Published Articles and Journal Papers

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2013 : Exploring equivalent forms reliability using a key stage 2 reading test
Benton, T. || Research Papers in Education, 28(1), 57-74 []
2013 : Problems in estimating composite reliability of ‘unitised’ assessments
Bramley, T., & Dhawan, V. || Research Papers in Education, 28(1), 43-56 []
2013 : Criteria, comparison and past experiences: How do teachers make judgements when marking coursework?
Crisp, V. || Assessment in Education: Principles, Policy and Practice, 20(1), 127-144 []
2012 : Marking extended essays on screen: exploring the link between marking processes and comprehension
Johnson, M., Hopkin, R, and Shiell, H. || E-Learning and Digital Media, 9(1), 50-68 []
2012 : Extended essay marking on screen: is examiner marking accuracy influenced by marking mode?
Johnson, M., Hopkin, R., Shiell, H. and Bell, J.F. || Educational Research and Evaluation: An International Journal on Theory and Practice. 18(2), 107-124 []
2012 : A review of the uses of the Kelly’s Repertory Grid method in educational assessment and comparability research studies
Johnson, M. and Nádas, R. || Educational Research and Evaluation: An International Journal on Theory and Practice. 18(5), 425-440 []
2012 : The effects of features of examination questions on the performance of students with dyslexia
Crisp, V., Johnson, M. and Novakovic, N. || British Educational Research Journal 38(5), 813-839 []
2012 : What’s going on? Analysing visual data to understand context-based decision making processes
Johnson, M. and Black, B. || nternational Journal of Research & Method in Education. 35(3), 243–250 []
2012 : A critical review of some qualitative research methods used to explore rater cognition
Suto, I. || Educational Measurement: Issues and Practice (Special Issue), 31(3), 21-30 []
2012 : An exploration of the script features that most influence expert judgements in three methods of determining examination grade boundaries
Suto, I., & Novakovic, N. || Assessment in Education: Principles, Policy and Practice, 19(3), 301-320 []
2012 : Modelling question difficulty in an A Level Physics examination
Crisp, V. & Hopkin, R. || Research Papers in Education []
2012 : Effects of modularity, certification session and re-sits on examination performance
Vidal Rodeiro C.L and Nadas R. || Assessment in Education: Principles, Policy & Practice; 19(4): 411-430 []
2012 : Emotional intelligence and academic attainment of British secondary school children: a cross-sectional survey
Vidal Rodeiro C.L., Emery J.L. and Bell J.F. || Educational Studies, July 2012 []
2012 : Feedback as scaffolding: Senior Examiner monitoring processes and their effects on examiner marking
Johnson, M. and Black, B. || Research in Post-Compulsory Education 17(4), 391-407 []
2012 : Interpreting examiners’ annotations on examination scripts: a sociocultural analysis
Johnson, M. and Shaw, S. || Irish Educational Studies 31(4), 467-485 []
2012 : An investigation of rater cognition in the assessment of projects
Crisp, V. || Educational Measurement: Issues and Practice, 31(3), 10-20 []
2012 : Controlled assessments in 14-19 Diplomas: Implementation and effects on learning experiences
Crisp, V. & Green, S. || Educational Research and Evaluation, 18(4), 333-351 []
2012 : Applying methods to evaluate construct validity in the context of A level assessment
Crisp, V. & Shaw, S. || Educational Studies, 38(2), 209-222 []
2012 : A framework for evidencing assessment validity in large-scale, high-stakes international examinations
Shaw, S., Crisp, V. & Johnson, N. || Assessment in Education: Principles, Policy and Practice, 19(2), 159-176 []
2012 : The Assessment for Learning in International Contexts (ALIC) Research Project
Shaw, S., Johnson, M. and Warwick, P. || Research Intelligence 119, 14-15 []
2012 : “Measurement” and “Construct” Need to Be Clarified First. Commentary on Newton, P. E. “Clarifying the Consensus Definition of Validity”
Bramley, T. || Measurement: Interdisciplinary Research & Perspectives, 10(1-2), 42-45 []
2011 : Who should mark what? A study of factors affecting marking accuracy in a biology examination
Suto, I., Nadas, R. & Bell, J.F. || Research Papers in Education, 26(1) 21-51 []
2011 : The interrelations of features of questions, mark schemes and examinee responses and their impact upon marker agreement
Black, B., Suto, I. & Bramley, T. || Assessment in Education: Principles, Policy & Practice, 18(3) 295-318 []
