| Overall Rating | Silver - expired |
|---|---|
| Overall Score | 52.65 |
| Liaison | Audrey McSain |
| Submission Date | July 13, 2016 |
| Executive Letter | Download |
Lehigh University
AC-6: Sustainability Literacy Assessment
| Status | Score | Responsible Party |
|---|---|---|
|
0.29 / 4.00 |
Delicia
Nahman Sustainability Officer Office of Sustainability |
The percentage of students assessed for sustainability literacy (directly or by representative sample) and for whom a follow-up assessment is conducted:
The percentage of students assessed for sustainability literacy (directly or by representative sample) without a follow-up assessment:
A copy of the questions included in the sustainability literacy assessment(s):
The questions included in the sustainability literacy assessment(s) :
A brief description of how the assessment(s) were developed:
A group of faculty and staff from the Office of Sustainability as well as the Office of Institutional Research created questions to assess the knowledge, behavior, awareness of students faculty and staff.
A brief description of how the assessment(s) were administered:
Through an anonymous survey sent out by the Office of Institutional Research through Lehigh E-Mail.
A brief summary of results from the assessment(s):
The survey participants were more well versed on the environmental aspects of sustainability, but less so on the social and economic aspects. More than 70% of students chose "Environmental/Natural Resources", "Recycling", and "Conservation" as the words that come to mind when they think of sustainability. Only 14% chose "Social Justice" and "Equity" as words they think of. The full set of responses can be view in the same file as the questions uploaded above.
The website URL where information about the literacy assessment(s) is available:
Data source(s) and notes about the submission:
These are the numbers from a sustainability literacy assessment conducted in 2013. This survey was also administered to faculty and staff.
These are the numbers from a sustainability literacy assessment conducted in 2013. This survey was also administered to faculty and staff.
The information presented here is self-reported. While AASHE staff review portions of all STARS reports and institutions are welcome to seek additional forms of review, the data in STARS reports are not verified by AASHE. If you believe any of this information is erroneous or inconsistent with credit criteria, please review the process for inquiring about the information reported by an institution or simply email your inquiry to stars@aashe.org.