| Overall Rating | Gold - expired |
|---|---|
| Overall Score | 75.65 |
| Liaison | Maddie LoDico |
| Submission Date | Dec. 12, 2014 |
| Executive Letter | Download |
Colby College
AC-6: Sustainability Literacy Assessment
| Status | Score | Responsible Party |
|---|---|---|
|
1.78 / 4.00 |
Kevin
Bright Sustainability Coordinator Office of Sustainability |
The percentage of students assessed for sustainability literacy (directly or by representative sample) and for whom a follow-up assessment is conducted:
The percentage of students assessed for sustainability literacy (directly or by representative sample) without a follow-up assessment:
A copy of the questions included in the sustainability literacy assessment(s):
The questions included in the sustainability literacy assessment(s) :
See uploaded document.
A brief description of how the assessment(s) were developed:
Using sustainability surveys from other higher education institutions, the Sustainability Coordinator, current students, and professors developed our first environmental literacy survey in the summer of 2014 specific to Sustainability at Colby.
A brief description of how the assessment(s) were administered:
We marketed the survey heavily during first-year orientation, and then throughout the rest of the school year by offering prizes and by having professors require their students to take the survey.
We used the LEED EBOM methodology to calculate a representative sample of the entire Colby population. Using their formula, (total population*752)/(total population+752), we found that a statistically representative sample of Colby's 1863 students would be 536.
A brief summary of results from the assessment(s):
The results from the survey are currently only from the incoming first year class to the College. The Office of Sustainability will conduct the same quiz for the graduating senior class in the spring. A few surprising results include: (1) 44% of the incoming class signaled that sustainability was very or somewhat important in their decision to attend Colby; (2) only half of the responders were able to identify the appropriate definition of carbon neutrality; and (3) although 90% of first years often or almost always recycle, only 56% were able to properly identify recyclable items.
All interesting information, and extremely useful in identifying areas of need for communication efforts.
The website URL where information about the literacy assessment(s) is available:
Data source(s) and notes about the submission:
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