About Us
Helping students and teachers to realise their potential
Research themes
Our assessment research and innovation activities mainly focus on the broad themes of:
Impact on assessment and qualifications

Explores the impact of assessment and qualifications on students, teachers, and schools.
Inclusion and accessibility

Guides all our activities so that we can be sure our exams are as fair as possible.
Quality of assessment

Improves products and processes to ensure validity, reliability, and fairness within our assessments.
Quality of marking

Supports reliable, consistent, and fair marking with data from our researchers and analysts.
Standards

Leads the industry on the principles, policies, and processes around setting grade boundaries.
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Email: research@aqa.org.uk
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