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