Assessment Specialist I, Earth Science

Assessment Specialist I, Earth Science

Job Descriptions:
BASIC FUNCTIONS AND RESPONSIBILITIES

Develop Science tests.

Write, review, and revise test questions (items). Assemble tests or pools of questions to meet specifications.

Manage multiple projects and multitask.

Work independently and as part of a team; must work with outside experts in field of specialty.

Assemble tests, review assembled tests, and assist in the preparation of Special Test Editions.

Recruit, train, mentor, and manage outside item writers.

Devise strategies for improving outside item writer results, develop item writer training materials; plan and lead item writer training meetings, & monitor work with outside item writers.

Edit and review questions acquired from teacher consultants; gathers and resolve feedback from multiple sources on items; evaluate question acceptability after testing.

Assist client committees, including organizing meetings, recommending committee members, and explaining and summarizing statistical analysis results.

Manage item evaluation process for one or more programs, use feedback from committee meetings and departmental staff to improve item quality for a program, & make recommendation on scoring problem items.

Participate in science constructed-response scoring activities, working closely with faculty consultants.

Plan, manage, and direct test development activities, possibly as a member of a Test Creation Team.

Respond to inquiries from examinees, investigates possible copyright violations, and may review and make recommendations for security cases.

Stay abreast of developments in the field; give presentations and serve as liaison to the academic community in science, science education, and statistics.

Assist with reliability, validity or comparability studies.

Review and revise program publications and interpretive test preparation materials; participates in teacher training activities.

Serve on developmental teams, committees, corporate task forces and renewal teams, as requested.

Assist in design and development of new assessments and innovative products and services.

Proactively work toward shorter cycle time, reduced costs, greater customer satisfaction and quality maintenance.
Required Experience:
EDUCATION
A Master's degree in one of the science disciplines or in Secondary Science Education is required.

EXPERIENCE
Three years of professional experience including experience teaching earth and space science at the high school or college level.

Experience in test development, educational measurement, or applied statistics a plus.


Keyword: test development, assessment, education, science, teaching, science disciplines, Secondary Science Education, chemistry, physics, biology, earth and space science
From: Educational Testing Service