2011 : Exploring features that affect the difficulty and functioning of science exam questions for all candidates and specifically for those with reading difficulties
Crisp, V. || Irish Educational Studies [30(3) 323-343]
2011 : Estimates of reliability of qualifications
Bramley, T. & Dhawan, V. || Ofqual [Ofqual/11/4826, Coventry]
2011 : Extended essay marking: Does the transition from paper to screen influence examiners' cognitive workload?
Johnson, M., Hopkin, R. & Shiell, H. || The International Journal of e-assessment [1(1) 1-25]
2011 : The BioMedical Admissions Test for medical student selection: Issues of fairness and bias
Emery, J.L., Bell, J.F. & Vidal Rodeiro, C.L. || Medical Teacher [33, 62-71]
2011 : What factors determine the uptake of A level physics?
Gill, T. & Bell, J.F. || International Journal of Science Education [Available online]
2011 : The effects of features of examination questions on the performance of students with dyslexia
Crisp, V., Johnson, M. & Novakovic, N. || British Educational Research Journal [Available online]
2011 : The small-study effect in educational trials
Bell, J.F. || Effective Education [3(1) 35-48]
2011 : Why study Economics? Perspectives from 16 to 19 year old students
Mehta, S., Suto, I., Elliott, G., & Rushton, N. || Citizenship, Social and Economics Education, 10(2&3), 199-212. []
2011 : Going beyond the syllabus: A study of A level Mathematics teachers and students
Suto, I., Elliott, G., Rushton, N., & Mehta, S. || Educational Studies, 38(4), 479-483. []
2010 : Marking essays on screen and on paper
Johnson, M., Nadas, R. & Green, S. || Education Journal, 121, 39-41. []
2010 : Marking essays on screen: an investigation into the reliability of marking extended subjective texts
Johnson, M., Nadas, R. & Bell, J.F. || British Journal of Educational Technology, 41(5), 814-826 []
2010 : Towards a model of the judgement processes involved in examination marking
Crisp, V. || Oxford Review of Education, 26(1), 1-21 []
2010 : Judging the grade: exploring the judgement processes involved in examination grading decisions
Crisp, V. || Evaluation and Research in Education, 23(1), 19-35 []
2010 : Speed isn’t everything: a study of examination marking
Nadas, R. and Suto, I. || Educational Studies, 36(1), 115-118 []
2010 : Evaluating the rank-ordering method for standard maintaining
Bramley, T. & Gill, T. || Research Papers in Education [25(3), 293-317]
2010 : A response to an article published in Educational Research's Special Issue on Assessment (June 2009). What can be inferred about classification accuracy from classification consistency?
Bramley, T. || Educational Research [52(3), 325-330]
2010 : Intention, interpretation and implementation: some paradoxes of Assessment for Learning across educational contexts
Johnson, M. and Burdett, N. || Research in Comparative and International Education, 5(2), 122-130 []
2010 : School Based Assessment in International Practice
Johnson, M. and Burdett, N. || Problems in Modern Education, 4, 64-73 []
2010 : Investigating examiners' thinking: using Kelly's Repertory Grid technique to explore cognitive marking strategies
Suto, I. & Nadas, R. || Research in Education, 84, 38-53 []
2010 : Changing Qualifications: A review of qualifications policies and practices
CEDEFOP (Coles, M. & Oates, T.) || CEDEFOP Reference Series 84 []
2009 : Are all assessments equal? The comparability of demands of college-based assessments in a vocationally-related qualification
Crisp, V. & Novakovic, N. || Research in Post-Compulsory Education, 14(1), 1-18 []
2009 : Does assessing project work enhance the validity of qualifications? The case of GCSE coursework
Crisp, V. || Educate, 9(1), 16-26 []
2009 : The predictive validity of the BioMedical Admissions Test for pre-clinical examination performance
Emery, J.L. & Bell, J.F. || Medical Education, 43(6), 557-564 []
2009 : Why are some GCSE examination questions harder to mark accurately than others? Using Kelly’s Repertory Grid technique to identify relevant question features.
Suto, W.M.I. & Nadas, R. || Research Papers in Education, 24(3), 335-377 []
2009 : Is this year's exam as demanding as last year's? Using a pilot method to evaluate the consistency of examination demands over time
Crisp, V. & Novakovic, N. || Evaluation and Research in Education, 22(1), 3-15 []
2009 : An exploration of the effect of pre-release examination materials on classroom practice in the UK
