A quantitative and model-driven approach to assessing higher education in the United States of America

University ranking or higher education assessment in general has been attracting more and more public attention over the years. However, the subjectivity-based evaluation index and indicator selections and weights that are widely adopted in most existing ranking systems have been called into question. In other words, the objectivity and impartiality of those rankings has been worrisome. To address these concerns, this paper presents a quantitative and model-driven approach to acquiring the evaluation index and indicator weights in the US News & World Report ranking system. Structural equation modelling will be applied to mine non-subjective weights from collected data. The proposed approach will be validated using two groups of United States universities, National Universities and Liberal Arts Colleges, classified by the US News & World Report. Managerial and administrative implications will also be explored. This study shows a very promising future because it opens a new venue for the scholars and practitioners in the higher education assessment field to develop a real-time, scalable and model-driven higher education ranking system.     

On Affective Communication-From Perspective of Cultural Context

Nowadays, cross-cultural study is turning to pragmatic fields concerning communication, such as business negotiation, overseas life and language teaching, etc. This paper reviews previous studies of cu...     

动词make的一词多义关系模式初探

一词多义是各种语言中普遍存在的现象。英语中除了术语以外,单义词是很少的,多数的词都是多义词。本文从认知语义学的视角,运用认知语言学的＂原型范畴理论＂以及＂基于理论的多义词分析法＂对动词make进行认知研究,探索构建make一词多义的意义关系模式。     

初中英语过程写作法教学模式探究

在单元教学中,指导学生围绕词块、句群以及篇章结构,运用所学知识,就同一主题不同角度进行写作练习,掌握写作策略和技能,充分发挥评价的激励作用,提高学生写作水平。     

高职院校精准扶贫路径研究

文章分析了高职院校精准扶贫的重大意义,并结合所在学院实际,提出了高等职业院校精准扶贫的途径,要发挥高职院校重要作用,实现精神脱贫,深化院校招生制度改革,实现精准招生,完善贫困学生资助体系,实现精准资助,推进人才培养模式改革,实现精准培养,优化贫困学生就业帮扶,实现精准就业,紧贴需求进行结对帮扶,实现精准服务。     

英语学习趣味性初探

英语教学无论是“教”的难度还是“学”的困惑,都是毋庸置疑的。通过让学生了解所学语言的历史、语文化和其他与语言相关的诸多知识,提高语言学习的兴趣,从而实现学生快乐学习英语。     

浅析英语教学中的文化渗透

语言是文化的一部分,不能独立于文化而存在。由于不同的民族有着不同的社会文化背景,因此,学习一种语言必须了解这种语言所承载的文化。英语教学中必须注重对学生进行文化渗透,首先,应充分利用现有教材,立足课堂,进行文化渗透,其次,要不断开拓第2课堂,加强文化渗透。     

Cindy Sherman: A Play of Selves. A collaborative approach to conservation

In 2013, The Better Image (TBI) was contacted to examine A Play of Selves, a unique work created by artist Cindy Sherman during her graduate studies in 1975. The work is composed of 244 paper doll-like photographs of Sherman that are presented within 72 frames. During initial condition checks, it was noted that a number of individual elements had begun to show signs of chemical staining. Over the course of 2013/2014, a collaborative response was developed with the help of the artist, the artist's printer, the representing gallery, TBI staff and the owner. The main goal was to address the physical and chemical issues present and preserve this work for future exhibition and study. Determining an effective decision- making model based on a hierarchy of values was crucial before undertaking any conservation treatment, as there were several invested parties, each with a different perspective. The focus of this paper is the interplay of our responsibilities as conservators with the concerns of the artist, her gallery, her printer, and the owner to balance aesthetic vs. physical integrity of the artwork, reversibility of treatments, importance of record keeping while developing a balanced response within a world of rapidly disappearing traditional photographic papers.     

可行能力贫困:阅读困难群体的实质性特征

[目的/意义] 旨在厘清"阅读困难群体"的研究对象,分析产生阅读困难问题的原因,提出解决这些人阅读困难问题的策略。[方法/过程] 引入经济学中分析贫困问题根源的"可行能力方法"分析阅读困难群体的问题,从人的能力发展的角度考察阅读困难产生的原因,从而提出解决策略。[结果/结论] 可行能力贫困是阅读困难群体的实质性特征,可行能力贫困产生的原因在于阅读困难群体的"内在性"阅读困难、"结构性"阅读困难以及"生命敏感期"的脆弱性。增强阅读困难群体选择的"能力"与"机会"是扩展可行能力的关键,也是未来图书馆解决阅读困难群体问题的方向。