Reflections, opinions, explainers, related to evaluation.

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Pete Crowson 30/03/2026 Pete Crowson 30/03/2026

6 mistakes people make when designing survey scales

Creating your own survey question seems easy enough, but I’ve seen some absolute whoppers in my time.

Let me show you a bad example, with 6 mistakes I’ve seen in real life, and what to do to fix it.

Pete Crowson 06/12/2025 Pete Crowson 06/12/2025

Evaluation on a budget: 7 things to consider

Budgets for evaluation are being slashed. I’ve seen this first hand in Higher Education Institutions, and I’m betting it’s happening elsewhere too.

But the need for measuring impact and evaluative work remains. So what is the solution?