Johnson, M. & Crisp, V. || Research in Education, 82, 47-59 []
2009 : Marginalised behaviour: digital annotations, spatial encoding and the implications for reading comprehension
Johnson, M. & Nadas, R. || Learning, Media and Technology, 34(4), 323-336. []
2009 : What influences moderation and standards maintenance in school-based summative assessment?
Suto, I. and Shiell, H. || Education Journal, 119, 41-43. []
2009 : Do no harm - A Call for Greater Ethical Regulation of Innovation in Education and Training
Oates, T. || CADMO, 2 []
2009 : Considering alternatives to national assessments in England: possibilities and opportunities
Green, S. and Oates, T. || Educational Research, 51(2), 229-245 []
2008 : Tales of the expected: the influence of students’ expectations on question validity and implications for writing exam questions
Crisp, V., Sweiry, E., Ahmed, A. & Pollitt, A. || Educational Research, 50(1), 95-115 []
2008 : Improving students’ capacity to show their knowledge, understanding and skills in exams by using combined question and answer papers
Crisp, V. || Research Papers in Education, 23(1), 69-84 []
2008 : Grading in competence-based qualifications – is it desirable and how might it affect validity?
Johnson, M. || Journal of Further and Higher Education, 32(2), 175-184 []
2008 : What goes through an examiner's mind? Using verbal protocols to gain insights into the GCSE marking process
Suto, W. M. I.& Greatorex, J. || British Educational Research Journal, [vol 34, issue 2, p213-233] []
2008 : A Quantitative Analysis of Cognitive Strategy Usage in the Marking of Two GCSE Examinations
Suto, W. M. I. & Greatorex, J. || Assessment in Education: Principles, Policy & Practice [vol 15, issue 1, p73-89] []
2008 : Exploring assessor consistency in a Health and Social Care qualification using a sociocultural perspective
Johnson, M. || Journal of Vocational Education and Training, 60(2), 173-187 []
2008 : Judging Text Presented on Screen: implications for validity
Johnson, M. & Greatorex, J. || E-Learning, 5(1), 40-50 []
2008 : Assessing at the borderline: using a mixed method approach to find out what assessors attend to when they holistically judge a vocationally-related portfolio
Johnson, M. || Issues in Educational Research, 18 (1), 26-43 []
2008 : Exploring the nature of examiner thinking during the process of examination marking
Crisp, V. || Cambridge Journal of Education, 38(2), 247-264 []
2008 : The Development of a Formative Scenario-Based Computer Assisted Assessment Tool in Psychology for Teachers: The PePCAA Project
Crisp, V. & Ward, C. || Computers and Education, 50, 1509-1526 []
2008 : What makes AS marking reliable? An experiment with some stages from the standardisation process
Greatorex, J. and Bell J. F. || Research Papers in Education, pages 23, 3, 333–355 []
2008 : The validity of using verbal protocol analysis to investigate the processes involved in examination marking
Crisp, V. || Research in Education, 79, 1-12 []
2008 : What do GCSE examiners think of ‘thinking aloud’? Findings from an exploratory study
Greatorex, J. & Suto, W.M.I. || Educational Research, 40(4), 319-331 []
2008 : What determines GCSE marking accuracy? An exploration of expertise among maths and physics markers
Suto, W.M.I. & Nadas, R. || Research Papers in Education, 23(4), 477-497 []
2007 : Effect of single-sex education on progress in GCSE
Eva Malacova || Oxford Review of Education [Vol. 33, Issue 2, 233-259]
2007 : Does the anticipation of a merit grade motivate vocational test-takers?
Johnson, M || Research in Post-Compulsory Education [Vol.12, Issue 2, 159-179]
2007 : The use of annotations in examination marking: opening a window into markers’ minds
Crisp, V. & Johnson, M. || British Educational Research Journal [Vol. 33, Issue 6, 943-961] []
2007 : The use of annotations in examination marking: opening a window into markers’ minds
Crisp, V. & Johnson, M. || British Educational Research Journal, 33(6), 943-961. []
2007 : ‘The demands of exam syllabuses and question papers’, in: P. Newton, J. Baird, H. Goldstein, H. Patrick, & P. Tymms (Eds.)
Pollitt, A., Ahmed, A. and Crisp, V. || Techniques for monitoring the comparability of examination standards. London: QCA []
2007 : 'Paired comparison methods', in: P. Newton, J. Baird, H. Goldstein, H. Patrick, & P. Tymms (Eds.)
Bramley, T. || Techniques for monitoring the comparability of examination standards. London: QCA []
