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Ofqual's reliability research

Research to investigate the reliability and validity of results in national tests, public examinations and other qualifications in England.

Reliability is a measure of the consistency of the results of qualifications and assessments. A reliable qualification would mean that a student would receive the same result if they took a different version of the exam, took the test on a different day, or if a different examiner had marked the paper.

See also Ofqual’s ‘Reliability of Assessment Compendium’ that pulls our comprehensive research into one list of documents.

Documents

Updates to this page

Published 9 October 2013
Last updated 9 October 2015 + show all updates
  1. Added link to the reliability compendium.

  2. First published.