The one-year Master of Education degree is designed for qualified teachers and other educational professionals who wish to study education at an advanced level. A specialist stream in the Master of Education program designed to address increasing demands to explore, critique and contribute to the study of assessment and evaluation. This stream in the MEd program will provide an opportunity to explore the context, purpose, and role of assessment and evaluation as well as contemporary issues in relevant theory and practice through a range of courses covering assessment, measurement, assessment for learning, testing, educational evaluation, policy and research methodologies. Learning Outcomes Demonstrate an advanced capacity to recognise and negotiate the complex and often contested values and ethical practices that underlie education Demonstrate an in-depth understanding of research-based learning and the ability to plan, analyse, present implement and evaluate complex activities that contribute to advanced professional practice and/or intellectual scholarship in education. Demonstrate advanced critical thinking and problem solving skills Communicate effectively to a range of audiences, and be capable of independent and collaborative enquiry and team-based leadership Demonstrate an understanding of international perspectives relevant to the educational field Demonstrate an advanced understanding of Assessment and Evaluation as it relates to your specialist area of study, and the ability to synthesize and apply disciplinary principles and practices to new or complex environments.