2007 : What strategies do IGCSE examiners use to mark candidates' scripts?
Greatorex, J. || International Schools Journal, 27(1), 48-55 []
2007 : An exploration of self-confidence and insight into marking accuracy among GCSE maths and physics markers. (A magabiztosság és a teljesítménybecslés pontosságának kutatása az angol GCSE vizsgák értékelo inél’)
Nadas, R. & Suto, I. || Magyar Pedagogia, 107 (3), 169-184 []
2006 : Can a picture ruin a thousand words? The effects of visual resources in exam questions
Crisp, V. & Sweiry, E. || Educational Research [Vol. 48, Issue 2, 139-154]
2006 : Can different teaching strategies or methods of preparing pupils lead to greater improvements from GCSE to A level improvements?
Greatorex, J. & Malacova, E. || Research Papers in Education [Vol. 21, Issue 3, 255-294]
2006 : Can different teaching strategies or methods of preparing pupils lead to greater improvements from GCSE to A level improvements?
Greatorex, J. and Malacova, E. || Research Papers in Education Policy and Practice [Vol. 21, Issue 3, 255-294]
2006 : On-line Mathematics Assessment: The Impact of Mode on Performance and Question Answering Strategies
Johnson, M. and Green, S. || The Journal of Technology, Learning and Assessment. [Vol. 4, No. 5]
2006 : A review of vocational research in the UK 2002-2006: measurement and accessibility issues.
Johnson, M. || International Journal of Training Research [Vol. 4, Issue 2, 48-71]
2005 : Accessibility, easiness and standards
Bramley, T. || Educational Research [Vol. 47, Issue 2, 251 - 261]
2005 : A Rank-Ordering Method for Equating Tests by Expert Judgement
Bramley, T. || Journal of Applied Measurement [Vol. 6, Issue 2, 202-223]
2005 : Concepts of Difficulty: A Child's Eye View
Johnson, M. || In M. Pandis, A. Ward and Mathews, S. R. (Eds), Reading, Writing, Thinking. Newark, DE: International Reading Association [199-207. ISBN 0-87207-594-X ]
2005 : There are no wrong answers: an investigation into the assessment of candidates responses to essay-based examinations
O' Donovan, N || Oxford Review of Education [Vol. 31, Issue 3, 395-422]
2005 : The changing pattern of A-level/AS uptake in England
Bell, J.F., Malacova, E., & Shannon, M. || The Curriculum Journal [vol. 16, issue 3, 391-400]
2005 : Assessing the evidence: different types of NVQ evidence and their impact on reliability and fairness.
Greatorex, J. || Journal of Vocational Education and Training [Vol. 57, Issue 2, 149-264]
2004 : Does the gender of examiners influence their marking?
Greatorex, J. and Bell, J. F. || Research in Education [Vol. 71, 25-36]
2004 : IMS Question and Test Interoperability Specification
Lay, S. || IMS Global Learning Consortium [Inc, final version published November 2004]
2004 : This one is more me! What children think about writing test stimuli involving choice
Johnson, M. || Literacy [Vol. 38, Issue 2, 90-96]
2004 : What makes marking reliable? Experiments with UK examinations.
Baird, J., Greatorex, J. and Bell, J. F. || Assessment in Education Principles, Policy and Practice [Vol. 11, Issue 3, 331-348]
2003 : Developing and applying level descriptors
Greatorex, J. || Westminster Studies in Education [Vol. 26, Issue 2, 125-133]
2003 : A Comparability Study in GCE A level Chemistry Including the Scottish Advanced Higher Grade
Greatorex, J., Hamnett, L. and Bell J. F. || A review of the examination requirements and a report on the cross moderation exercise. [A study based on the Summer 2002 Examinations and organised by the Research and Evaluation Division, University of Cambridge Local Examinations Syndicate for OCR on behalf of the Joint Council for General Qualifications.]
2003 : Examinations and assessment in curriculum 2000. In L.LeVersha & G. Nicholls (eds.)
Greatorex, J. || Teaching at post-16: Effective teaching in the A-level, AS and VCE curriculum [(London, Kogan Page)]
2003 : Exploring a paradox in children's writing: An investigation of evidence which suggests that task support does not have the desired effect
Green, S. || Education 3-13 [Vol. 31, Issue 3, 19-21]
2003 : Beyond the school gates: the influence of school neighbourhood on the relative progress of pupils
Bell, J.F. || Oxford Review of Education [Vol. 29, Issue 4, 485-502]
2003 : What do children think as they plan their writing?
Green, S. & Sutton, P. || Reading, Literacy and Language, UKRA [Vol. 37, Issue 1, 32-38]
2003 : The Horseless Carriage Stage: replacing conventional measures
