The aim of the theoretical part is to explain the expressions of evaluation and self?evaluation and their relationship, to show their forms and kinds, to formulate and offer the solutions to the chosen problems of evaluation, describe the ingredients for self-evaluation and its gradual development at elementary school and outline its importance for further development of a person. In the practical part of the work I find out with the help of interviewing 24 respondents if they realize the importance of self-evaluation for the personality of pupil. I compare the results to the theoretical part of my work. Further I discover how much they include the self-evaluating activities in their teaching and what is difficult in the process of evaluation. I have processed the responds with the help of qualitative method. I am enclosing the list of activities which are suitable for the development of self?evaluation of pupils. Some photos are attached to those activities that are used at Christian elementary school in Jihlava.

The thesis entitled Pupil's Portfolio is divided into a theoretical and research sections. The theoretical section describes the pupil's portfolio in a wider context and deals with the analysis and concept of portfolio at primary school. It focuses on the importance of the portfolio for both pupils and teachers. It presents the goals of portfolio. It provides various advantages and disadvantages of the pupil's portfolio. It proposes phases of how to work with the pupil's portfolio. In the theoretical section, the link between the portfolio and the teacher - student - parent is also stated. In the context of the pupil's portfolio, the work is devoted to assessment and learning. Furthermore, the work identifies the pupil's portfolio as a tool of self-assessment and shows how to guide pupils to self-assessment. The thesis examines the possibilities and limits of different types and concepts of pupil's portfolio at primary school. The research section describes and analyzes a specific concept of a representative portfolio in the 5th year of primary school by a teacher V. The conclusion of the research section assesses the viability of the pupil's portfolio and the main benefits of working with it in learning and evaluating pupils at the end of the primary school. The research work also describes the...

Thesis (MBA)--Stellenbosch University, 2005. / ENGLISH ABSTRACT: Investors accept that actual investment pertormance differs from anticipated pertormance. The difference between the two is attributed to investment risk. Professional investment managers charge significant fees for active investment management. Investors funding this industry should evaluate the risk-adjusted investment pertormance to determine if it justifies the associated costs. A number of research papers have presented various methods for adjusting investment pertormance for the risk assumed in the generation thereof. This study presents an overview of techniques available for measuring riskadjusted pertormance of listed equity related investments. The classic pertormance measures of Treynor, Sharpe and Jensen are discussed. Alternative ways of quantifying risk offer different methods for risk-adjusting periormance. This leads to the discussion of more modern approaches to risk-adjustment, such as the Sortino ratio and the Omega measure. The lack of risk-adjusted pertormance reporting within the South African investment management industry is highlighted. An overview of guidelines for risk-adjusted pertormance reporting is presented. As such, it is relevant to investment managers, policy makers of the industry and the financial press reporting on investment management. A comparison of risk-adjusted pertormance figures between unitised-, indexand direct equity investment approaches show that a simple direct equity investment strategy outpertorm on risk-adjusted basis for the five year period reviewed. / AFRIKAANSE OPSOMMING: Beleggers aanvaar die feit dat gerealiseerde beleggings opbrengste van verwagte opbrengste verskil. Die verskil word aan beleggings risiko toegeskryf. Professionele beleggingsbestuurders hef aansienlike fooie om beleggings aktief te bestuur. Beleggers wat hierdie industrie befonds behoort die risiko-aangepaste beleggingsprestasie te evalueer ten einde vas te stel of dit die kostes regverdig wat daarmee gepaardgaan. 'n Aantal navorsingsverslae het reeds verskeie metodes voorgestel vir die aanpassing van beleggingsprestasie vir risiko aanvaar tydens die najaag van prestasie. Hierdie studie bied 'n oorsig van beskikbare tegnieke vir die meet van risiko aangepaste prestasie van genoteerde aandeel- en verwante beleggings. Die klassieke metodes van Treynor, Sharpe en Jensen word bespreek. Alternatiewe metodes om risiko te kwantifiseer bied verskillende metodes om prestasie vir risiko aan te pas. Dit lei tot die bespreking van meer moderne benaderings tot risiko aanpassing, soos die Sortino verhouding en die Omega maatstaf. Hierdie studie bring die tekort van risiko aangepaste prestasie verslaggewing in die Suid-Afrikaanse beleggingsbestuur industrie aan die lig. 'n Oorsig van riglyne vir risiko-aangepaste prestasie verslaggewing word gelewer. Die studie is gevolglik relevant vir beleggingsbestuurders, industrie beleidmakers en die finansiele pers wat oor beleggingsbestuur verslag doen. 'n Vergelyking van risiko-aangepaste opbrengs syfers tussen kollektiewe-. indeks- en direkte aandele beleggings benaderings lig uit dat 'n eenvoudige direkte aandele belegging strategie op 'n risiko-aangepaste basis oor die vyf jaar periode ondersoek, uitpresteer het.

The focus of this dissertation is the pupil's portfolio, primarily in electronic portfolio form, and its use in education. The research study considers that the e-portfolio as a means of support for evaluation has considerable didactic potential and its implementation into learning and teaching could improve the effects of evaluation, as well as fostering pupil's self-assessment and self-reflection. The study deals with the definition of the pupil's portfolio as a didactic means of support for evaluation; the structure and functional specifications are identified, and there is verification of ways of using an electronic portfolio as a tool for pupil's self-assessment and self-reflection. Both practical and theoretical methods were used in this study in order to verify if and under what conditions an electronic portfolio can be used to enhance the quality of evaluation in schools and to support the processes and outcomes of pupil's evaluation, self-assessment and self-reflection within the school environment. By developing further the concept of a pupil's portfolio this thesis seeks to contribute to the development of pedagogy, specifically in the area of didactics and in evaluation in schools.

