Environmental Sustainability Evaluation of Apparel Product: A Case Study on Knitted T-Shirt

Journal of Textiles ◽

10.1155/2014/643080 ◽

2014 ◽

Vol 2014 ◽

pp. 1-6 ◽

Cited By ~ 4

Author(s):

Md. Mazedul Islam ◽

Md. Mashiur Rahman Khan

Keyword(s):

Environmental Sustainability ◽

Assessment Tool ◽

Design Tool ◽

Evaluation Tool ◽

Self Assessment ◽

Full Life Cycle ◽

Aggregate Information ◽

Branded Product ◽

Higg Index

The work reported in this paper presents the assessment of environmental performances of selected branded apparel T-Shirt products made by Bangladesh. The study is based on a standard evaluation tool named Higg Index which is basically used widely to measure the environmental sustainability of various apparel products. Higg Index is an internal self-assessment tool created by the outdoor apparel industry and Nike’s apparel environmental design tool which aims to aggregate information on the environmental performance of products. The Index considers performance across the full life-cycle of a product, including impacts from “input materials, manufacturing, packaging, transportation, use, and end-of-life.” Selected apparel branded T-Shirt products from S. Oliver, BUTex-Innovation, PUMA, Esprit, Aarong, and Yellow were taken into consideration. The results indicate that newly developed ecofriendly T-shirt and foreign branded products named S. Oliver, PUMA, and Esprit gained higher score but local branded product like Aarong and Yellow gained lower score in terms of environmental sustainability based on Higg Index assessment tool. Moreover, many weaknesses and opportunities for improvement of both local and foreign branded T-Shirt products have been identified and suggested which would eventually lead the fashion designer, apparel manufacturer, stakeholder, and consumer towards greener apparel products.

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'A productive and happy collaboration': maximising impact through project design.

Journal of Learning Development in Higher Education ◽

10.47408/jldhe.v0i7.220 ◽

2014 ◽

Author(s):

Janet Hargreaves ◽

Susan Bond ◽

Paul Dagg ◽

Benji Dawson ◽

Blake Kendrick ◽

...

Keyword(s):

Assessment Tool ◽

Work Place ◽

Project Design ◽

Key Factors ◽

Self Assessment ◽

Collaborative Project ◽

Project Outcomes ◽

Student Power ◽

Teaching Learning

This case study describes a highly collaborative project created to develop an online self-assessment tool that offers students the opportunity to plan their preparedness to enter the work place named the Preparation for Placement Assessment Tool. The aim of the project was to develop an artefact that aids all students to think about and prepare for placements, and more broadly to bework-ready. It also aims to help disabled students to identify and manage theirindividual needs. Working in collaboration with students is offered as aneffective strategy for improving project outcomes and managing the tensions foracademics of balancing research, teaching, learning and scholarly activities.This paper discusses the project background, design and delivery, which includesthe engagement of a diverse mix of students, and the practice researchmethodologies used. Discussion focuses on the project's impact, particularly on the students involved. Four key factors: student power, methodology, the use offunding and slow burn are identified as significant for success.

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Formative Online Assessment in E-Learning

Advances in E-Learning ◽

10.4018/978-1-59904-756-0.ch016 ◽

2011 ◽

pp. 279-300

Author(s):

Izaskun Ibabe ◽

Joana Jauregizar

Keyword(s):

Formative Assessment ◽

Assessment Tool ◽

Computer Assisted ◽

Online Assessment ◽

Self Assessment ◽

Adaptive Assessment ◽

E Learning ◽

Online Formative Assessment ◽

Planning Development

This chapter provides an introduction to formative assessment, especially applied within an online or e-learning environment. The characteristics of four strategies of online formative assessment currently most widely used—online adaptive assessment, online self-assessment, online collaborative assessment, and portfolio—are described. References are made throughout recent research about the effectiveness of online formative assessment for optimizing students’ learning. A case study in which a computer-assisted assessment tool was used to design and apply self-assessment exercises is presented. The chapter emphasizes the idea that all type of assessment needs to be conceptualized as “assessment for learning.” Practical advices are detailed for the planning, development, implementation, and review of quality formative online assessment.

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Capacity Assessment Training and Competency Evaluation Tool

Innovation in Aging ◽

10.1093/geroni/igaa057.1998 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 4 (Supplement_1) ◽

pp. 595-595

Author(s):

Lindsey Jacobs ◽

Patricia Bamonti ◽

Jessica Strong ◽

Kyle Page ◽

Barry Edelstein ◽

...

