MUSA ADEKUNLE AYANWALE

Dr. MUSA ADEKUNLE AYANWALE

Science and Technology Education, University of Johannesburg, Johannesburg, Gauteng, South Africa
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Biography

Musa Adekunle Ayanwale, PhD, is currently a senior postdoctoral research fellow at the Department of Mathematics, Science and Technology Education at the University of Johannesburg, South Africa, and a senior lecturer at the Department of Educational Foundations, National University of Lesotho, Lesotho. He holds a PhD in educational research, measurement, and evaluation, which credentials him as an expert in the field of assessment and psychometrics. His research interests include test theories, instrument development and validation, psychometrics, generalizability theory-based reliability analyses and evaluations, AI in education, Q-Methodology, structural modelling, and computerised adaptive testing. His current research focuses on advancing technological solutions in assessment to develop a more effective and efficient method of educational assessment in Africa. Additionally, he is an experienced and highly skilled quantitative and qualitative data analyst and a distinguished author who has published in numerous reputable local and international Scopus and WOS-indexed journals. As a co-founder of the Association of Computer Adaptive Testing in Africa, he also serves as managing editor of the Journal of Computer Adaptive Testing in Africa and associate editor of the African Journal of Behavioural and Scale Development Research.

Affiliations

University of Johannesburg

Johannesburg, Gauteng, South Africa

Science and Technology Education

Honors and Awards

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Global Excellence Stature Fellowship 4.0

University of Johannesburg

The award is to support my postdoctoral research study in the development and validation of the Computerized Adaptive Testing Algorithm for the National Benchmark Test in South Africa.

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C2 Rated Researcher

National Research Foundation (NRF), South Africa

Being recognised as a C2 NRF-rated researcher by the National Research Foundation of South Africa implies an established scholar with sustained contributions. The rating reflects the quality and impact of his work, recognition by peers nationally and internationally, and signals research excellence, competitiveness in grant applications, and visibility in global academic networks.

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PDRF Excellence Award

University of Johannesburg

The Postdoctoral Research Fellowship (PDRF) Excellence Award at the University of Johannesburg (UJ) is a prestigious recognition granted to outstanding postdoctoral fellows who demonstrate exceptional research productivity, innovation, and scholarly impact during their fellowship. The award highlights fellows whose work significantly advances knowledge in their field, contributes to UJ’s global research standing, and reflects excellence in publication output, and capacity building.

Experience

University Lecturer

National University of Lesotho, Maseru, Lesotho

01 Nov 2021 - present

Post Doctoral Researcher

University of Johannesburg, South Africa

01 Aug 2021 - present

University Lecturer

Ekiti State University, Ado-Ekiti (In Affiliation with Osun State College of Education, Ila Orangun)

01 Jan 2019 - 01 Nov 2020

University Lecturer

Osun State University, Osogbo, Osun State.

01 Oct 2015 - 01 Dec 2018

Technician or Assistant

Genesis Medical Laboratory and Research Centre, Ogbomosho, Oyo State

01 Mar 2012 - 01 Dec 2014

Technician or Assistant

Financial Derivative Company, Victoria Island, Lagos State

01 Feb 2010 - 01 Dec 2011

Graduate Student or Post Graduate

Magami Comprehensive High School, Magami, Jalingo, Taraba State

01 Mar 2008 - 01 Mar 2009