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.     

浅论科学研究对医院发展的贡献

采用文献研究法、定性分析法和定量分析法,对目前国内外部分医院科研现状进行分析,总结医院的科研现状和发展规律,分析医院科研对医院的贡献,为提高医院科研水平提供参考依据。结果表明:医院科研给医院带来的贡献包括科研产出和科研声誉;医院开展科研,在SCI发文量和专利获得量上,给医院带来了巨大的贡献;同时,良好的科研会提高医院在医院排行榜上的位置,提高医院声誉。     

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。     

定向图的谱半径的一个上界

利用定向图的邻接矩阵的特性,得到了定向图的邻接谱的谱半径的一个可达上界.设D为n阶的定向图,则其邻接谱的谱半径ρ(D)≤n2-1.当n为奇数时,上式取得等号当且仅当D为n2-1出度正则(入度正则);当n为偶数时,不等式严格成立.     

加强高职高专工科类学生文化素质教育的研究

通过对高职高专工科类学生文化素质状况的调查与研究，探讨如何以就业为导向，抓住振兴老工业基地建设的有利机遇，加强高职高专工科类学生的文化素盾教育。     

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。     

从输入输出理论看大学英语教学改革

本文以语言输入输出相关理论为基础,就大学英语教学改革实践,提出两点建议:(1)将传统的以精读为主的教学模式改为以泛读为主,同时采用难度适当的国内英文报刊为主要教学材料,取代传统的教材;(2)加大翻译教学比重;由此加强英语教学与现实生活的联系,为学生创造英语运用的条件和环境,从而改变目前大学英语教学中教学脱离实际,学生兴趣低迷的不利状况,更好地实现大学英语的教学目的。     

电路板设计中的若干技术问题探讨

本文叙述了电路板设计中各步骤的注意事项及如何在较短时间内设计出符合用户需要、质量可靠的电路板 .     

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.