TECHNOLOGICAL PEDAGOGICAL CONTENT KNOWLEDGE IN TEACHING WRITING DESCRIPTIVE TEXT FOR SEVENTH GRADE STUDENTS AT SMP NEGERI 6 PERCUT SEI TUAN

This research was aimed to explain how the teachers used technological and
pedagogical knowledge in content knowledge of teaching writing descriptive text
and why do the teachers use technological and pedagogical knowledge in content
knowledge of descriptitive text for seventh graders. The Study was carried out by
using a descriptive qualitative methodology. The data for this research were gathered
from three English teachers who teach descriptive text at SMPN 6 Percut Sei Tuan.
The data collection techniques encompassed in this research involved observations,
audio recordings and interviews. The research results indicated that, the teachers
used scafollding strategies namely modelling, joint negotiation, independent
construction, and external feed back as their Pedagogical Knowledge and supported
by multimedia tool such a picture and video as their Technological Knowledge in
their Content Knowledge of Teaching Writing Descriptive Text. Unfortunatelly,
They did not use use all of those suitable tools in technological knowledge. In fact
they left the important tools such search engine and word processing. The reason of
using TPACK were, to enhance students' understanding and learning of social
function, generic structure and language features in descriptive text (modelling) , to
develop students' analytical skills, critical thinking and detailed descriptions (Joint
negotiation), The extent to which students effectively apply their knowledge of
descriptive text (independent construction), and They want students to learn to
critically examine the work of others and provide feedback that focuses on different
perspectives (external feedback) In their pedagogical knowledge. In technological
knowledge, to facilitate students in identifying the object they want to describe
(Multimedia tools)