Associate, Scoring Service (Swahili, Yiddish, Greek & Farsi Languages)

🇺🇸 Remote - Amherst, Massachusetts 🕑 Temporary Part-Time 💰 $18 per Hour 💻 Administrator 🗓️ September 22nd, 2026

Edtech.com's Summary

Pearson is hiring an Associate, Scoring Service to evaluate teacher licensure candidate responses in Swahili, Yiddish, Greek, and Farsi for its Evaluation Systems team. The Scorer internalizes scoring standards, participates in consensus scoring discussions with other scorers, and works to recognize and reduce personal bias. The role supports teacher licensing and performance assessment programs for Illinois and New York.

Evaluate responses to test questions by Illinois and New York teacher candidates remotely
Internalize scoring standards and participate in consensus scoring activities with other scorers
Recognize and discuss types of bias and apply strategies to reduce personal bias in scoring
Meet quality and productivity requirements, including passing a qualifying test before scoring
Complete required training and calibration activities before scoring sessions begin
Score intermittently, two to three times a year, Monday through Friday from 8:30 am to approximately 4:30 pm
Starting rate of $17.50 per hour; position is not bonus/benefits eligible
Requires a bachelor's degree and current or prior teaching certification, or native/fluent language proficiency

Associate, Scoring Service (Swahili, Yiddish, Greek & Farsi Languages) Full Description

Position: Associate, Scoring Service (Swahili, Yiddish, Greek & Farsi Languages)

Employer: Pearson — Evaluation Systems

Location: Remote (eligible to work in the United States)

Pay: Starting rate of $17.50 per hour; not bonus/benefits eligible

Evaluation Systems of Pearson offers dynamic teacher licensing and performance assessment solutions, with custom teacher licensure testing programs 100 percent aligned to state standards, including test development, administration, and scoring. Pearson has immediate openings for candidates to score the responses from candidates remotely in Assyrian, Farsi, Finnish, Greek, Guyanese Creole, Filipino, Malayalam, Mongolian, Punjabi, Swahili, Turkish, Vietnamese, and Yiddish.

Scorers evaluate responses to test questions by Illinois and New York teacher candidates, have a direct impact on the quality of the next generation of teachers, and help maintain professional standards.

Key Benefits:

Starting rate of $17.50 per hour
Flexibility to work scoring sessions that suit your availability
Working remotely

Overall Responsibilities:

Evaluate responses to test questions by Illinois and New York teacher candidates
Internalize scoring standards, participate in discussions, and engage with other scorers in consensus scoring activities
Recognize and discuss various types of bias (implicit bias, cultural bias, leniency bias, central tendency bias, halo effect) and apply strategies to reduce personal bias in scoring
Meet quality and productivity requirements established for the scoring program, including passing a qualifying test before scoring

Qualifications:

A bachelor's degree or higher
A current teaching certification in the applied-for language and current or recent (within three years) teaching experience, OR a degree in a content-relevant field with recent teaching/advising experience, OR native/fluent proficiency in the language with a college degree
Basic computer skills; ability to sit for extended periods; eligible to work in the United States

Working Conditions: Training takes place before scoring begins. Scoring sessions occur intermittently, two to three times a year, Monday through Friday, from 8:30 a.m. to approximately 4:30 p.m. Applications are accepted on an ongoing basis.