Prof Bryan Maddox

Bryan Maddox leads the assessment strand at DEFI, holistically exploring the ways in which digital technologies can help support new models of assessment, in collaboration with industry partners. His research on the validity and fairness of assessment also aligns closely with DEFI’s vision of a more dialogic and inclusive educational system.

Bryan is Executive Director of Assessment Micro-Analytics Ltd, and Honorary Professor at the University of East Anglia, where he was previously Professor of Educational Assessment.  He has held Visiting Professor roles at the University of Oslo, and the University of British Columbia. His work focuses on the digital transition in educational assessment, with a strong interest in the test taker experience and inclusive assessment. He is skilled in observational research methods including digital ethnography, eye tracking and gesture analysis.

Recent publications

Abu Sitta, F., Maddox, B., Casebourne, I.,  Hughes, S., Kuvalja, M. & Oates, T. (2023). The futures of assessment – Navigating uncertainties through the lenses of anticipatory thinking. Cambridge: Digital Education Futures Initiative (DEFI) & Cambridge University Press and Assessment (2023). ISBN number: 978-1-7384336-0-5.

Zumbo, B.D., Maddox, B. & Care, N. (2023). Process and product in computer-based assessments: Clearing the ground for a holistic validity framework. European Journal of Psychological Assessment.

Addey, C., Maddox, B., & Zumbo, B.D. (2020). Assembled validity: Rethinking Kane’s argument-based approach in the context of international large-scale assessments (ILSAs). Assessment in Education: Principles, Policy and Practice. 27 (6) 588-606.