Overall Rating Silver - expired
Overall Score 59.10
Liaison Greg Maginn
Submission Date Dec. 16, 2012
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STARS v1.2

The Ohio State University
ER-13: Sustainability Literacy Assessment

Status Score Responsible Party
Complete 2.00 / 2.00 Nifoghale Ovuworie
Sustainability Engineer
Energy Services and Sustainability
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Has the institution conducted a sustainability literacy assessment?:
Yes

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Did the assessment include a baseline evaluation of students and then a follow-up evaluation of the same cohort?:
Yes

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A copy of the questions included in the sustainability literacy assessment:
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A copy of the questions included in the sustainability literacy assessment :
http://ess.osu.edu/sites/d6-essl.web/files/imce/Survey%20instrument%20with%2016%20questions%20highlighted.pdf

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A brief description of how the assessment was developed:
Questions were developed through expert interviews, focus groups, and analysis of core courses within the fields related to sustainability (environmental, social, and economic). The assessment tool continues to be refined, improved, and pared down.

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A brief description of how the assessment was administered:
A representative sample of approximately 1,400 undergraduate students participated in an online survey. The survey measured knowledge of sustainability concepts, awareness of sustainability driven efforts on campus, energy conservation behavior, and enrollment in sustainability focused courses.

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A brief summary of results from the assessment:
http://ess.osu.edu/sites/d6-essl.web/files/imce/AASHE%20presentation.pdf

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The website URL where information about the literacy assessment is available:
Data source(s) and notes about the submission:
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