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
German
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 [https://pearsonbenefitsus.com/].