Local
Standards

Are students meeting our own
standards?

Capability Benchmark

Are our students doing as well as they can?

Strengths and Weaknesses Perspective

What are our students’ areas of strengths and weaknesses?

Value-Added Benchmark

Are our students improving?

Historical Trends Benchmark

Is our program improving?

External Standards

Are students meeting standards set by someone else?

Internal Peer Benchmark

How do our students compare to others within Ball State?

External Peer Benchmark

How do our students compare with those of other universities that are similar to Ball State?

Best Practices Benchmark

How do our students compare to the best of their peers?