Remote Scoring Associate for Educational Assessments

Pearson; City of Albany (NY); Remote; USD 20,000 - 28,000; Part time

Job summary

Pearson is hiring evaluators to score teacher licensure responses for New York candidates, with remote work options.

Qualified educators with an active teaching certificate, or recent teaching or content-area work, can apply. Starting pay is $17.50 per hour, with remote scoring and flexible scheduling during weekdays.

Work involves understanding scoring standards, participating in consensus scoring, and maintaining confidentiality while meeting quality and productivity targets.

Qualifications

• Active teaching certification and current or recent teaching in schools (public or private).
• Educators from colleges or universities who taught or advised a content relevant field within last 3 years.
• Hold a degree in the content area and have held professional employment in the content area within last 3 years.
• Basic computer skills and ability to sit for extended periods.

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 bias (e.g., implicit bias, cultural bias, leniency bias) and discuss strategies to reduce bias in scoring.
• Meet quality and productivity requirements and pass a qualifying test before scoring.
• Scoring is remote with starting pay of $17.50 per hour.

Skills

Basic computer skills

Extended sitting

Confidential work environment

US work eligibility

Education

Teaching certification in subject area

Recent teaching in schools (last 3 years)

Degree in content area with recent employment

Job description

Pearson is hiring evaluators to score teacher licensure responses for New York candidates, with remote work options.

Qualified educators with an active teaching certificate, or recent teaching or content-area work, can apply. Starting pay is $17.50 per hour, with remote scoring and flexible scheduling during weekdays.

Work involves understanding scoring standards, participating in consensus scoring, and maintaining confidentiality while meeting quality and productivity targets.