Associate, Scoring Service - Instructional Technology

Pearson; Salem (OR); Remote; USD 45,000 - 47,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hourly pay $21.50

Job summary

Pearson is hiring remote scorers to evaluate responses from Georgia teacher candidates. Requires bachelor’s degree or higher and teaching certification in the subject area, plus relevant public school or faculty experience. You must be eligible to work in the United States and able to sit for long periods while maintaining confidentiality.

Compensation includes an hourly rate of $21.50 and remote work. Work sessions run five days every eight weeks, with training and orientation as needed.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree or higher and teaching certification in subject area.
• Two years’ or more of recent public school service in the subject area.
• Or current college/university faculty preparing candidates for the subject area.
• Must not be a current Georgia educator or based in the State of Georgia.

Responsibilities

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

Skills

Extended sitting

Confidential work

US work eligibility

Education

Bachelor’s degree or higher

Teaching certification in subject area

Faculty experience preparing candidates

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 subjects below remotely :

• Instructional Technology

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

and MUST NOT be a current Georgia educator/based in the State of Georgia .

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 Georgia 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

• Hourly rate of $21.50
• Working remotely

Working Conditions

Scoring sessions take place during the week Monday through Friday. Scoring sessions will occur on five consecutive days every 8 weeks. Participation is not required each day. Working for one or two days in the 5 day time frame is an option. The scoring day runs from 8:30 a.m. to approximately 4:30 p.m., including training. 40 hours of work are available every 8 weeks.

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

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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