Raikes, N. & Harding, R. || Assessment in Education [Vol. 10, Issue 3, November 2003, 268-277]
2002 : A Comparability Study in GCE AS Chemistry Including parts of the Scottish Higher Grade Examinations
Greatorex, J., Elliott, G. & Bell, J. F. || A review of the examination requirements and a report on the cross moderation exercise. [A study based on the Summer 2001 Examination and organised by the Research and Evaluation Division, UCLES for OCR on behalf of the Joint Council for General Qualifications.]
2002 : A fair comparison? The evolution of methods of comparability in national assessment
Elliott, G. & Greatorex, J. || Educational Studies [Vol. 28, Issue 3, 253-264]
2002 : Back to the future: A methodology for comparing old A level and new AS standards
Elliott, G., Greatorex, J., Forster, M., & Bell, J.F. || Educational Studies [Vol. 28, Issue 2, 163-180]
2002 : Making Accounting examiners' tacit knowledge more explicit: developing grade descriptors for Accounting A Level
Greatorex, J. || Research Papers in Education [Vol. 17, Issue 2, 211-226]
2002 : Writing and using level descriptors
Greatorex, J. || Learning and Skills Research Journal [Vol. 6, Issue 1, 36]
2002 : A Primary Curriculum Framework from Cambridge
Green, S. || Cambridge International Examinations, UCLES []
2002 : Using Multilevel Models to Assess the Comparability of Examinations [CD-Rom]. In: J. Blasius, J. Hox, E. de Leeuw & P. Schmidt (Eds.)
Bell, J.F. and Dexter, T. || Social science methodology in the new millennium [Opladen, FRG: Leske + Budrich]
2002 : three chapters in: "Keeping Up with our Neighbours: ICT developments in Australian Higher Education
Harding, R.D || Editor: Petra Boezerooy (University of Twente). ALT, SURF, LTSN Generic Centre [pp160. ISBN1-90419-030-8]
2002 : Thinking Skills and University Admissions
Robinson, P. || Presentation made to CIE seminar: Thinking Skills for the 21st Century. [Cambridge 18 November 2002]
2001 : Making the grade - developing grade profiles for accounting using a discriminator model of performance
Greatorex, J., Johnson, C. & Frame, K. || Westminster Studies in Education [Vol. 24, Issue 2, 167-181]
2001 : The Question Tariff Problem in GCSE Mathematics
Bramley, T. || Evaluation & Research in Education [Vol. 15, Issue 2, 95 - 107. Multilingual Matters]
2001 : Making the grade - how question choice and type affect the development of grade descriptors
Greatorex, J. || Educational Studies [Vol. 27, Issue 4, 451-464]
2001 : Using evidence in practical science - pupils' thinking
Green, S. || Primary Science Review [ASE, Issue No. 69]
2001 : Understanding Organisational Features of Texts: A Realistic Expectation at Key Stage 2
Green, S. || Reading [Issue 35, 2, July 2001]
2001 : How apparent variations in exam results can mislead: an example in IGCSE English as a Second Language
Massey, A.J. & Hamnett, L. || International Schools Journal [XX, Issue 2, 65-73]
2001 : Educational standards
Pollitt, A. || Assessment in Education: principles, policy & practice [No. 8, 261-72]
2001 : Investigating gender differences in the science performance of sixteen-year-olds in the UK
Bell, J.F. || International Journal Science Education [Vol. 23, Issue 5, 469-486]
2001 : Patterns of subject uptake and examination entry 1984-1997
Bell, J.F. || Educational Studies [Vol. 27, Issue 2, 201-219]
2001 : Patterns of Uptake of Modern Language Examinations in England
Bell, J.F. & Forster, M. || Language Learning Journal [Issue 24, 48-52]
2001 : Children put national tests to the test
Green, C., Hamnett, L. & Green, S. || Education 3-13 [Vol.29, Issue 3, 39-42]
2001 : The ITAL Unit
Harding, R. & Lay, S. || CIE International Outlook [Issue 5, 14-15]
2001 : What have examinations got to do with computers in education?
Harding, R. || Journal of Computer Assisted Learning [Vol. 17, Issue 3, 322-328]
2001 : Evaluating the performances of minority ethnic pupils in secondary schools
Haque, Z. & Bell, J.F. || Oxford Review of Education [Vol. 27, Issue 3, 357-368]
2001 : On-line Teacher Communities and Continuing Professional Development, Teacher Development
Riding, P. || Teacher Development [Vol. 5, Issue 3, 283-295]
2001 : Cambridge Assessment for Primary Schools - Assessment for Key Stage 2 English
Primary Assessment Unit || Cambridge University Press []
2000 : An accessible analytical approach for investigating what happens between the rounds of a Delphi study
Greatorex, J. & Dexter, T. || Journal of Advanced Nursing Studies [Vol. 32, Issue 4, 1016-1024]
