EditBenchmarking Overview
Benchmarking provides another layer of data for campuses to expose trends in the profession and better understand areas where they may be excelling and areas where there may be opportunity for improvement. StudentVoice administers several benchmarking studies each year including Career Services, Orientation Outcomes Study, Profile of Today's College Student, and NIRSA Campus Recreation Impact. Campuses can also create custom benchmark studies that measure the outcomes of programs and services over time for your institution only.
Edit Custom Benchmarking
For information about how to access and create custom benchmark reports, click
here.
EditAccessing Reports (Saved Views)
To Access Benchmark Reports
1) Click the myStudentVoice tab located at the top of your screen.
2) Click the Benchmark option located below this tab.
3) Locate the Project you would like to view in the timeline (See Figure 1 below), click the Project link to see results and/or access any exisiting benchmark reports.
 Figure 1: Benchmark Timeline |
EditCreating Reports
To Create a Benchmark Report
1) Click the myStudentVoice tab located at the top of your screen.
2) Click the Benchmark option located below this tab.
3) Locate the Project you would like to view in the timeline (See Figure 1 above), click the Project link.
4) To create a new report, click ‘Create Report’ in upper right-hand corner. (See Figure 2 below)
 Figure 2 |
5) You will then see the Benchmark Report Creation Wizard. Click ‘Next’ to create the report.
6) My Institution – Use the radio buttons to include projects and/or project averages.
Include Projects: (See Figure 3 below) Click the button next to ‘Project(s) from your institution’ to see a list of projects (sessions) you may include in the report. Once you have made your selection(s), by clicking the checkboxes next to the projects you’d like to add, click ‘Add to Report’. Repeat the steps to add additional projects. Click ‘Next’ to continue.
Include Averages: (See Figure 4 below) If your campus has participated multiple years, you may include project averages. Click the button next to ‘Create average’ to see a list of projects (sessions) you may include in the average. Once you have made your selection(s), by clicking the checkboxes next to the projects you’d like to add, enter a name for the average, and then click ‘Add to Report’. Repeat the steps to add additional averages. Click ‘Next’ to continue.
Please Note: Once you have made your selection the data sets added to the report will be displayed on the right-hand side of the wizard. You may remove the data from the report at any time by clicking the red x. (See Figure 5 below)
 Figure 3: Include Projects |
 Figure 4: Include Project Averages |
 Figure 5: Delete Project Data |
7) National Averages – (See Figure 6 below) The national average is the mean data for all participating institutions in a given year. Use the checkboxes to select the national averages you would like to include and click ‘Next’ to continue.
 Figure 6: Include National Averages |
8) Peer Comparison – Use the radio buttons to select the type of comparison to add.
Peer averages: (See Figure 7 below) Click the ‘Peer averages’ radio button, select the appropriate session from the dropdown menu and use the checkboxes to select the Peer Group(s) to include in the report. Once you have made your selection(s), click ‘Add to Report.’ Repeat the steps to add additional peer averages from other sessions. Click ‘Next’ to continue.
Please Note: You will only see a list of groups that your institution is a part of and include at least two other members.
Peer projects: (See Figure 8 below) Click the ‘Peer projects’ radio button, select the appropriate session from the dropdown menu and choose a peer group from the dropdown menu. Enter the number of peer institutions to include (or use the arrows) and then click ‘Add to Report’. Repeat the steps to add additional peer projects. Click ‘Next’ to continue.
 Figure 7: Add Peer Comparison Averages |
 Figure 8: Add Peer Comparison Projects |
 Figure 9: Projects and Averages included in dataset |
9) Main Segment - (See Figure 10 below) Select the Main Segment, the project (session) or average to which all other data in the report will be compared. Click ‘Next’ to continue.
 Figure 10: Select Main Segment |
Note: The Main Segment appears in bold in the data set list on the right. (See Figure 11 below)
 Figure 11: Main Segment selected in data set for report |
10) Questions – (See Figure 12 below) Check the questions to include in the report. Click ‘Next’ to continue.
Please Note: There may be multiple pages of questions for the selected project. To move through the pages, click ‘Next Page’ at bottom of screen. Enter a keyword or phrase in the search box and click the magnifying glass icon to find a particular question or set of questions. To clear the search filter results, click the red x. The ‘Select All’ function will include all questions regardless of the search filter or page displayed. To deselect individual questions, uncheck the box. To deselect all, hit ‘Select None.’
 Figure 12: Select Questions |
11) Finish – Filter and name the report.
Filters: (See Figure 13 below) Select a question(s) from the dropdown menu to filter the report to certain response(s). Use the checkboxes to select the answer text to include in the filter and then click ‘Add Filter.’ Repeat the steps to add additional filters.
Report Name: Enter a name for the report. Click ‘Finish’.
 Figure 13: Add Filters |
 Figure 14: Questions and Filters for data set |
EditDeleting StudentVoice/Association Benchmark Reports
Although you have access to all saved benchmark reports, you can only delete the reports you created yourself.
To Delete a Report (Saved View) in the StudentVoice / NASPA Consortium Benchmarks Tabs
1) Click the myStudentVoice tab located at the top of your screen.
2) Click the Benchmark option located below this tab.
3) Locate the Project you would like to view in the timeline (
See Figure 1 above), click the Project link to see data and/or access any exisiting benchmark reports.
1) Click your study's tab/title link.
1a) For StudentVoice benchmarks, click the project time period tab for the associated saved view.
2) Go to the Saved Views module and select the box adjacent to the saved view link.
3) Click the Delete Selected button.