Research and analysis

Exam and assessment marking research

Research papers by Ofqual, QCA and NAA into marking of exams and assessments.

• From: Ofqual
• Published: 22 December 2000
• Last updated: 27 July 2017 — See all updates

Applies to England, Northern Ireland and Wales

Documents

The Effect of Sample Size on Increased Precision in Detecting Errant Marking (Al-Bayatti & Jones, 2005)

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An evaluation of external marking review services during 2000 (Newton & Whetton, 2000)

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Evaluation of Reviews of Marking and Moderation 2016: study and survey (Howard & Black, 2017)

Ref: Ofqual/17/6253

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An exploratory investigation into how moderators of non-examined assessments make their judgements (Cuff, 2017)

Ref: Ofqual/17/6252

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Final Report for Research on Marker Selection (Meadows & Billington, 2007)

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An Investigation of Targeted Double Marking for GCSE and GCE (Fearnley, 2005)

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Is teaching experience necessary for key stage 3 English markers? (Royal-Dawson, 2005)

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Marking Reliability of the Key Stage 2 National Curriculum English Writing Tests in England (Ofqual, 2014)

Ref: Ofqual/14/5377

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On your marks: A review of awarding bodies' capacity to mark GCSE, A level, principal learning and project examinations in summer 2009 (Ofqual, 2009)

Ref: Ofqual/09/4265

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Research into alternative marking review processes for exams (Ofqual, 2015)

Ref: Ofqual/15/5804

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Research into marking quality: Studies to inform future work on national curriculum assessments (QCA, 2009)

Ref: QCA/09/4042

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A review of the literature on marking reliability (Meadows & Billington, 2005)

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Reviews of marking and moderation resulting in grade changes of 2 grades or more Summer 2016 examination series (Ofqual, 2017)

Ref: Ofqual/17/6254

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Reviews of marking and moderation: subject level analyses: Summer 2016 exam series (Ofqual, 2017)

Ref: Ofqual/17/6255

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Details

Research into marking.

Published 22 December 2000

Last updated 27 July 2017 — Show all updates

1. 27 July 2017

   Added 4 reports: 'Reviews of marking and moderation resulting in grade changes of 2 grades or more: Summer 2016 examination series', 'An exploratory investigation into how moderators of non-examined assessments make their judgements', 'Evaluation of Reviews of Marking and Moderation 2016: Study and survey' and 'Reviews of marking and moderation: subject level analyses: Summer 2016 exam series'.

2. 22 December 2000

   First published.