Description |
Proj Support I - SpanishJob ID: 2013-17902# of Positions:1Posted Date:5/22/2013Job Location:US-TX-AustinPosition Type:Temporary Full TimeCategory:Project/Temporary WorkforceOverviewPearson has one defining goal: to help people progress in their lives through learning. We champion innovation and we invest in models for education that deliver on our promise for effective, accessible, and personal learning from early literacy, college and career readiness to professional education, through data informed instruction and inventive applications for mobile and digital learning.Pearson, the world's leading learning company, has global-reach and market leading businesses in education, business, and consumer publishing and is listed on the London and New York stock exchanges (UK: PSON; NYSE: PSO). For more information, visit w.pearson.com.Pearson is an Equal Opportunity and Affirmative Action Employer, and a member of E-Verify. All qualified applicants, including minorities, women, veterans, and people with disabilities are encouraged to apply.Responsibilities- Development and review of Spanish items for large-scale assessments; evaluation of passages for use in large-scale assessments; interpretation of blueprints, and the construction of operational and field tests.- Involvement in standards interpretation, application of best practices in item and test development, facilitation of committees, and alignment determinations.- Position requires skills in grammar, editing, and communications with internal and external customers.- Help facilitate, maintain and oversee content development in Spanish, Writing and/or Communications (Listening/Speaking); item writing and item and data review sessions; and provides content expertise during those sessions as necessary.- Develop item, passage, and test specifications documents as necessary. Assist in developing and conducting the item-writer training for development workshops. Perform passage research according to required specifications as needed.- Help select, assign and manage subcontracted item and content development via item writers.- Review and edit test items developed by contractors during the item writing and review workshops.- Classify test items according to pre-specified content dimensions. Ensure the accuracy of item content coding, keying, and item validations.- Provide references in support of the use of each item (i.e. for the correct response and the incorrect response alternatives) as well as source references and copyright research.- Consult with the customer as required, including participation in planning, status, review meetings, etc.- Work closely with Test Development Managers, other Content Developers, Psychometricians, and across group users of assessment content.- Perform other duties as assigned.Qualifications- Bachelor's Degree in Spanish Education or equivalent education & experience required.- At least 2 years experience teaching Spanish in a classroom environment required.- Some experience in large-scale educational measurement, especially item development, strongly preferred.- Some project management experience, including the scheduling of large-scale projects as well as personnel management preferred.- Must have outstanding verbal and written communication skills in English and Spanish, including knowledge of standard Spanish grammar approved by the Spanish Language Academy (Real Academia Espa
|
Requirements |
See job description.
|
|
