| Overall Rating | Gold |
|---|---|
| Overall Score | 83.66 |
| Liaison | Philippe Lemarchand |
| Submission Date | Dec. 2, 2024 |
Technological University Dublin
AC-5: Sustainability Literacy Assessment
| Status | Score | Responsible Party |
|---|---|---|
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1.58 / 4.00 |
5.1 Sustainability literacy assessment design and administration
Narrative and/or website URL providing an overview of of the instruments/tools used to assess sustainability literacy:
The Sustainability Education team (Ref1) offers a Sustainability Education toolkit (Ref2) and to take the SuliTest (Ref3) for which TU Dublin is a member.
URL References:
Ref1: https://www.tudublin.ie/explore/about-the-university/sustainability/sustainability-education/
Description of the institution’s recent sustainability literacy assessment findings and any notable trends:
The Sustainability Education team (Ref1) offers a Sustainability Education toolkit (Ref2) and to take the SuliTest (Ref3) for which TU Dublin is a member.
URL References:
Ref1: https://www.tudublin.ie/explore/about-the-university/sustainability/sustainability-education/
Ref2: https://www.tudublin.ie/explore/about-the-university/sustainability/sustainability-education/sustainability-toolkit/
Ref3: https://edu.sulitest.org/account.html
Were academic staff engaged in sustainability education at the institution involved in developing and/or adopting the methodologies used to assess sustainability literacy?:
Description of the process through which academic staff were involved in developing and/or adopting the methodologies used to assess sustainability literacy:
A case-study project took place to assess the effectiveness of Sulitest as a Sustainability Literacy Tool (Ref1). This found that Sulitest worked best when combined with a reflective activity for students.
Additionally, some TU Dublin staff were involved in the creation of the sulitest Ireland module which is an elective add on to the general sulitest and was launched in September 2024 (Ref2). Also TU Dublin academic staff administer the test at present.
URL References:
Ref1: https://edu.sulitest.org/files/source/Case%20Study_TUDublin_Final.pdf
Ref2: https://www.tudublin.ie/explore/about-the-university/academic-affairs/education-innovation-projects/past-projects/satle2/
Are the literacy assessments designed and administered in such a way that the results can be used to evaluate the success of the institution’s sustainability education initiatives?:
Description of how the design and administration of the sustainability literacy assessments supports the evaluation of the success of the institution’s sustainability education initiatives:
Currently Sulitest does not give an accurate indication of progress in sustainability education. The University are currently considering Sulitest TASK but the cost may be prohibitive.
The Reporting Tool will automatically calculate the following figure:
5.2 Percentage of students assessed for sustainability literacy
Description of the process used to measure or estimate the percentage of students assessed for sustainability literacy:
This percentage is based on the number of students who have completed the Sulitest. This is typically administered in the first year of the programme. Since 2019, nearly 5,000 people took the Sulitest. Since 2021, in the last 4 years, about 3,500 TU Dublin students have completed at least one Sulitest test. Assuming all students are full-time, the population of students that have been assessed for sustainability literacy is 3,500 FTE students out a student population of 22,841 FTE students, which is 15.3%.
The Reporting Tool will automatically calculate the following figure:
Optional documentation
Additional documentation for this credit:
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