| Overall Rating | Silver - expired |
|---|---|
| Overall Score | 52.54 |
| Liaison | Tom Hartzell |
| Submission Date | Feb. 26, 2020 |
Calvin University
AC-6: Sustainability Literacy Assessment
| Status | Score | Responsible Party |
|---|---|---|
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2.00 / 4.00 |
Becky
Haney Associate Professor Economics |
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Does the institution conduct an assessment of the sustainability literacy of its students?:
Yes
Which of the following best describes the literacy assessment? The assessment is administered to::
A subset of students or a sample that may not be representative of the predominant student body
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 list or sample of the questions included in the sustainability literacy assessment or the website URL where the assessment tool may be found:
The Assessment of Sustainability Knowledge from Environmental and Social Sustainability Lab at Ohio State University.
https://ess.osu.edu/research/assessment-sustainability-knowledge-ask
The questions are available from ESS.
https://ess.osu.edu/research/assessment-sustainability-knowledge-ask
The questions are available from ESS.
A brief description of how the literacy assessment was developed and/or when it was adopted:
This assessment tool was adopted in an an undergraduate class, BIO 123 (Biology Core for Non-majors) in FY 18-19. The pre-test was administered at the start of the semester on 09.04.2018 and the same post-test was administered at the end of the semester on 12.09.2018.
A brief description of how a representative sample was reached (if applicable) and how the assessment(s) were administered :
BIO 123 is part of the non-biology majors' core curriculum, including students from all areas of study; the literacy assessment was administered as a pre- and post-test to assess sustainability learning over the course of the semester.
A brief summary of results from the literacy assessment(s):
The ultimate goal is to use the ASK in a required first-year class (DCM) then include ASK as part of the senior exit survey that is sent to all graduating seniors.
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Additional documentation to support the submission:
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Data source(s) and notes about the submission:
The Assessment of Sustainability Knowledge instrument was piloted in one class in FY 17-18. Though not a representative sample, the FY 18-19 results do represent a knowledge gain and suggest that the instrument could be a useful tool for campus-wide Literacy Assessment in the future.
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