Das Lehr-Lern-Projekt “Medien und Asyl” kombinierte Forschungs- und Anwendungsbezug in der universitären Hochschullehre. Der Beitrag diskutiert die didaktischen Herausforderungen eines solchen Lehrforschungsprojekts mit Service Learning- Orientierung, und wie diese adressiert wurden. In der Darstellung des Ablaufs wird der konsekutive Charakter des dreisemestrigen Projekts deutlich. Die finale Phase der Medienkonzeption wird dabei ausführlicher vorgestellt. Abschließend wird die Bedeutung fortlaufender Evaluation und Anpassung des Projektablaufs als methodischer Schlüssel zum Gelingen identifiziert.

El objeto de este trabajo es evaluar la performance financiera de una muestra de fondos europeos de renta variable y analizar si existe una relación entre, por una parte, invertir en empresas socialmente responsables (factor social de la inversión), el tipo de política de inversión del fondo (criterios de selección negativos y/o positivos), y la calidad de la información utilizada por los gestores de fondos en sus decisiones de inversión, y por otra, la performance financiera de los fondos. Se propone dos tipos de análisis diferentes para comparar los resultados: uno clásico utilizado con frecuencia en la investigación empírica sobre el tema basado en el contraste de diferencia de medias (test de Mann-Whitney), y otro enfoque más innovador basado en la técnica multivariante de ecuaciones estructurales (SEM). La principal conclusión obtenida por este trabajo es que la aplicación de criterios sociales en las decisiones de inversión conlleva un coste para los inversores en términos de una menor rentabilidad. / The aim of this study is to evaluate the performance of a sample of European equity funds and to examine whether there is any relationship between, on one hand, the investment in socially responsible firms (social factor of the investment), the type of investment policy (negative and positive screening), and the quality of information used by fund managers in their investment decisions and, on the other, the financial performance of funds. Two kinds of analysis are proposed to compare the results: one classical commonly used in empirical research into the subject based on the bivariate testing of difference in means (Mann-Whitney test), and another, more innovative approach, based on the multivariate technique of structural equation models (SEM). The main conclusion of this study is that the application of social criteria in investment decisions carries a cost to the investor in terms of lower return.

Several environmental issues are incrementing systematically, and many of them are linked to manufacturing activities. To mitigate these issues, it is necessary to develop sustainability solutions in the early stages of the innovation process, where there is room for creativity and innovation. The integration of sustainability at the strategic level of the company, where the essential decisions, the strategic plan, and the portfolio are developed, might ensure the implementation of sustainability aspects in products and services. Many companies develop product portfolios to organize and offer services, products, technologies and operations following the company strategy and targets. The portfolio components are assessed and selected using evaluation criteria. The most common criteria include: cost, quality, risk, revenue, time and market position. Usually sustainability is not included in the portfolio evaluation criteria. The aim of this research is to obtain a better understanding of how sustainability can be integrated in the product portfolio development of manufacturing companies. The main research targets are to: 1) define sustainability product portfolio based on a comprehension of the academic and industry perspectives, 2) identify how companies currently implement sustainability in their portfolio, 3) determine which evaluation criteria and tools are used for portfolio development and 4) how the product portfolio is developed, implemented and managed. A systematic literature review was performed to understand the state of the art about sustainability product portfolio. The literature review results supported the development of semi-structure interviews with companies and field experts. The interviews outcome provided a better understanding of the industry perspective. Afterwards, a workshop helped to understand what aspects are more significant for the portfolio evaluation criteria. Finally, a strategic sustainability assessment tool SLCA 2.0 was used to assess a technology product portfolio of a specific industry case. The results from the studies created a foundation to: a) determine the state of art of the sustainability product portfolio field and its relevance for integration and implementation of sustainability in the early stages of the product innovation process, b) define the concept of sustainability product portfolio, c) have a better understanding of the setting and the application of the portfolio evaluation criteria and how to include sustainability in the evaluation, d) identify key factors to integrate and implement sustainability in the product portfolio, e) apply and test a tool for assessing a technology portfolio from a sustainability perspective and f) create a prototype of a model to develop  the product portfolio with a strategic sustainability perspective. This research provides a knowledge foundation of how sustainability can be integrated in product portfolio. In future research a model will be developed to support companies of how to include a strategic sustainability perspective into their product portfolio to enhance development of more sustainable solutions. / <p>Contact the author to receive a pdf of the full thesis (papers included): dcv@bth.se or telephone +46455385569</p>

This diploma work completely deals with problems of the evaluation by a teacher. In the introductory part there are described specifics of the school evaluation, its importance and sense. There is also mentioned a survey of many types, functions of the evaluation and methods, which are mostly being used for the pupils{\crq} evaluation at school. It also discusses an influence of the evaluation on the pupil. It summarizes principles and processes of the pupils{\crq} evaluation, which are established and obligatory for schools in the Czech Republic. It analyzes the problems of basic forms of the evaluation, which are mostly being used at our schools; those are the word evaluation and the classification by marks; and it also describes the portfolio that is a new alternative form of the evaluation. It concentrates on important aspects of pupil{\crq} evaluations, principles, those are important to know and they must be observed. It devotes to an importance of positive and negative evaluations and also to a smart question of the evaluation objectivity. It refers to mistakes which are important to avoid. It points out the importance of individual approach to pupils, especially to pupils with specific learning difficulties. It analyzes the evaluation problems of the pupils with learning disability and it refers to the mistakes that are necessary to remember in the evaluation of pupils with specific learning difficulties.