Keyword(s):

Older Adults ◽

Assessment Tool ◽

Self Report ◽

Capacity Assessment ◽

Evaluation Tool ◽

Self Assessment ◽

Capacity Evaluation ◽

Decision Making Capacity ◽

Assessment Training ◽

Competency Evaluation

Abstract Given the complex interplay of ethical, clinical, and legal factors, evaluating capacities in older adults is an important competency for geropsychologists. However, the amount of quality of training in this area varies, and geropsychology trainees report less confidence in their capacity evaluation skills. To date, only the Pikes Peak Self-Assessment Tool includes items measuring competency and growth in decisional capacity evaluations. However, it is a broad self-report measure assessing general geropsychology competencies. We developed a performance-based measure of decision-making capacity evaluations, the “Capacity Assessment Training and Competency Evaluation Tool (CATCET).” Using the ABA/APA Assessment of Older Adults with Diminished Capacity as a guide, expert panels created two clinical cases across 5 capacity domains. This presentation will discuss the creation of the CATCET, its application as a training and evaluation tool, and initial performance data among psychology graduate students, intern, and fellows across settings.

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Sustainability at an Urban Level: A Case Study of a Neighborhood in Dubai, UAE

Sustainability ◽

10.3390/su13084355 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 13 (8) ◽

pp. 4355

Author(s):

Sundus Shareef ◽

Haşim Altan

Keyword(s):

United Arab Emirates ◽

Thermal Performance ◽

Environmental Sustainability ◽

Assessment Tool ◽

Computer Software ◽

Green Building ◽

Building Design ◽

The United States ◽

Design Variables

The United Arab Emirates is witnessing enormous growth and the sustainability attitude has become one of the most important priorities in this development. This paper aims to optimize the environmental sustainability of the Emirate of Dubai communities by adopting an existing community as a case study. The investigation of the case study is looking at sustainability levels that consists of two major factors in neighborhood sustainable design, such as livability and thermal performance. The strategy of enhancing and optimizing the communities’ sustainability starts with an approach to the applicable modifications and solutions to the existed community master planning, where the modifications cover the two main urban design variables; (a) building design, and (b) open and landscape areas. The effect of the adopted scenarios is analyzed to find the improvement in environmental and thermal performance. The study has adopted two computer software packages, namely CityCAD and Integrated Environmental Solutions—Virtual Environment (IES-VE), to undertake the assessments. Furthermore, factors of urban sustainability are evaluated using the United States Green Building Council (USGBC)’s Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) neighborhood assessment tool. The results have shown that the environmental sustainability levels can be increased after the adoption of certain suggested scenarios, in order to mitigate the likely weakness indicated in the livability aspects, covering land-use diversity, accessibility, transportation system, green and landscape areas, and energy efficiency, and the case study community can be turned toward “Sustainable Community” by implementing recommended actions and modifications.

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Student collaboration in developing an on-line self assessment tool, to enhance development for student and newly qualified professionals

Compass Journal of Learning and Teaching ◽

10.21100/compass.v4i7.81 ◽

2013 ◽

Vol 4 (7) ◽

Author(s):

Julie Laxton ◽

Paul Dagg ◽

Janet Hargreaves ◽

Duane Laverick ◽

Carrie Mitchell

Keyword(s):

Teaching And Learning ◽

Assessment Tool ◽

Learning Assessment ◽

Positive Outcomes ◽

Self Assessment ◽

Student Collaboration ◽

Self Evaluation ◽

Preparedness For Practice ◽

On Line

A “Competence in Practice” (CiPA) self assessment tool was developed initially as a research instrument as part of the Centre for Excellence in Teaching and Learning; Assessment and Learning in Practice Settings. The tool asks a series of questions against which participants self-rate their preparedness for practice. A working group then created software from this that is used as a formative exercise to rate confidence and perceived competence in practice. This freely available package (http://cipa.hud.ac.uk ) responds with feedback to individual users on their self evaluation, facilitating reflection and guided supervision. The development involved an innovative, collaborative partnership with academics and students, who undertook the work as a paid project as well as actively participating in workshops and conferences. Working collaboratively was a powerful experience for all involved. This case study presents the development of the tool, focusing on the collaborative aspects of the work. Working collaboratively with students in this manner enabled many positive outcomes and lessons for the future.

