Bucknell University
AC-6: Sustainability Literacy Assessment
| Status | Score | Responsible Party |
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2.00 / 4.00 |
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 two most relevant research questions related to sustainability are centered around:
1. Student's knowledge and skills for interpreting the commonalities and differences among human societies, including diverse cultural perspectives and traditions within the United States and internationally, to enable living and working effectively in a global context.
2. Student's knowledge and skills to identify and respond creatively and effectively to local and global challenges to humans and the natural world.
A brief description of how the literacy assessment was developed and/or when it was adopted:
Our current questions to assess sustainability literacy are included above and were developed in 2022 in conjunction with our sustainability culture assessment. We are in the process of writing additional issue-specific questions for topics such as the rate of recycling and understanding of climate change for future assessments.
A brief description of how a representative sample was reached (if applicable) and how the assessment(s) were administered :
Administered by Institutional Research to both students and alums.
A brief summary of results from the literacy assessment(s):
In the 2020 -2021 direct assessment of students learning establishes the following sustainability related outcome:
1. Over 90% of the students meet or exceed expectations on developing knowledge and skills for interpreting the commonalities and differences among human societies, including diverse cultural perspectives and traditions within the United States and internationally, to enable living and working effectively in a global context.
2. Also, 93% of the students meet or exceed expectations on develop knowledge and skills to identify and respond creatively and effectively to local and global challenges to humans and the natural world.
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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