Overall Rating | Gold - expired |
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Overall Score | 68.85 |
Liaison | Kelly Wellman |
Submission Date | Dec. 11, 2020 |
Texas A&M University
AC-6: Sustainability Literacy Assessment
Status | Score | Responsible Party |
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4.00 / 4.00 |
Ben
Kalscheur Sustainability Assistant Manager Office of Sustainability |
Does the institution conduct an assessment of the sustainability literacy of its students?:
Which of the following best describes the literacy assessment? The assessment is administered to::
Which of the following best describes the structure of the assessment? The assessment is administered as a::
A copy of the questions included in the sustainability literacy assessment(s):
A list or sample of the questions included in the sustainability literacy assessment or the website URL where the assessment tool may be found:
A brief description of how the literacy assessment was developed and/or when it was adopted:
We completed our first survey of the campus community during the Fall 2016 semester. This is normally an annual survey and we completed our first follow-up assessment during the Fall 2017 semester and have done so each fall since, including Fall 2019. Due to COVID-19 ramifications, we decided to put our annual survey on hold for Fall 2020. We plan to redesign the survey and be back to an annual schedule for Fall 2021.
A brief description of how a representative sample was reached (if applicable) and how the assessment(s) were administered :
A brief summary of results from the literacy assessment(s):
Highlights from the 2016 survey include: In regards to defining sustainability and its three core areas, 70.45% of students correctly identified social sustainability, 80.68% were able to identify economic sustainability, and 97.73% were able to identify environmental sustainability. 86.36% of our students identified greenhouse gases correctly, and 68.94% of our students were able to correctly identify ways in which a person's carbon footprint could increase.
Highlights from the 2017 survey include: In regards to defining sustainability and its three core areas, 49.36% of students correctly identified social sustainability, 74.36% were able to identify economic sustainability, and 91.67% were able to identify environmental sustainability. This shows a decline in understanding of sustainability from the 2016 survey. 81.41% of our students identified greenhouse gases correctly, a decline from 2016. 70.09% of our students were able to correctly identify ways in which a person's carbon footprint could increase, which is higher than the 2016 results. 62.8% of students correctly identified steps to prepare for climate change. 79.29% of students correctly identified all renewable sources of energy.
Highlights from the 2018 survey include: In regards to defining sustainability and its three core areas, 52.73% of students correctly identified social sustainability, 84.89% were able to identify economic sustainability, and 99.57% were able to identify environmental sustainability. This shows an increase in in identifying all three dimensions of sustainability from the 2017 survey. 89.25% of our students identified greenhouse gases correctly, an increase from both the 2016 and 2017 results. 76.31% of our students were able to correctly identify ways in which a person's carbon footprint could increase, which is higher than the 2016 and 2017 results. 73.87% of students correctly identified steps to prepare for climate change, which increased from Fall 2017. 76.5% of student responses correctly identified all renewable sources of energy, which decreased from Fall 2017.
Highlights from the 2019 survey include: In regards to defining sustainability and its three core areas, 59.18% of students correctly identified social sustainability, 83.67% were able to identify economic sustainability, and 96.33% were able to identify environmental sustainability. This shows an overall increase in identifying all three dimensions of sustainability from the 2018 survey. 89.75% of our students identified greenhouse gases correctly, an increase from both the 2018 results. 76.97% of our students were able to correctly identify ways in which a person's carbon footprint could increase, which is higher than the 2017 and 2018 results. 82.23% of students correctly identified steps to prepare for climate change, which increased from Fall 2018. 80.08% of student responses correctly identified all renewable sources of energy, which increased from Fall 2018.
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