Associate, Scoring Service - Languages other than English

Pearson; United States; Remote; USD 20,000 - 28,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Remote work

Starting rate $17.50/hr

Job summary

Pearson is recruiting remote scorers to evaluate responses for language exams in several languages, including Farsi, Spanish, Korean, and more. The role requires native language proficiency and appropriate teaching credentials or degrees, with California residency eligibility and basic computer skills.

Scorers work remotely with defined schedules for different language sessions, including training periods, and are responsible for maintaining confidentiality and meeting scoring standards.

Qualifications

• Native speaker with college/university degree or graduate degree in the language.
• Single Subject Teaching Credential in the language or equivalent.
• Educator with degree in language or related field or authority to teach the language in California public schools.

Responsibilities

• Evaluate responses to test questions by California teacher candidates.
• Internalize scoring standards and participate in consensus scoring discussions.
• Recognize and discuss bias types and strategies to reduce bias in scoring.
• Meet quality and productivity requirements, including passing a qualifying test.

Skills

Native speaker

Graduate degree in language

Single Subject Teaching Credential

Experience as language educator

CA teaching authorization

SS Assessments for Teaching scorer

CTC committee member

CA residency eligible

Basic computer skills

Education

Bachelor's degree in the language or related field

Graduate degree in the language

Single Subject Teaching Credential in language

CA teaching authorization in language

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 :

(CA Language) Associate, Scoring Services

• Farsi
• Filipino/Tagalog
• Hebrew
• Hindi
• Hmong
• Khmer
• Korean
• Latin
• Portuguese
• Punjabi
• Russian
• Spanish
• Turkish
• 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

Key benefits

• Starting rate of $17.50 per hour
• Working remotely

Working Conditions

Spanish coring sessions take place during the week Monday through Friday. Spanish scoring sessions will occur on 3-4 consecutive days roughly every 8 weeks and scorers can expect to work 7-28 hours in that time. The scoring day runs from 8:30 a.m. to approximately 4:30 p.m., including training.

Scoring sessions for German, Filipino, Korean, Portuguese, Russian, and Vietnamese will be one day each twice a year in September and May. The scoring day runs from 8:30 a.m. to approximately 4:30 p.m., including training. You can expect to work 4-8 hours each session depending on the number of candidates testing.

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

Note: Applications are accepted on an ongoing basis.

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

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