What are we doing?

We are working with six higher education (HE) providers to pilot the use of impact evaluation methodologies that can be implemented with small cohorts of students – often referred to as ‘small n’ evaluations – in their work.

We are working with the following providers on the project:

  • City College Norwich (CCN)
  • University Centre Leeds (part of Luminate Education Group)
  • University of Suffolk
  • Plymouth Marjon University
  • University of Leeds (Lifelong Learning Centre)
  • Leeds Arts University

This project forms part of TASO’s work to help the HE sector develop more causal evidence. HE providers – particularly small or specialist providers – may face issues when generating causal evidence with smaller cohorts, as existing methods can be difficult to use in such contexts.

We hope to build a community of practice through this work to better understand the opportunities and challenges faced when implementing these methodologies.

Access our guidance impact evaluation with small cohorts.