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Informe de autoevaluación como herramienta formativa para árbitros de fútbol. Estudio de caso

Research in Education and Learning Innovation Archives ◽

10.7203/realia.25.17453 ◽

2020 ◽

pp. 33

Author(s):

David Recio Moreno ◽

Tiberio Feliz Murias

Keyword(s):

Formative Evaluation ◽

Assessment Tool ◽

Educational Practice ◽

Assessment Instrument ◽

Self Assessment ◽

Level Of Satisfaction ◽

Evaluation Feedback ◽

High Level

In this article we present the results of an evaluative study of an educational practice that focused on the training of participating referees at an international football tournament. The aim was to provide referees with a self-assessment instrument for analyzing and evaluating their refereeing performances at the tournament. The instrument also provided the teaching team with a source of information for detecting the referees’ daily needs and facilitating dialogical feedback processes in the context of a formative evaluation. Feedback was conducted at training meetings characterized by a participative, interactive and collaborative methodology in which video was used as a fundamental didactic resource. This case study employed a range of complementary methodological, qualitative and quantitative techniques and instruments. We analyzed 371 self-assessment reports produced after the matches by the 28 participating referees and evaluated the usefulness and contributions of the self-assessment tool. We also evaluated the referees’ level of satisfaction with the training proposal by analyzing their responses to a questionnaire and holding discussions with their trainers. The results revealed a high level of satisfaction and acceptance of both the instrument and the methodology developed at the work meetings. They also highlight the value of video content as teaching material, the quality of the feedback received, and the participatory, interactive and collaborative approach adopted at the sessions. This proposal is intended to be transferable to other situations and training contexts.

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Designing Self-Assessment Tool for Library Performance Measurement Adopting Malcolm Baldrige Framework (Case Study: Central Library of Andalas University)

IOP Conference Series Materials Science and Engineering ◽

10.1088/1757-899x/528/1/012032 ◽

2019 ◽

Vol 528 ◽

pp. 012032 ◽

Cited By ~ 1

Author(s):

N T Putri ◽

D Jumeno ◽

Henmaidi ◽

E Wirdianto ◽

P Fithri ◽

...

Keyword(s):

Performance Measurement ◽

Assessment Tool ◽

Self Assessment ◽

Malcolm Baldrige

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Sustainability, Efficiency, and Competitiveness in Rail Mobility: The ADIF-Spain Case Study

Sustainability ◽

10.3390/su13168977 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 13 (16) ◽

pp. 8977

Author(s):

José Ramón García-Aranda ◽

Raquel Ortega-Lapiedra ◽

Jara Bernués-Olivan

Keyword(s):

Environmental Sustainability ◽

Transformation Process ◽

Driving Mechanism ◽

Evaluation Tool ◽

Management Evaluation ◽

Efqm Model ◽

Quality Management Model ◽

European Foundation ◽

The One

This work aims to propose alternatives to the EFQM (European Foundation for Quality Management) Model from the perspectives of sustainability, efficiency, and competitiveness, with an application to the railway sector in Spain. Concerning improvement factors, a retroactive analysis is based on a second-degree confirmatory factorial analysis, suggesting a new grouping of factors. With respect to the transformation process, a systemic proposal of seven cross-cutting elements (Integral Framework for Transformation into Outstanding Organizations) is presented, providing a sequence of reflection and action initiatives to successfully address the current environmental sustainability, efficiency, and competitiveness challenges in the railway sector through a case study, ADIF (Administrador de Infraestructuras Ferroviarias). The proposal for this Integrated Framework for The Transformation of Organizations is carried out to consolidate the EFQM Model, not only as a management evaluation tool, but also as a quality of management and sustainability instrument, increasing its role as a driving mechanism for actions that generate an effective improvement and transformation in an organization dedicated to mobility. The confirmation of all the hypotheses related to the relationship between Leadership and Strategy, on the one hand explanations., and People, Alliances and Resources, and Processes on the other, along with the four Criteria of Results (People, Clients, Society, and Key Results), allows for the proposal of an EFQM Model that evolves around three major constructs: Guidance, Action, and Feedback. The implications of this work focus on three areas: (1) theoretical, as it is the first analysis of this magnitude to be performed in literature; (2) research, as it opens new hypotheses for contrasting with other organizations in the sector; and (3) management, as it proposes a sustainable organizational and business model.

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