Portfolio assessment has been around for a long time, and the practice appears to be growing. It’s easy to see why. A portfolio lends itself naturally to assessment, whose aim is to collect evidence ...

One of the glaring disadvantages of relying on traditional testing as a method of assessment is that it promotes “teaching to the test”. Assessment experts, therefore, are of the view that tests ...

In our previous report, we discussed how practitioners typically measure investment risk. We also noted how there are ways to reduce risks in a portfolio, such as ‘diversification,’ which can help ...

Portfolio assessment has proved to be an innovative way to track students' progress in economics classes, making learning deeper and more meaningful. Here’s how to do it Traditional assessments, like ...

A group of rural educators says it wanted a new tool to help gain something many schools lack: the ability to examine their work more critically and professionally. The educators’ focus here during ...

A thoughtfully constructed QRM Master Plan translates the strategy and enables a risk-based approach. In 2009, the pharmaceutical and biopharmaceutical industry’s quality risk management (QRM) journey ...

Japanese Language and Literature, Vol. 42, No. 2, Japanese Language Education (Oct., 2008), pp. 389-411 (23 pages) This paper shows how the language instructor can incorporate the sociocultural ...

Risk-parity portfolios weight asset classes by volatility, and use modest leverage to boost returns while keeping volatility manageable. This article will walk you through a simplified example of how ...