2000 : A neural basis for general intelligence
Duncan, J., Seitz, R.J., Kolodny, J., Bor, D., Herzog, H., Ahmed, A., Newell, F. & Emslie, H. || Science [Vol. 289, No. 5478, 460-463]
2000 : Using Ordinal Multilevel Models to Assess the Comparability of Examinations
Bell, J.F. & Dexter, T. || Multilevel modelling newsletter [December, 12, 2, 4-9]
2000 : A Review of Research into Levels, Profiles and Comparability
Bell, J.F. & Greatorex, J. || QCA [QCA]
2000 : Calculating the Difference: A discussion of the use of calculators in the Primary Classroom
Green, C. || Millennium Maths Project online [Magazine NRICH September 2000]
1999 : Relationships between sport knowledge, sport performance and academic ability: Empirical evidence from GCSE Physical Education
Dexter, T.E. || Journal of Sports Sciences [No. 17, 283-295]
1999 : Generic Descriptors - a Health Check
Greatorex, J. || Quality in Higher Education [Vol. 5.2, 155-165]
1999 : Cambridge Assessment for Primary Schools - Assessment for Key Stage 2 Science
Primary Assessment Unit || Cambridge University Press []
1998 : Assessing changes in standards over time using Thurstone Paired Comparisons
Bramley, T., Bell, J.F., & Pollitt, A. || Education Research and Perspectives [Vol. 25, Issue 2, 1-23]
1998 : The effects of structure on the demands in GCSE and A Level questions
Pollitt, A., Hughes, S., Ahmed, A., Fisher-Hoch, H. & Bramley, T. || QCA []
1998 : Contribution to discussion of Organisations selecting people: how the process could be made fairer by the appropriate use of lotteries
Bell, J.F. || The Statistician []
1998 : Contribution to discussion of Langford, I., and Lewis, T. Outliers in Multilevel data
Bell, J.F. || Journal of the Royal Statistical Society Series A - Statistics in Society [Vol. 161, Issue 2, 153-160]
1998 : Girls still lag behind boys in science
Bell, J.F. || Times Educational Supplement [6 March]
1998 : Tarnished gold standard
Bell, J.F. || Times Educational Supplement [28 August]
1998 : Investigating A-level mathematics standards over time
Bell, J.F., Bramley, T., & Raikes, N. || British Journal of Curriculum and Assessment [Vol. 8, Issue 2, 7-11]
1998 : Contribution to discussion of Langford, I., and Lewis, T. Outliers in Multilevel data.
Bell, J.F. || Journal of the Royal Statistical Society [Series A - Statistics in Society, Vol. 161, Issue 2, 153-160]
1998 : Date of birth and achievement in GCSE and GCE A Level
Alton, A. & Massey, A.J. || Educational Research [Vol. 40, Issue 1, 105 - 109]
1997 : The feasibility of equating national test standards in science between key stages 2 and 3 and from year to year
Massey, A.J. || Educational Review [Vol. 49, Issue 1, 29 -45]
1997 : An investigation of pupils' competence in aspects of literacy at different ages
Pollitt, A. & Taylor, L. || QCA []
1997 : Multitrait-multimethod/multiform evidence for the validity of reporting units in national assessments in science at age 14 in England and Wales
Massey, A.J. || Educational and Psychological Measurement [Vol. 57, Issue 1, 108 -117]
1997 : Variations in class sizes and achievement in GCSE mathematics by pupils from LEA/GM and independent schools
Massey, A.J. || Research in Education [No. 57, 25-35]
1997 : Birthdate and ratings of sporting achievement: analysis of Physical Education GCSE results
Bell, J.F., Massey A.J. & Dexter, T. || European Journal of Physical Education [Vol. 2, Issue 2, 160 - 166]
1997 : Question choice in English literature examinations
Bell, J.F. || Oxford Review of Education [Vol. 23, Issue 4, 447-458]
1997 : Evidence for the continued existence of the Physics 'gap' at age 16
Bell, J.F. || British Journal of Curriculum and Assessment [Vol. 7, Issue 3, 35-39.]
1996 : Season of birth, sex and success in GCSE English, Mathematics and Science: some long lasting effects from the early years
Massey, A.J., Elliott, G. & Ross, E. || Research Papers in Education [Vol. 11, Issue 2, 129-150]
1996 : Significance of birth-dates
Bell, J.F. & Massey, A.J. || Nature [382, 666.]
1995 : Criterion-related test development and national test standards
Massey, A.J. || Assessment in Education [Vol. 2, Issue 2, 187-203]
1994 : Standards are slippery
Massey, A.J. || British Journal of Curriculum & Assessment [Autumn, 37-38]
1994 : Audit of the 1993 KS3 Science National Test Pilot and the concept of quasi-reconciliation
Massey, A.J. & Foulkes, J. || Evaluation and Research in Education [Vol. 8, Issue 3, 119-132]

