12 monthsProgramme duration
36,800 GBPTuition Fee/year
25 Jun, 2027Application Deadline
SepStarting Month
Programme overview
Main Subject
Education and Training
Degree
MA
Study Level
Master's
Study Mode
On Campus
How can we ensure educational assessments are designed in ways that are fair and fit-for-purpose, and match the evolving needs and contexts of today’s learners, educators and organisations?
UCL’s Educational Assessment MA is for teachers, assessment professionals, policymakers and education leaders looking to explore and answer that question at both a policy and classroom-based level. The course is open to all those interested in deepening their theoretical and practical understanding of educational assessment.
The course explores assessment from a policy, practice-based and historical perspective, but also a broader socio-cultural and political one.
You’ll consider the principal theories, concepts and factors that impact the use and purposes of different forms of assessment. We’ll cover both formative assessment (which uses assessment information to help teachers and learners in making decisions about the next steps in learning) and summative assessment (which uses assessment information to report on learning).
We’ll reflect on what’s working well and not so well currently, and how we can draw on diverse ideas and perspectives to enrich current practice in an evidence-informed way. The course also covers topics such as bias and fairness, emerging questions around generative AI assessment design, and how inclusion and social justice feeds into assessment practice and policy development.
Crucially, you’ll develop your critical thinking, questioning and research skills as part of our diverse community of teachers and assessment professionals.
You’ll graduate with expertise in both key theories and factors that shape the development of fit-for-purpose assessment processes and practices, and the tools to integrate them in your career.
UCL’s Educational Assessment MA is for teachers, assessment professionals, policymakers and education leaders looking to explore and answer that question at both a policy and classroom-based level. The course is open to all those interested in deepening their theoretical and practical understanding of educational assessment.
The course explores assessment from a policy, practice-based and historical perspective, but also a broader socio-cultural and political one.
You’ll consider the principal theories, concepts and factors that impact the use and purposes of different forms of assessment. We’ll cover both formative assessment (which uses assessment information to help teachers and learners in making decisions about the next steps in learning) and summative assessment (which uses assessment information to report on learning).
We’ll reflect on what’s working well and not so well currently, and how we can draw on diverse ideas and perspectives to enrich current practice in an evidence-informed way. The course also covers topics such as bias and fairness, emerging questions around generative AI assessment design, and how inclusion and social justice feeds into assessment practice and policy development.
Crucially, you’ll develop your critical thinking, questioning and research skills as part of our diverse community of teachers and assessment professionals.
You’ll graduate with expertise in both key theories and factors that shape the development of fit-for-purpose assessment processes and practices, and the tools to integrate them in your career.
Programme overview
Main Subject
Education and Training
Degree
MA
Study Level
Master's
Study Mode
On Campus
How can we ensure educational assessments are designed in ways that are fair and fit-for-purpose, and match the evolving needs and contexts of today’s learners, educators and organisations?
UCL’s Educational Assessment MA is for teachers, assessment professionals, policymakers and education leaders looking to explore and answer that question at both a policy and classroom-based level. The course is open to all those interested in deepening their theoretical and practical understanding of educational assessment.
The course explores assessment from a policy, practice-based and historical perspective, but also a broader socio-cultural and political one.
You’ll consider the principal theories, concepts and factors that impact the use and purposes of different forms of assessment. We’ll cover both formative assessment (which uses assessment information to help teachers and learners in making decisions about the next steps in learning) and summative assessment (which uses assessment information to report on learning).
We’ll reflect on what’s working well and not so well currently, and how we can draw on diverse ideas and perspectives to enrich current practice in an evidence-informed way. The course also covers topics such as bias and fairness, emerging questions around generative AI assessment design, and how inclusion and social justice feeds into assessment practice and policy development.
Crucially, you’ll develop your critical thinking, questioning and research skills as part of our diverse community of teachers and assessment professionals.
You’ll graduate with expertise in both key theories and factors that shape the development of fit-for-purpose assessment processes and practices, and the tools to integrate them in your career.
UCL’s Educational Assessment MA is for teachers, assessment professionals, policymakers and education leaders looking to explore and answer that question at both a policy and classroom-based level. The course is open to all those interested in deepening their theoretical and practical understanding of educational assessment.
The course explores assessment from a policy, practice-based and historical perspective, but also a broader socio-cultural and political one.
You’ll consider the principal theories, concepts and factors that impact the use and purposes of different forms of assessment. We’ll cover both formative assessment (which uses assessment information to help teachers and learners in making decisions about the next steps in learning) and summative assessment (which uses assessment information to report on learning).
We’ll reflect on what’s working well and not so well currently, and how we can draw on diverse ideas and perspectives to enrich current practice in an evidence-informed way. The course also covers topics such as bias and fairness, emerging questions around generative AI assessment design, and how inclusion and social justice feeds into assessment practice and policy development.
Crucially, you’ll develop your critical thinking, questioning and research skills as part of our diverse community of teachers and assessment professionals.
You’ll graduate with expertise in both key theories and factors that shape the development of fit-for-purpose assessment processes and practices, and the tools to integrate them in your career.
Admission Requirements
4.5+
76+
180+
7+
Normally applicants are expected to have a second-class Bachelor’s degree from a UK university, or an overseas qualification of an equivalent standard, and a clearly expressed interest in educational assessment, often gained through experience. Teaching, assessment development and implementation, and/or policy experience is recommended, but not a requirement
25 Jun 2027
1 Year
Sep
Tuition fees
Domestic
14,200 GBP
International
36,800 GBP
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