{"id":7095,"date":"2025-12-30T09:37:00","date_gmt":"2025-12-30T02:37:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/unnes.ac.id\/sdgs\/?p=7095"},"modified":"2026-11-09T11:33:31","modified_gmt":"2026-11-09T04:33:31","slug":"unnes-assesses-sustainability-literacy-among-students-across-nine-faculties","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/unnes.ac.id\/sdgs\/unnes-assesses-sustainability-literacy-among-students-across-nine-faculties\/","title":{"rendered":"UNNES Assesses Sustainability Literacy among Students across Nine Faculties"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

An institutional assessment provides evidence to inform sustainability education across academic disciplines.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n

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Students engage in computer-based academic activities at the UNNES Digital Center, illustrating the digital environment available for online learning and university assessments. The SDGs Literacy Test is administered through an online form accessible to students across faculties<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n

SEMARANG, Indonesia<\/strong> \u2014 Universitas Negeri Semarang (UNNES) assessed the sustainability knowledge of 718 students from nine faculties<\/strong> through its SDGs Literacy Test<\/strong>, an assessment instrument developed in 2025.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Administered through an online form, the test comprised 35 scored items<\/strong> covering sustainability concepts and their application in everyday life and society. Topics included quality education, responsible consumption, climate action and partnerships.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Respondents achieved an average score of 34.14 out of 35<\/strong>, with 98.3 per cent scoring at least 30<\/strong>. The results provide a record of sustainability knowledge among participating students across different academic disciplines.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Using Assessment to Inform Education<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n

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The UNNES SDGs Literacy Test online form, designed to assess the university community\u2019s knowledge, attitudes and behaviours related to sustainability, alongside perceptions of the university\u2019s role in advancing the Sustainable Development Goals.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n

The test gives UNNES a structured mechanism for reviewing students\u2019 understanding of sustainable development. Its findings can inform the review of learning outcomes and help identify topics requiring further attention in teaching and learning.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Participation across nine faculties enabled the university to gather evidence beyond a single study programme. The findings describe the students who completed the assessment and provide a basis for further monitoring.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Conservation Education as a Foundation for Sustainability Learning<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Conservation Education is a compulsory general course that provides students with a structured foundation for sustainability learning at UNNES. The UNNES Conservation Education Book<\/strong> serves as a learning reference, supporting students\u2019 understanding of conservation values, environmental responsibility, and sustainable practices. Through this course, conservation principles form part of students\u2019 university education across academic disciplines.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Sustainability learning also begins during students\u2019 transition into university life. In 2025, UNNES introduced sustainability and conservation values through PKKMB<\/strong>, its new-student orientation programme. This university-wide introduction helps familiarise incoming students with UNNES\u2019s conservation identity and their role in practising responsible resource use and environmental care.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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From Sustainability Literacy to Conservation Action<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

UNNES complements classroom learning with practical training that connects sustainability knowledge with environmental action. On 18\u201319 July 2025<\/strong>, the university held the Beginner-Level Nature Conservation Cadre Technical Training (Bimbingan Teknis Kader Konservasi Alam Tingkat Pemula)<\/strong>, involving students from different faculties and student organisations.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The programme combined conservation knowledge with field practice, helping participants develop practical skills and preparing them to become conservation advocates within the university and wider community. It provided opportunities for students to apply their learning beyond the classroom and participate in collective environmental responsibility.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Connecting Learning, Practice, and Assessment<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Together, Conservation Education, new-student orientation, and practical conservation training provide complementary opportunities to learn about sustainability and put it into practice. The SDGs Literacy Test adds a measurement component by documenting participating students\u2019 understanding of sustainability concepts.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

This combination provides a basis for reviewing sustainability education and identifying areas for further development. While the assessment records students\u2019 knowledge, practical activities create opportunities to apply that knowledge. Further monitoring can help UNNES examine how sustainability learning translates into continued participation and everyday conservation practices.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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An institutional assessment provides evidence to inform sustainability education across academic disciplines. SEMARANG, Indonesia \u2014 Universitas Negeri Semarang (UNNES) assessed the sustainability knowledge of 718 students from nine faculties through its SDGs Literacy Test, an assessment instrument developed in 2025. Administered through an online form, the test comprised 35 scored items covering sustainability concepts and […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":85,"featured_media":7098,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[153,94],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-7095","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news","category-partnerships-for-the-goals"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/unnes.ac.id\/sdgs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7095","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/unnes.ac.id\/sdgs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/unnes.ac.id\/sdgs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/unnes.ac.id\/sdgs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/85"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/unnes.ac.id\/sdgs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=7095"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/unnes.ac.id\/sdgs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7095\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":9572,"href":"https:\/\/unnes.ac.id\/sdgs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7095\/revisions\/9572"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/unnes.ac.id\/sdgs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/7098"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/unnes.ac.id\/sdgs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=7095"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/unnes.ac.id\/sdgs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=7095"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/unnes.ac.id\/sdgs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=7095"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}