| Overall Rating | Silver - expired |
|---|---|
| Overall Score | 56.33 |
| Liaison | Kimberly Post |
| Submission Date | July 18, 2017 |
| Executive Letter | Download |
Saint Joseph's College - ME
AC-6: Sustainability Literacy Assessment
| Status | Score | Responsible Party |
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4.00 / 4.00 |
Greg
Teegarden Professor Natural Sciences |
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Does the institution conduct an assessment of the sustainability literacy of its students (i.e. an assessment focused on student knowledge of sustainability topics and challenges)?:
Yes
Which of the following best describes the literacy assessment? The assessment is administered to::
The entire (or predominate) student body, directly or by representative sample
Which of the following best describes the structure of the assessment? The assessment is administered as a::
Pre- and post-assessment to the same cohort or to representative samples in both a pre- and post-test
A copy of the questions included in the sustainability literacy assessment(s):
A sample of the questions included in the sustainability literacy assessment or the website URL where the assessment tool may be found:
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A brief description of how the literacy assessment was developed and/or when it was adopted:
Developed by Environmental Science faculty, informed by surveys of peer institutions. Adopted Fall of 2016.
A brief description of how a representative sample was reached (if applicable) and how the assessment(s) were administered :
Assessment has been administered using our learning management system to students enrolled in Ecology and the Environmental Challenge (ES 300) at the start and end of the course. The ES 300 course is a required core course for all students in the campus program, thus reaching the entire student body of on-campus students at some point in their undergraduate career. The assessment is also administered to all online undergraduate students in the equivalent ES 100 course. Graduate online students may not all be reached by the sustainability literacy assessment, but the predominance of full time equivalent students are assessed through the ES 300 and ES 100 required courses.
A brief summary of results from the literacy assessment(s), including a description of any measurable changes over time:
From the first iteration (results from one cohort fall 2016), modest improvement in scores post-ES 300 (15% higher scores, from approximately 60% to 75%).
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