What traits do academics value in student writing? Insights from a psychometric approach

The number of students studying for university qualifications through the medium of English and for whom English is not their first language has increased significantly in recent years. This, along with efforts to widen access to those under-represented in higher education, has brought into focus the question of what academics see as constituting a ‘good’ piece of student writing. In this small-scale pilot study, Thurstone’s method of paired comparisons was used to establish a scale for ranking six essays in terms of how favourably each was viewed by academic lecturers when compared with every other essay in the set. Kelly’s repertory grid technique was subsequently applied to interviews conducted with the same lecturers to establish which traits they associated with the upper and lower end of the scale. Findings suggest that this methodology represents a promising approach to establishing what academic tutors regard as the key elements of good writing and thus provides an indication of what English teachers might fruitfully focus on in their teaching of the skill.     

影响司法公信力的因素分析

司法公信力是司法赢得社会公众尊重、信任、信赖的能力,体现了社会公众对司法的认可与信任程度,建设法治国家必须提升司法公信力,而司法公信力不是独立生成的,民众的法律信仰、司法独立、司法公正、法官素质是影响公信力确立和提升的主要因素。     

心病良药--《庄子》的一种解读

《庄子》对时人的心病有大量的分析,并提出了治疗的良方,这是该书最具实践意义的部分。庄子认为,世人心理多不正常,导致身心疲惫。若能推心于自然之道,即可调节康复。而“静”则为登上“道”这一平台的阶梯。     

李渔养生思想与杨朱哲学

李渔养生学说与杨朱学派养生思想在一些基本原则上具有相似性。李渔对古代养生思想作了大幅度的扬弃与整合,形成了一个以道家化的杨朱学派的养生思想为主、杂取儒道养生合理成分和后世养生精华的驳杂的混合体。     

论留置权的标的

留置权是一种重要的担保物权,对留置权标的性质和范围的认识影响到留置权制度在实践中的适用效果.本文认为,留置权在不可转让物上也可成立,基于效益原则,在不动产上不宜成立留置权.在有价证券之外的其他证券上也可成立留置权,只是可行使权利内容不同.当债权与动产的返还义务基于同一法律关系而生时,在非债务人之物上也可成立留置权.     

What is a good father? The meaning of a good father through sports parenting in South Korea

Abstract

The purpose of the current study is to uncover the meanings that constitute a good father within the context of a sports/leisure setting and to analyse how these meanings are enacted in practice. Results showed that the ‘good father’ of today, as perceived by fathers, is a multifaceted construct that is construed through their interactions with other family members. First, fathers constructed the meanings of a good father through the memories of their own fathers during their childhood. Second, fathers constructed the meanings through their relationship with their wives. They regarded sport parenting as an important practice for them to be a good husband to their wives. Finally, fathers constructed the meanings of a good father through their relationships with their children and the time spent with their children was a particularly important requirement for them to fulfil their role as a good father.     

深度信念以及信念和信仰的相对作用

“深度信念”是怀特海文稿中的关键概念。在怀特海有机哲学看来,动机、方法和意义是一个整体。他懂得要在深层次上探查人类追求意义及理解的倾向,进而揭示“追求”行为中的创造张力。深度信念就是这种深层次的动力。深度信念不同于各种各样起源于文化传统的信仰或偶发的信念,它不像后者那样可能失去。怀特海认为,在个人经验中,某一个信念的失去更可能是“无限性激励下的有限性”,是某种“超越的内在性”,“朝向更精美细致的结果”。深度信念促成了精神的冒险,是人类固化成就中不可抹去的最富锐气的因素,是人的呈现。     

台湾闽南籍移民后代重读之风形成论略

台湾的闽南籍移民后代对教育的重视程度决不亚于原乡,这除与提倡勤奋读书、造就人才的社会风尚相关外,还与台湾经济的增长和教育的发展、科举制度主导下的功名驱动、闽南移民及其后代到台湾任教、文化素养在社会竞争中占有优势等因素密不可分。     

The Choice of Effective Vocabulary Learning Strategies

This paper aims to make a comparison between good and poor language learners in the use of vocabulary learning strategies. It will introduce some helpful vocabulary learning strategies to help those frustrated Chinese college non-English major learners.     

康德"二律背反"学说对人类文明的启示

康德的“二律背反”是他的认识论《纯粹理性批判》推演的逻辑结论，又是《实践理性批判》的逻辑前提。康德的不可知论，实际上成为科学与信仰并行共存的哲学依据。客观上既有利于人类物质文明发发展，也有助于精神文明的进步。