| Overall Rating | Gold |
|---|---|
| Overall Score | 69.05 |
| Liaison | Katherine Spector |
| Submission Date | March 3, 2023 |
State University of New York at Oswego
AC-6: Sustainability Literacy Assessment
| Status | Score | Responsible Party |
|---|---|---|
|
4.00 / 4.00 |
Jonathan
Mills Administrator Sustainability Office |
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:
Questions asked on the Sustainability Literacy Survey:
-Which of the following is an expected impact of climate change?
-According to the United Nations, "________" is the largest contributor(s) to global climate change, accounting for over 75% of global greenhouse gas emissions and nearly 90% of all carbon dioxide emissions."
-Over the past 3 decades, what has happened to the difference between the wealth of the richest and poorest Americans?
-In one complete sentence, please describe your definition of sustainability
-According to recent EPA data, the economic sector contributing the most greenhouse gas emissions in the United States is
-Locally grown food is more sustainable because...
-Which of the following is considered a renewable source of energy? (Choose all that apply)
-What percentage of the world's surface freshwater supply is contained in the Great Lakes?
-Of the following, which waste management practice is the most sustainable?
-Waste diversion rate refers to the amount of waste diverted from landfills and incinerators. Which of the following is true of waste diversion rates? (Choose all that apply)
A brief description of how the literacy assessment was developed and/or when it was adopted:
The Sustainability Culture Assessment was created through the collaboration of the Office of Sustainability, faculty on campus, and the Office of Institutional Research to ask about students' awareness, opinions, and views of sustainability on our campus.
A brief description of how a representative sample was reached (if applicable) and how the assessment(s) were administered :
Both the Sustainability Culture and Literacy survey were sent out to the largest representative sample of our population (undergraduate students) which in total is 2,992 students. Once the survey closed after a month, we received 326 responses.
The assessment was administered through Qualtrics to the entire undergraduate student body. The survey did not save respondent information except when survey takers were asked if they were interested in being included into the drawing for a gift card to purchase a bicycle as an incentive for taking the survey.
A post-assessment Literacy & Culture survey will be deployed to the campus during April of 2023 to coincide with Earth Month-related programming at the institution.
A brief summary of results from the literacy assessment(s):
The fall semester of 2022 is the first time we have deployed both a Sustainability Culture and Literacy survey this extensive, making it difficult to measure any changes over time as now.
Some findings from this initial survey are that the largest percentage of respondents were from our current first-year class as well as involved in a major within the School of Liberal Arts and Sciences. With some of the questions, many respondents answered questions correctly with the questions: "According to recent EPA data, the economic sector contributing the most greenhouse gas emissions in the United States is..." and "Of the following, which waste management practice is the most sustainable?" being the two questions that respondent answered varied with all of the choices offered.
Website URL where information about the sustainability literacy assessment is available:
Additional documentation to support the submission:
Data source(s) and notes about the submission:
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