Overall Rating Reporter - expired
Overall Score
Liaison Tanya Jagdish
Submission Date March 5, 2021
Executive Letter Download

STARS v2.1

Albion College
AC-6: Sustainability Literacy Assessment

Status Score Responsible Party
Complete Reporter
"---" indicates that no data was submitted for this field

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:

See attached file.


A brief description of how the literacy assessment was developed and/or when it was adopted:

Instructors in each Environmental Category course write questions appropriate for their course but focused on a particular learning objective selected by the campus committee responsible for overseeing success of required curricula.


A brief description of how a representative sample was reached (if applicable) and how the assessment(s) were administered :

A pretest/posttest approach is used in which students answer the same question(s) at the beginning and end of their Environmental Category course.


A brief summary of results from the literacy assessment(s), including a description of any measurable changes over time:

No campus wide reports are available at this time. Literacy assessment is based on the classes each students takes.


The website URL where information about the programs or initiatives is available:
---

Additional documentation to support the submission:
---

Data source(s) and notes about the submission:

Environmental Category courses are assessed in one semester out of four on a rolling basis, so the probability that a given student will be assessed in this context is 25%.


Environmental Category courses are assessed in one semester out of four on a rolling basis, so the probability that a given student will be assessed in this context is 25%.

The information presented here is self-reported. While AASHE staff review portions of all STARS reports and institutions are welcome to seek additional forms of review, the data in STARS reports are not verified by AASHE. If you believe any of this information is erroneous or inconsistent with credit criteria, please review the process for inquiring about the information reported by an institution or simply email your inquiry to stars@aashe.org.