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Pearson is hiring an Assessment Specialist - English Language Arts. The role involves developing and reviewing K-12 ELA assessment items and test materials, collaborating with education departments and partners to create standards-based assessments, and supporting customers throughout test development processes.

Highlights

Develop and review ELA test items including multiple choice, technology enhanced, extended response, and performance-based tasks.
Create item, passage, and test specifications, plans, and blueprints for large-scale assessments.
Manage and train item writers and educators based on standards and item development best practices.
Facilitate customer meetings and provide content assessment expertise.
Collaborate with test development managers, content developers, and psychometricians.
Use basic software tools and adapt to new technology confidently.
Bachelor's degree in education, English, or equivalent experience required.
Five years of teaching experience in ELA preferred; experience with large-scale educational measurement is a plus.
Excellent communication, organizational, and problem-solving skills needed.
Salary range between $65,000 - $75,000 with eligibility for an annual incentive program.

Assessment Specialist - English Language Arts Full Description

Assessment Specialist - English Language Arts

USA

Job: Learning Subject Matter Experts
Schedule: FULL_TIME
Req ID: 20231

As an Assessment Specialist within the Content Development team, you will work as both an ELA content and assessment expert to develop K-12 assessments for our state and district clients. Our team develops standards-based assessments for students across the United States. We collaborate with education departments, committees of educators, and business partners to develop assessments of learning that are accessible to all students. We are looking for flexible and creative content experts to join our team.

Responsibilities:

Develop and review ELA test items, passages, including multiple choice, technology enhanced, extended response, and performance-based tasks, across multiple grade levels for large-scale assessments
Help develop item, passage, and test specifications, item development plans, test blueprints, and other ancillary documents
Help select, assign, manage, and train item/passage writers and educators to develop items based on standards, cognitive complexity, and item development best practices
Facilitate and support customer meetings and provide content assessment expertise
Facilitate activities related to test construction and review of composed test forms
Consult with the customer as required, including participation in planning, status, review meetings, etc.
Work closely with test development managers, other content developers, psychometricians, and other Pearson groups
Perform other duties as assigned
Some travel required

Compensation at Pearson is influenced by a wide array of factors including but not limited to skill set, level of experience, and specific location. As required by the Colorado, California, Washington State, New York State and New York City laws, the pay range for this position is as follows:

The minimum full-time salary range is between $65,000 - $75,000.

This position is eligible to participate in an annual incentive program, and information on benefits offered is here.

Qualifications:

Bachelor's degree in education, English, or equivalent experience required
Five years’ experience as an elementary or secondary teacher in the field of ELA area preferred
Professional knowledge of content-specific area and educational trends required
Some experience in large-scale educational measurement preferred
General knowledge of all phases of the development, processing, scoring, and reporting of large-scale assessments preferred
Outstanding oral and written communication skills
Ability to creatively and flexibly address challenges with a variety of audiences
Excellent planning, organizational, and problem-solving skills and the ability to work on multiple activities and adapt to unexpected events
Skill in basic software tools and technology and the confidence necessary to work with unfamiliar programs

1145405

Job Family: LEARNING_&_CONTENT_DEVELOPMENT

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Original Job Description

Assessment Specialist - English Language Arts

USA

Job: Learning Subject Matter Experts
Schedule: FULL_TIME
Req ID: 20231

Responsibilities:

Develop and review ELA test items, passages, including multiple choice, technology enhanced, extended response, and performance-based tasks, across multiple grade levels for large-scale assessments
Help develop item, passage, and test specifications, item development plans, test blueprints, and other ancillary documents
Help select, assign, manage, and train item/passage writers and educators to develop items based on standards, cognitive complexity, and item development best practices
Facilitate and support customer meetings and provide content assessment expertise
Facilitate activities related to test construction and review of composed test forms
Consult with the customer as required, including participation in planning, status, review meetings, etc.
Work closely with test development managers, other content developers, psychometricians, and other Pearson groups
Perform other duties as assigned
Some travel required

The minimum full-time salary range is between $65,000 - $75,000.

This position is eligible to participate in an annual incentive program, and information on benefits offered is here.

Qualifications:

Bachelor's degree in education, English, or equivalent experience required
Five years’ experience as an elementary or secondary teacher in the field of ELA area preferred
Professional knowledge of content-specific area and educational trends required
Some experience in large-scale educational measurement preferred
General knowledge of all phases of the development, processing, scoring, and reporting of large-scale assessments preferred
Outstanding oral and written communication skills
Ability to creatively and flexibly address challenges with a variety of audiences
Excellent planning, organizational, and problem-solving skills and the ability to work on multiple activities and adapt to unexpected events
Skill in basic software tools and technology and the confidence necessary to work with unfamiliar programs

1145405

Job Family: LEARNING_&_CONTENT_DEVELOPMENT

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Assessment Specialist - English Language Arts

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Assessment Specialist - English Language Arts Full Description

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