Associate, Scoring Service

Pearson; Augusta (ME); Remote; USD 23,000 - 26,000; Part time

Job summary

Pearson is seeking individuals to score teacher licensure responses remotely for the Hadley, MA office. Starting at $17.50/hour with flexible scoring sessions, you would evaluate responses, adhere to scoring standards, and work remotely from anywhere in the United States.

Candidates need a bachelor’s degree, a current teaching certificate in the subject, and either public school experience or faculty experience preparing candidates. Training is provided and scheduling is intermittent.

Qualifications

• A bachelor's degree or higher is required.
• A current teaching certification in the subject area and be practicing or have 2+ years’ recent public school experience in the subject.
• Or serve as college/university/program faculty preparing candidates for the subject.
• Or hold a bachelor’s and/or master’s degree and be a graduate student teaching in the subject area.

Responsibilities

• Evaluate responses to test questions from Massachusetts teacher candidates.
• Internalize scoring standards and participate in consensus scoring with scorers.
• Recognize and discuss bias types and strategies to reduce bias in scoring.
• Meet quality and productivity requirements, including passing a qualifying test before scoring.

Skills

Bachelor's degree

Teaching certification

Public school experience

Faculty member experience

Graduate student teaching

Active practitioner

Basic computer skills

Sit for extended periods

Confidential work environment

US work eligibility

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

Teaching certification in subject area

Graduate student teaching experience

Tools

Keyboard and mouse

Job 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.

Evaluation Systems of Pearson offers dynamic teacher licensing and performance assessment solutions. Our custom teacher licensure testing programs are 100 percent aligned to state standards. We also provide a wide variety of teacher licensure testing services such as test development, administration, and scoring. We work in a collaborative environment and are passionate about education.

Scoring offers the opportunity to network with other professionals and stay abreast of the latest developments in your field. Scorers have a direct impact on the quality of the next generation of teachers and help to maintain professional standards. Scorers enjoy the change of pace, the mental challenge and the opportunity to give back to their educational field.

We have immediate openings for candidates to score the subjects below remotely for our Hadley, MA office:

• Dance
• Digital Literacy & Computer Science
• History
• Music
• Technology Engineering
• Starting rate of $17.50 per hour
• Flexibility to work scoring sessions that suit your availability
• Working remotely

Qualifications

• A bachelor's degree or higher, and
• A current teaching certification in the subject area you are applying for AND be practicing or have two (2) or more years’ recent experience in the service role in a public school in the subject area you are applying for

OR serve as, or have recently served as, a college/university/program faculty member who prepares candidates for the subject you are applying for

OR who holds a bachelor’s and/or master’s degree and is a graduate student currently teaching courses in the subject area

Both active and recently retired practitioners can be eligible to score.

• Basic computer skills (keyboard, mouse)
• Ability to sit for extended periods of time
• Ability to maintain a confidential work environment
• Eligible to work in the United States

Overall Responsibilities

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

Working Conditions

Training takes place before scoring begins. There may be a brief orientation meeting before the day of scoring occurs.

Scoring sessions take place during the week Monday through Friday. Scoring sessions will occur on an intermittent basis, every 4 to 8 weeks depending on the subject. The scoring day runs from 8:30 a.m. to approximately 4:30 p.m., including training.

Note

Applications are accepted on an ongoing basis.

This position is NOT bonus/benefits eligible. Information and guidelines on benefits offered is here.

Who we are:

At Pearson, our purpose is simple: to help people realize the life they imagine through learning. We believe that every learning opportunity is a chance for a personal breakthrough. We are the world's lifelong learning company. For us, learning isn't just what we do. It's who we are. To learn more: We are Pearson.

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Job:

Evaluation

Job Family:

LEARNING&CONTENT_DELIVERY

Organization:

Assessment & Qualifications