Cases Used in Benchmark Report?
1 Students who are eligible to participate in NSSE survey administration Yes 2 Students whose status has changed between NSSE registration and NSSE survey administration thus are no longer eligible to participate in NSSE No b Because the benchmarks are aggregated scores, these cases are included in the institution’s benchmark scores. The comparison group (consortia and Carnegie) benchmark scores are the mean of institutional benchmark scores, and therefore also include these cases. • 4d) How is weighting used in the 2005 benchmark calculation process? A: Student cases were weighted for sex and enrollment status (full-time, less than full-time) within each class (i.e., first-year and senior) to account for response rate differences between these types of students. For detailed information about weighting and the 2005 benchmark creation process, visit benchmark weighting. • 4e) Can I obtain the weights used in my institution’s reports? A: NSSE has included the weights variable in 2005 in
