Associate, Scoring Service - Health Education

Pearson; United States; À distance; USD 20 000 - 28 000; Plein temps

Avantages offerts par ce poste

Starting rate of $17.50 per hour

Remote work

Résumé du poste

Pearson is seeking an Associate in Scoring Services to evaluate candidate responses for New York licensing tests remotely from the United States. The role emphasizes understanding scoring standards, bias awareness, and collaborative consensus scoring to uphold quality benchmarks.

Applicants may be certified in the subject area or have recent teaching experience or relevant content-area employment. The position offers remote work with regular training and intermittent scoring days during weekdays.

Qualifications

• Current teaching certification in the subject area or recent teaching experience (within 3 years)
• Educators from colleges/universities who taught/advised relevant content within 3 years
• Have a degree in the content area and held relevant employment within 3 years
• Basic computer skills (keyboard, mouse)
• Ability to sit for extended periods
• Ability to maintain a confidential work environment
• Eligible to work in the United States

Responsabilités

• Evaluate responses to test questions by New York teacher candidates
• Internalize scoring standards and participate in discussions with other scorers
• Engage in consensus scoring activities and discuss bias types to reduce bias
• Meet quality and productivity requirements for the scoring program, including passing a qualifying test

Connaissances

Teaching certification

Educator experience

Content-area degree

Formation

Content-area degree or higher

Outils

Basic computer skills

Description du poste

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 :

(NY) Associate, Scoring Services

• Health

Qualifications

• A current teaching certification in the subject area you are applying for AND are currently teaching or have taught in schools (public or private) within the last three years (including regular substitute)

OR are or have been educators from colleges or universities who have taught or advised a content relevant field within the last three years

OR hold a degree in the content area and have held professional employment in the content area within the last three years

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 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 (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

Key benefits

• Starting rate of $17.50 per hour
• Working remotely

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, one day every 8 weeks. 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.

Pearson is an Equal Opportunity Employer and a member of E-Verify. Employment decisions are based on qualifications, merit and business need. Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, ethnicity, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, age, national origin, protected veteran status, disability status or any other group protected by law. We actively seek qualified candidates who are protected veterans and individuals with disabilities as defined under VEVRAA and Section 503 of the Rehabilitation Act.

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