大学英语外报外刊阅读教程(第二版)课件+教学参考手册 (14)[28页]

Lesson 14
American top colleges are mainly in the northeast.
Lesson 14
American’s Best Colleges in 2011
1. Harvard University 2. Princeton University 3. Yale University 4. Columbia University 5. Stanford University 6. University of Pennsylvania 7. California Institute of Technology 8. Massachusetts Inst. of Technology 9. Dartmouth College 10. Duke University
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Colleges Put Poll Ranking Above students Needs Ranking Lacks Credibility
By Joanne V. Creighton
Author: A Brief Introduction
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(4) Student selectivity: standardized test scores of admitted students, proportion of admitted students in upper percentiles of their high school class, and proportion of applicants accepted (5) Financial resources: per–student spending (6) Graduation rate performance: difference between expected and actual graduation rate
大学英语
外报外刊阅读教程
（第二版）
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Lesson 14 Colleges Put Poll Ranking Above Students Needs Background Information
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Classification of American College (1)Graduate school: awarding advanced academic degrees such as Master’s degree, MBA, Ph.D. (2)College: providing education primarily at the undergraduate level for students to earn a bachelor degree. (3)Community college: primarily two or three years public institutions, providing students associate’s degrees.
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(1)Peer assessment: a survey of the institution’s reputation among presidents, provosts, and admissions deans of other institutions (2)Retention: six–year graduation rate and first–year student retention rate (3)Faculty resources: average class size, faculty salary, faculty degree level, student-faculty ratio, and proportion of full–time faculty
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College and University Rankings in America
America ’ s best –known American college and university rankings have been compiled since 1983 by U.S. News & World Report and are widely regarded as the most influential of all college rankings. The following are the key elements in the rankings.
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Baidu Nhomakorabea
1. As U.S. News & World Report’s college rankings hit newsstands, the carping from college officials will be loud and lively. (Line 1, Para. 1) —当刊登大学排行榜的《美国新闻与世界报道》期刊 出现在报刊亭时，美国大学官员将会发出强烈的抱怨 声。 [hit – to reach (a place)]
Joanne V. Creighton
PhD, is an American academic who served as the 17th President of Mount Holyoke College in South Hadly, Massachusetts from 1996-2010.
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2. High-scoring students submit results anyway, which are passed on to U.S. News and exaggerate a school’s average scores. (Line 3, Para. 6) — 高分学生还是向大学提交成绩，这些数据被转交 给《美国新闻与世界报道》，夸大了该校的平均分。 ( U.S. News = U.S. News & World Report’s）