Senior Assessment Specialist - English Language Arts
Company: Pearson
Location: Olympia
Posted on: June 9, 2021
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Job Description:
Senior Assessment Specialist - English Language Arts - ( 2107371
) Description We are the world's learning company with more than 24,000
employees operating in 70 countries. We combine world-class
educational content and assessment,powered by services and
technology, to enable more effective teaching and personalized
learning at scale. We believe that wherever learning flourishes so
do people. Responsibilities: Development and review of English Language Arts items for
large-scale assessments; evaluation of passages for use in
large-scale assessments; interpretation of blueprints, and the
construction of operational and field tests. Involvement in standards interpretation, application of best
practices in item and test development, facilitation of committees,
and alignment determinations. Position requires skills in grammar, editing, and communications
with internal and external customers. Facilitate, maintain and oversee content development in English
Language Arts, Reading, Writing and/or Communications
(Listening/Speaking); item writing and item and data review
sessions; and provides content expertise during those sessions as
necessary. Develop item, passage, and test specifications documents as
necessary. Assist in developing and conducting the item-writer
training for development workshops. Perform passage research
according to required specifications as needed. Select, assign and manage subcontracted item and content
development via item writers. Review and edit test items developed by contractors during the
item writing and review workshops. Classify test items according to pre-specified content
dimensions. Ensure the accuracy of item content coding, keying, and
item validations. Provide references in support of the use of each item (i.e. for
the correct response and the incorrect response alternatives) as
well as source references and copyright research. Consult with the customer as required, including participation
in planning, status, review meetings, etc. Participate in test construction activities, including meeting
statistical requirements, developing operational and embedded field
test items, etc. Work closely with Test Development Managers, other Content
Developers, Psychometricians, and across group users of assessment
content. Perform other duties as assigned. The anticipated starting salary range for Colorado-based
candidates expressing interest in this position is $70,000 -
$80,000. This position is eligible to participate in an annual
incentive program. Benefits available to eligible employees can be seen at:
https://pearsonbenefitsus.com/
Pearson is an Equal Opportunity and Affirmative Action Employer and
a member of E-Verify. All qualified applicants, including
minorities, women, protected veterans, and individuals with
disabilities are encouraged to apply. Qualifications Bachelor's degree in English, English literature, education, or
equivalent education & experience required; master's degree
desired. At least 5 years experience in English education required. Minimum 3 years assessment experience with 1 year of content
development experience. Ability to devise solutions to complex assessment issues with
internal and external clients. Ability to convey complex concepts to a variety of audiences
(internal, external, naive, sophisticated). Knowledge of and comfort with psychometric principles. Ability to construct test design covering field test and
operational tests across years. Some experience in large-scale educational measurement,
especially item development, strongly preferred. Must have outstanding verbal and written communication skills.
Must be able to provide problems/solutions to a variety of
audiences including both sophisticated and naive customers. Excellent project planning and organizational skills required,
including the ability to coordinate a project and individuals and
to adapt to unforeseen and unexpected requests or changes in
priorities. Primary Location : US-RE-Remote Work Locations : US-Remote Remote Job : Professional Development Organization : Assessments School Employee Status : Regular Employee Job Type : Standard Job Level : Individual Contributor Shift : Day Job Travel : Yes, 25 % of the Time Job Posting : May 21, 2021 Job Unposting : Ongoing Schedule: : Full-time Regular Req ID: 2107371
Keywords: Pearson, Olympia , Senior Assessment Specialist - English Language Arts, Other , Olympia, Washington
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