Remote Scoring Specialist - Education Assessments

Pearson; Boston (MA); Remote; USD 20,000 - 28,000; Part time

Job summary

Pearson, the world’s learning company, is hiring remote scorers to evaluate teacher licensure responses for the Malta, NY office. You will apply scoring standards, participate in consensus scoring with colleagues, and help uphold high professional and academic standards.

Applicants may hold an active teaching certification in the subject, have recent classroom experience, or possess a degree in the content area with related work.

Qualifications

• Current teaching certification in the subject area and currently teaching or have taught in schools within the last three years (including regular substitute).
• Educators from colleges or universities who have taught or advised a content relevant field within the last three years are eligible.
• Hold a degree in the content area and have held professional employment in the content area within the last three years.

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 types (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.
• Starting rate of $17.50 per hour.
• Working remotely.

Skills

Teaching certification

Education experience

Content knowledge

Basic computer skills

US work eligibility

Education

Teaching certification in subject area

Degree in content area with related work

Job description

Pearson, the world’s learning company, is hiring remote scorers to evaluate teacher licensure responses for the Malta, NY office. You will apply scoring standards, participate in consensus scoring with colleagues, and help uphold high professional and academic standards.

Applicants may hold an active teaching certification in the subject, have recent classroom experience, or possess a degree in the content area with related work.