Field Data Collector - Early Elementary Assessments

Education Development Center, Inc.; California (MO); Hybrid; USD 45,000 - 48,000; Part time

Job summary

Education Development Center (EDC) is seeking five part-time Data-Collectors to support a federally funded study examining how integrated science and literacy curricula affect early elementary students’ understanding of science. This casual role is based in U.S.

elementary schools and requires travel to study sites during specific windows. Responsibilities include administering self‑conducted tablet assessments to kindergarten and first grade students, completing data entry within 24 hours, and

Qualifications

• Experience working with young children.
• Experience teaching within elementary schools.
• Experience conducting assessments with young children.

Responsibilities

• Participate in study orientation meeting and all data collection and study trainings.
• Become a reliable assessment administrator.
• Undergo required background checks and fingerprinting procedures.
• Complete required CITI research ethics course.
• Travel locally/regionally to and from elementary schools within data collection sites.
• Travel costs (e.g. mileage) for up to a one-hour commuting distance will be reimbursed.
• Conduct assessments with kindergarten and first grade students.
• Complete data entry and follow‑up notes within 24 hours of data collection.
• Communicate effectively with teachers and other school staff during the study about scheduled visits to classrooms.
• Facilitate project teamwork by communicating effectively and engaging collaboratively.
• Coordinate and communicate with study team leaders to follow established data collection protocols, and to submit completed data collected in a timely fashion.
• Troubleshoot potential technical difficulties during assessment administration.
• Maintain responsibility for the maintenance, safety, and set‑up of the study’s assessment tablet technology and related accessories.
• Potentially also conduct classroom observations of science activities in study locations.

Skills

Experience working with young children

Experience teaching within elementary

Experience conducting assessments with

Education

Bachelor’s Degree or equivalent

Job description

Education Development Center (EDC) is seeking five part-time Data-Collectors to support a federally funded study examining how integrated science and literacy curricula affect early elementary students’ understanding of science. This casual role is based in U.S.

elementary schools and requires travel to study sites during specific windows. Responsibilities include administering self‑conducted tablet assessments to kindergarten and first grade students, completing data entry within 24 hours, and