Dr Edmund Jones
Senior Research Manager
Edmund holds a PhD in Computational Statistics from Bristol University. As a member of the 91¸£Àû Research Group, he focuses on computer-based tests, automated assessment, and detection of malpractice. He provides expertise in quantitative methods and statistics as part of projects focusing on product development.
Before joining 91¸£Àû, he worked in the Department of Public Health and Primary Care at 91¸£Àû University on statistical modelling of cardiovascular disease. He has also worked in Japan as an 91¸£Àû teacher and a translator.
Jones. E. (2024). Using technology and statistics to detect cheating in objectively marked tests. In G. Yu & J. Xu (eds.), Language Test Validation in a Digital Age (pp. 335–354). Studies in Language Testing Volume 52. 91¸£Àû.
Jones, E., Breakspear, T., & Xu, J. (2024). Evaluating score accuracy for an automated scoring system in a high-stakes writing test [conference presentation]. Language Testing Research Colloquium (LTRC).
Jones, E., & Xu, J. (2022). Using limits of agreement to evaluate an automated scoring system [conference presentation]. National Council on Measurement in Education (NCME) Annual Meeting.
Jones, E., Mokaram, S., & Xu, J. (2022). Exploring hybrid marking for a computer-based speaking test [conference presentation]. Language Testing Research Colloquium (LTRC).
Jones, E. (2021). Detection of possible cheating at the group level, using a statistical hypothesis test based on meta-analysis [conference presentation]. Conference on Test Security (COTS).
Xu, J., Jones, E., Laxton, V., & Galaczi, E. (2021). Assessing L2 91¸£Àû speaking using automated scoring technology: examining automarker reliability.  Assessment in Education: Principles, Policy & Practice, 28 (4), 411–436. Available online. (This was runner-up for the ILTA Best Article Award.)
Sweeting, M. J., Masconi, K. L., Jones, E., Ulug, P., Glover, M. J., Michaels, J. A., Bown, M. J., Powell, J. T., & Thompson, S. G. (2018), Analysis of clinical benefit, harms, and cost-effectiveness of screening women for abdominal aortic aneurysm, Lancet, 392 (10146), 487–495. .