Published Articles and Journal Papers

2013 : Exploring equivalent forms reliability using a key stage 2 reading test

2013 : Problems in estimating composite reliability of ‘unitised’ assessments

2013 : Criteria, comparison and past experiences: How do teachers make judgements when marking coursework?

2012 : Marking extended essays on screen: exploring the link between marking processes and comprehension

2012 : Extended essay marking on screen: is examiner marking accuracy influenced by marking mode?

2012 : A review of the uses of the Kelly’s Repertory Grid method in educational assessment and comparability research studies

2012 : The effects of features of examination questions on the performance of students with dyslexia

2012 : What’s going on? Analysing visual data to understand context-based decision making processes

2012 : A critical review of some qualitative research methods used to explore rater cognition

2012 : An exploration of the script features that most influence expert judgements in three methods of determining examination grade boundaries

2012 : Modelling question difficulty in an A Level Physics examination

2012 : Effects of modularity, certification session and re-sits on examination performance

2012 : Emotional intelligence and academic attainment of British secondary school children: a cross-sectional survey

2012 : Feedback as scaffolding: Senior Examiner monitoring processes and their effects on examiner marking

2012 : Interpreting examiners’ annotations on examination scripts: a sociocultural analysis

2012 : An investigation of rater cognition in the assessment of projects

2012 : Controlled assessments in 14-19 Diplomas: Implementation and effects on learning experiences

2012 : Applying methods to evaluate construct validity in the context of A level assessment

2012 : A framework for evidencing assessment validity in large-scale, high-stakes international examinations

2012 : The Assessment for Learning in International Contexts (ALIC) Research Project

2012 : “Measurement” and “Construct” Need to Be Clarified First. Commentary on Newton, P. E. “Clarifying the Consensus Definition of Validity”

2011 : Who should mark what? A study of factors affecting marking accuracy in a biology examination

2011 : The interrelations of features of questions, mark schemes and examinee responses and their impact upon marker agreement

2011 : Exploring features that affect the difficulty and functioning of science exam questions for all candidates and specifically for those with reading difficulties

2011 : Estimates of reliability of qualifications

2011 : Extended essay marking: Does the transition from paper to screen influence examiners' cognitive workload?

2011 : The BioMedical Admissions Test for medical student selection: Issues of fairness and bias

2011 : What factors determine the uptake of A level physics?

