Research Matters

Research Matters

Research Matters is our free biannual publication which allows us to share our assessment research, in a range of fields, with the wider assessment community. It features articles showcasing the wide variety of qualitative and quantitative research we carry out.

Latest issue: November 2025

Foreword: Gill Elliott, Acting Director, Research Division

Editorial: Victoria Crisp, Senior Researcher, Research Division 

Wanted dead or alive: Canonical authors for literature in English curricula Jude Brady, Dominika Majewska and Jackie Greatorex

Comparing open-book and closed-book exams in international literature in English assessments Emma Walland

Highlights from research on the progression of Key Stage 4 and 5 cohorts impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic Carmen L. Vidal Rodeiro and Carmen H.J. Lim

The ethics of deploying Large Language Models in high-stakes automarking Frank Morley and Emma Walland

Filled with skills: An analysis of four International AS and A Levels Irenka Suto, Sarah Nelson, Judith Roberts, Aman Sidhu and Lesley Spence

Research News: Lisa Bowett

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