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High-stakes assessment in bilingual states fails when a French stem is a poor translation of an English concept, or when a school-based assessment is a photocopy of last year’s leak. This degree treats those failures as design problems. You will write items, standardise marks, and document accommodations without pretending you hold a teaching licence. African Future University centres English–French practice because that is how WAEC, BEPC, and many university entrance files actually travel. You will study comparability, leakage, and the politics of cut-scores as administrative facts. Digital assessment appears as identity-checked remote exams and paper-plus-scan hybrids—the conditions of tuition-free online higher education itself. The award is academic. It is not QTS, not a ministry inspector gazette, and not an exam-board contract. It is for people who must keep a bilingual paper honest when the generator dies during printing. You will compare a multi-shift urban hall with a rural centre that receives papers by motorcycle. Identity-checked remote exams in this master’s are themselves a case: they must be fair without claiming that every school has fibre or a tablet lab. Study is tuition-free online aside from the examination fee.
Thirty-six credits: item design, bilingual comparability, integrity and operations, and a capstone paper or marking study. Identity-checked exams. No teacher licence is awarded.
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Every programme can be completed fully online with zero tuition fees — study from anywhere in the world.
| Code | Course | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| AFU541 | Validity Arguments without Psychometric Theatre Validity Arguments without Psychometric Theatre — assessed module on the MSc Educational Assessment (English–French) pathway.
| 3 |
| AFU542 | Item Writing in English and French Item Writing in English and French — assessed module on the MSc Educational Assessment (English–French) pathway.
| 3 |
| AFU543 | Marking Schemes and Marker Drift Marking Schemes and Marker Drift — assessed module on the MSc Educational Assessment (English–French) pathway.
| 3 |
| AFU544 | Accommodations and Fairness in Unequal Schools Accommodations and Fairness in Unequal Schools — assessed module on the MSc Educational Assessment (English–French) pathway.
| 3 |
| Code | Course | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| AFU545 | Translation versus Dual Construction Translation versus Dual Construction — assessed module on the MSc Educational Assessment (English–French) pathway.
| 3 |
| AFU546 | Cut-Scores, Standard Setting, and Politics Cut-Scores, Standard Setting, and Politics — assessed module on the MSc Educational Assessment (English–French) pathway.
| 3 |
| AFU547 | School-Based Assessment Leakage School-Based Assessment Leakage — assessed module on the MSc Educational Assessment (English–French) pathway.
| 3 |
| AFU548 | Rural and Multi-Shift Administration Rural and Multi-Shift Administration — assessed module on the MSc Educational Assessment (English–French) pathway.
| 3 |
| Code | Course | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| AFU549 | Identity-Checked Remote Assessment Identity-Checked Remote Assessment — assessed module on the MSc Educational Assessment (English–French) pathway.
| 3 |
| AFU550 | Low-Bandwidth Item Banks Low-Bandwidth Item Banks — assessed module on the MSc Educational Assessment (English–French) pathway.
| 3 |
| AFU551 | EN/FR Exam Administration Documents EN/FR Exam Administration Documents — assessed module on the MSc Educational Assessment (English–French) pathway.
| 3 |
| AFU552 | Ethics of High-Stakes Sorting Ethics of High-Stakes Sorting — assessed module on the MSc Educational Assessment (English–French) pathway.
| 3 |
| Code | Course | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| AFU553 | Assessment Research Methods Assessment Research Methods — assessed module on the MSc Educational Assessment (English–French) pathway.
| 3 |
| AFU554 | Writing for Departments and NGOs Writing for Departments and NGOs — assessed module on the MSc Educational Assessment (English–French) pathway.
| 3 |
| AFU555 | Mock Paper Construction Mock Paper Construction — assessed module on the MSc Educational Assessment (English–French) pathway.
| 3 |
| AFU556 | Capstone: Bilingual Assessment File Capstone: Bilingual Assessment File — assessed module on the MSc Educational Assessment (English–French) pathway.
| 3 |
Modules are assessed through a published mix of coursework, applied projects, and examinations. Exam windows are announced in advance so students in other time zones are not forced into overnight sittings. Alternative arrangements are available where documented.
The published duration is 18 months. Teaching language: English + French assessment options. Actual time-to-complete depends on mode and any recognised prior learning.
This is a fully online award. You study from your country. No student visa and no campus relocation are required.
Degree tuition for this award is published as £0 / tuition-free on the online pathway. Examination or administrative fees may apply at checkout — never an annual tuition invoice. Check the Fees page for any extras.
Requirements are grouped on this page (academic, English, documents). Equivalent qualifications are considered. English may be waived after prior English-medium study.
Assessment is typically a mix of coursework, projects, and examinations. Doctoral awards include a thesis or dissertation and an oral examination. Details sit in the programme specification and module outlines.
Recognition of the award for local employment, professional licence, or ministry attestation is decided by your employer or regulator. African Future University publishes verification pages for certificates. We do not claim automatic equivalence in every country.
Start an application on this website. Progress is saved from the first step. Admissions: admissions@afutureuni.com.
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