Overall Rating Gold
Overall Score 66.99
Liaison Olivia Conner-Bennett
Submission Date Aug. 31, 2023

STARS v2.2

Stevens Institute of Technology
AC-6: Sustainability Literacy Assessment

Status Score Responsible Party
Complete 4.00 / 4.00 Luke Hansen
Transportation and Sustainability Development Manager
Facilities and Campus Operations
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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::
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 list or sample of the questions included in the sustainability literacy assessment or the website URL where the assessment tool may be found:
See attached.

A brief description of how the literacy assessment was developed and/or when it was adopted:
Assessments used by other universities were consulted. There was a previous version of the assessment that was administered pre-Covid. In 2022 we took a fresh look at the assessment and the assessments used by other universities. We made some changes to improve the assessment in 2022.

A brief description of how a representative sample was reached (if applicable) and how the assessment(s) were administered :
The assessment was administered to the entire student population. The assessment was offered to all students through various channels, including the student newspaper, weekly email announcements, social media, and announcements from professors. The assessment was created using Microsoft Forms. The post-assessment was made available to the entire student body – previous respondents were specifically targeted so they would take it again.

A brief summary of results from the literacy assessment(s):
See the website URL in the optional field. Students did better on 7 questions and worse on 3 questions.

Optional Fields 

Website URL where information about the sustainability literacy assessment is available:
Additional documentation to support the submission:
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Data source(s) and notes about the submission:
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