Associate Scoring Service (German, Hmong, Vietnamese, Russian)

Pearson; California (MO); On-site; USD 21,000 - 28,000; Full time

Job summary

Pearson Evaluation Systems is hiring an Associate, Scoring Services for California language exams. This remote scoring role lets you work from home evaluating responses in German, Hmong, Russian, and Vietnamese for the Sacramento, CA office.

Applicants must meet language-specific qualifications and California residency, possess basic computer skills, and be able to sit for extended periods. Pay is $17.50 per hour; benefits are not offered.

Qualifications

• Native speaker of the language with a college/university degree.
• Graduate degree in the language or a Single Subject Teaching Credential in the language.
• Or a degree with teaching/advising responsibility in the language.
• Or authorization to teach the language in CA public schools.
• Or served as a Single Subject Assessments for Teaching scorer in the language.

Responsibilities

• Evaluate responses to test questions by California teacher candidates.
• Internalize scoring standards and participate in consensus scoring.
• Discuss bias types and apply strategies to reduce bias in scoring.
• Meet quality and productivity requirements and pass a qualifying test.

Skills

Keyboard

Mouse

Confidential environment

Extended sitting

Education

College/university degree in language

Graduate degree in language

Single Subject Teaching Credential (language)

CA teaching authorization in language

Degree with language teaching/advising

Single Subject Assessments for Teaching scorer

CTC-approved language test committee

Tools

Keyboard

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 responses from candidates in the languages below remotely for our Sacramento, CA office:

(CA Language) Associate, Scoring Services

• German
• Hmong
• Russian
• Vietnamese

Qualifications

For Languages other than English examinations, a scorer must

• be a native speaker of the language with a college/university degree,
• OR hold a graduate degree in the appropriate language,
• or hold a Single Subject Teaching Credential in the appropriate language,
• or be a college or university educator who holds a degree in the language and/or has responsibility for teaching or advising students in that field,
• or have an authorization to teach the corresponding language in California public schools,
• or have served as a Single Subject Assessments for Teaching scorer in the appropriate language,
• or have served as a CTC-approved member of the appropriate CSET language test development and/or standard setting committee.

Applicants should also…

• be a resident of California with eligibility to work in the United States.
• Possess basic computer skills (keyboard, mouse)
• The ability to sit for extended periods of time
• The ability to maintain a confidential work environment

Overall Responsibilities

• Evaluate responses to test questions by California 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
• Rate of $17.50 per hour
• Working remotely

Note: Applications are accepted on an ongoing basis.

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