| Overall Rating | Silver - expired |
|---|---|
| Overall Score | 61.90 |
| Liaison | Megan Butler |
| Submission Date | July 19, 2011 |
| Executive Letter | Download |
Macalester College
ER-13: Sustainability Literacy Assessment
| Status | Score | Responsible Party |
|---|---|---|
|
1.00 / 2.00 |
Keith E.
Edwards Director Campus Life |
Has the institution conducted a sustainability literacy assessment?:
Did the assessment include a baseline evaluation of students and then a follow-up evaluation of the same cohort?:
A copy of the questions included in the sustainability literacy assessment:
A copy of the questions included in the sustainability literacy assessment :
A brief description of how the assessment was developed:
The assessment was developed as a collaboration between Student Voice, the ACPA Commission on Assessment, and the ACPA Task Force on Sustainability. The survey was designed to assess student progress to learning sustainability related outcomes as outlined in "Toward a Sustainable Future: The Role of Student Affairs in Creating Healthy Environments, Social Justice, and Strong Economies."
A brief description of how the assessment was administered:
The assessment was administered via Student Voice and sent to 500 randomly selected Macalester students.
A brief summary of results from the assessment:
The results show that Macalester students are fairly well informed about the principles of sustainability. An analysis of open-ended responses showed 68% of respondents understood the connections between social justice, economic development, and environmental health as sustainability.
The website URL where information about the literacy assessment is available:
Data source(s) and notes about the submission:
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