Analysis of User Interface Vocabularies in Web of Knowledge, Scopus Databases: an Investigation of the Ability to Understanding of Shahid Beheshti's MA Students

Current study has been done to assess the ability to understand the Vocabularies used in the user interface of Web of knowledge and Scopus databases by Shahid Beheshti’s graduate students. The methodology of present research is quantitative. A survey has been done as a research method. The research population was graduate students studying in Shahid Beheshti University and the random sampling method is used. The data were collected by questionnaire from 350 graduate students who 309 (88%) of them responded to the questionnaire. The results showed that Vocabularies used in interfaces of both databases had good capabilities of understanding. 69.4% of Vocabularies studied in Web of knowledge have very high and high level of understanding and 30.6% of words had the modest capabilities of understanding. According to results of words studied in Scopus, 59.5% of Vocabularies had very high and high capabilities of understanding. However 24.3% of the words have the modest and the 16.2% of the Vocabularies had low and very low capabilities of understanding. In this study, it was found that the plural words have higher level of understanding than singular words; also the level of understanding of short sentences is higher than long sentences; the understanding level of imperatives sentences is higher than declarative sentences and adjectival phrases and explanation of the words effect on the understanding of words concept. The results of the research showed that familiarity with and use of the database and the knowledge of English language effect on the better understanding of words. Finally, by using the obtained results and to enhance of theVocabularies understanding capabilities the suggestions is presented.