2011 : The effects of features of examination questions on the performance of students with dyslexia

2011 : The small-study effect in educational trials

2011 : Why study Economics? Perspectives from 16 to 19 year old students

2011 : Going beyond the syllabus: A study of A level Mathematics teachers and students

2010 : Marking essays on screen and on paper

2010 : Marking essays on screen: an investigation into the reliability of marking extended subjective texts

2010 : Towards a model of the judgement processes involved in examination marking

2010 : Judging the grade: exploring the judgement processes involved in examination grading decisions

2010 : Speed isn’t everything: a study of examination marking

2010 : Evaluating the rank-ordering method for standard maintaining

2010 : A response to an article published in Educational Research's Special Issue on Assessment (June 2009). What can be inferred about classification accuracy from classification consistency?

2010 : Intention, interpretation and implementation: some paradoxes of Assessment for Learning across educational contexts

2010 : School Based Assessment in International Practice

2010 : Investigating examiners' thinking: using Kelly's Repertory Grid technique to explore cognitive marking strategies

2010 : Changing Qualifications: A review of qualifications policies and practices

2009 : Are all assessments equal? The comparability of demands of college-based assessments in a vocationally-related qualification

2009 : Does assessing project work enhance the validity of qualifications? The case of GCSE coursework

2009 : The predictive validity of the BioMedical Admissions Test for pre-clinical examination performance

2009 : Why are some GCSE examination questions harder to mark accurately than others? Using Kelly’s Repertory Grid technique to identify relevant question features.

2009 : Is this year's exam as demanding as last year's? Using a pilot method to evaluate the consistency of examination demands over time

2009 : An exploration of the effect of pre-release examination materials on classroom practice in the UK

2009 : Marginalised behaviour: digital annotations, spatial encoding and the implications for reading comprehension

2009 : What influences moderation and standards maintenance in school-based summative assessment?

2009 : Do no harm - A Call for Greater Ethical Regulation of Innovation in Education and Training

2009 : Considering alternatives to national assessments in England: possibilities and opportunities

2008 : Tales of the expected: the influence of students’ expectations on question validity and implications for writing exam questions

2008 : Improving students’ capacity to show their knowledge, understanding and skills in exams by using combined question and answer papers

2008 : Grading in competence-based qualifications – is it desirable and how might it affect validity?

2008 : What goes through an examiner's mind? Using verbal protocols to gain insights into the GCSE marking process

2008 : A Quantitative Analysis of Cognitive Strategy Usage in the Marking of Two GCSE Examinations

2008 : Exploring assessor consistency in a Health and Social Care qualification using a sociocultural perspective

2008 : Judging Text Presented on Screen: implications for validity

2008 : Assessing at the borderline: using a mixed method approach to find out what assessors attend to when they holistically judge a vocationally-related portfolio

2008 : Exploring the nature of examiner thinking during the process of examination marking

2008 : The Development of a Formative Scenario-Based Computer Assisted Assessment Tool in Psychology for Teachers: The PePCAA Project

2008 : What makes AS marking reliable? An experiment with some stages from the standardisation process

2008 : The validity of using verbal protocol analysis to investigate the processes involved in examination marking

2008 : What do GCSE examiners think of ‘thinking aloud’? Findings from an exploratory study

2008 : What determines GCSE marking accuracy? An exploration of expertise among maths and physics markers

2007 : Effect of single-sex education on progress in GCSE

2007 : Does the anticipation of a merit grade motivate vocational test-takers?

2007 : The use of annotations in examination marking: opening a window into markers’ minds

2007 : The use of annotations in examination marking: opening a window into markers’ minds

2007 : ‘The demands of exam syllabuses and question papers’, in: P. Newton, J. Baird, H. Goldstein, H. Patrick, & P. Tymms (Eds.)

2007 : 'Paired comparison methods', in: P. Newton, J. Baird, H. Goldstein, H. Patrick, & P. Tymms (Eds.)

2007 : What strategies do IGCSE examiners use to mark candidates' scripts?

2007 : An exploration of self-confidence and insight into marking accuracy among GCSE maths and physics markers. (A magabiztosság és a teljesítménybecslés pontosságának kutatása az angol GCSE vizsgák értékelo inél’)

2006 : Can a picture ruin a thousand words? The effects of visual resources in exam questions

2006 : Can different teaching strategies or methods of preparing pupils lead to greater improvements from GCSE to A level improvements?

2006 : Can different teaching strategies or methods of preparing pupils lead to greater improvements from GCSE to A level improvements?

2006 : On-line Mathematics Assessment: The Impact of Mode on Performance and Question Answering Strategies