think- pair-share, peer assessment, keterampilan menulis, dan karakter.