| Overall Rating | Platinum |
|---|---|
| Overall Score | 86.17 |
| Liaison | James Gordon |
| Submission Date | May 31, 2022 |
Thompson Rivers University
AC-6: Sustainability Literacy Assessment
| Status | Score | Responsible Party |
|---|---|---|
|
4.00 / 4.00 |
James
Gordon Environmental Programs and Research Coordinator TRU Office of Environment and Sustainability |
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:
The list of questions can be found in the link to the final assessment from 2021: https://www.tru.ca/sustainability/sustainability-office/plans-reports-surveys.html
Scroll down about 3/4 down to 'TRU Sustainability Literacy Assessments' and then click on ‘Download 2021 Student Report’.
A brief description of how the literacy assessment was developed and/or when it was adopted:
The TRU Sustainability Literacy Assessment was developed to gauge students' level of knowledge and attitudes regarding sustainability, and was administered during the winter 2021 semester. It is very similar to the assessment that was done in 2015, and one of the reasons for making it very similar is in order to compare results. By comparing results, members of the TRU Sustainability Office can develop programs and initiatives to try and address any short-comings that are brought to light through the comparison. A follow-up post assessment is scheduled for the same cohort of students during the same period in 2022 (January to March).
A brief description of how a representative sample was reached (if applicable) and how the assessment(s) were administered :
The following is from the Executive Summary of the final report (see URL under 'Optional Fields' below for full report), and it explains how a representative sample was reached and how the assessment was administered:
Administration Methodology
The Sustainability Literacy Assessment Survey (SLAS) was administered to a randomized sample of 1,000 on-campus undergraduate students enrolled in a baccalaureate program at TRU in the winter of 2021. A contact list was created and uploaded into Qualtrics—a web-based survey tool for conducting survey research, evaluations and other data collection activities—and the survey was sent through an email distribution on January 12, 2021. The first reminder email was sent on January 19, with the second and final one sent a week later on January 27. The survey closed on February 2, 2021.
Representation of the Student Population
By definition, a representative sample is a one that accurately reflects, or represents, the overall population from which it was chosen or selected. According to the latest enrolment numbers, reported by the Integrated Planning and Effectiveness (IPE) department, out of a population of 4,764 on-campus
undergraduate students—enrolled in a baccalaureate program at TRU in the winter of 2021—58% were female, 9% were Indigenous, and 29% were international. Of the 311 students who responded to the survey, 64% were female, 10% were Indigenous, and roughly one-in-three (34%) were international.
Response Rate
This survey was administered to 1,000 students, where 311 completed the survey, yielding an overall response rate of 31%.
Margin of Error
The margin of error indicates how much the results of a survey reflect the views of the overall population. With 311 completed responses—out of a census of 4,764 baccalaureate students—and a confidence level of 95%, the margin of error is +/- 5 percentage points.
A brief summary of results from the literacy assessment(s):
Results from the 2021 TRU Sustainability Literacy Assessment can be found at: https://www.tru.ca/sustainability/sustainability-office/plans-reports-surveys.html
Scroll down about 3/4 down to 'TRU Sustainability Literacy Assessments' and then click on ‘Download 2021 Student Report’.
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:
In the URL posted above, scroll down to 'TRU Sustainability Literacy Assessments'.
In the URL posted above, scroll down to 'TRU Sustainability Literacy Assessments'.
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