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<p align="center"> <strong>ABSTRACT</strong></p> <p style="margin-left:21.3pt;"> <strong>ZULFITRI BP. 2312.080, “The Effect of Using Nursery Rhyme toward Students’ Vocabulary Mastery at First Grade of SMPN 2 Sungai Pua”. </strong>A thesis, State Islamic Institute Bukittinggi, 2016.</p> <p style="margin-left:21.3pt;"> This research was due to several problems found in the field at the first grade at SMP N 2 Sungai Pua. First, the students are difficult to write the spelling of the new words that have been studied. Second, the students still lack vocabulary. Third, the students are difficult to memorize the new words. Fourth, there are many students who are uninterested to learn English vocabulary. Last, the teacher still uses conventional media in teaching vocabulary such as white board. Actually, in teaching vocabulary there is media that gives effect to the students’ vocabulary mastery. One of the media is Nursery Rhyme about describing people.</p> <p style="margin-left:21.3pt;"> In this research, the researcher used quantitative design and experimental research, in the case quasi experimental research. Researcher used <em>purposive sampling technique</em> in choosing the sample. The total samplings used were 40 students from VIIA and VIIB classes. VIIA was used as experimental class in which treatment was given, while VIIB class was used as control class where the researcher only used the conventional media in teaching vocabulary that is whiteboard. To find out the data researcher used the test, researcher used Liliefors to test the normality of the data, F-test to test the homogeneity, and t-test to test the hypothesis and used t-table α= 0.05 to analyze the data.</p> <p style="margin-left:21.3pt;"> Based on the calculation of pre-test and post-test from experimental class, it was found that the t-obtained (6.140) was higher than t-table (2.0244) with degree of freedom (df) = (20+20-2) = 38. So, the alternative hypothesis (Ha) was accepted which means that there is significant effect of using Nursery Rhyme to improve students vocabulary mastery. Then, the calculation of post-test of both classes, it was obtained that the t-obtained (3.233) which was higher than t-table (2.0244) with degree of freedom (20+20-2=38). The alternative hypothesis (Ha) was accepted which means that there is significant difference between using Nursery Rhyme and conventional media. Then, t-obtained both of classes were (3.233) which was higher than t-table (1.6860). The alternative hypothesis (Ha) was accepted which means that Nursery Rhyme is better than conventional media in teaching vocabulary. It can be concluded that the entire of hypotheses are accepted. It is proved that using Nursery Rhyme could help the students in improving their vocabulary mastery.</p> <p style="margin-left:21.3pt;"> <strong> Key words</strong>: Nursery Rhyme, Vocabulary Mastery</p>