Pearson VUE

Content Specialist - English Language Learners (12 Month Limited Term)

Pearson VUE

full-time

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Origin:  • 🇺🇸 United States

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Salary

💰 $60,000 - $70,000 per year

Job Level

Mid-LevelSenior

About the role

  • Develop and review test items, including proficiency-based tasks, for large-scale English learner assessments across multiple content areas and grades
  • Develop linguistic accommodations for English learners across content areas on state standardized achievement tests
  • Develop accommodations for struggling readers across content areas on state standardized achievement tests
  • Help develop item, passage, and test specifications, item development plans, test blueprints and other ancillary documents
  • Classify test items according to pre-specified content dimensions and ensure the accuracy of content coding, keying, and item validations
  • Facilitate and support customer meetings and provide second language acquisition expertise
  • Facilitate activities related to test construction and review of composed test forms
  • Help select, assign, manage, and train item writers and educators
  • 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 other Pearson groups
  • Perform other duties as assigned
  • Some travel required

Requirements

  • Bachelor\'s degree in education preferred; Bilingual, English as a Second Language, or equivalent experience required; Master\'s degree is desired
  • At least five years experience teaching K-12 is required
  • At least five years experience in the field of English language acquisition required
  • Expert knowledge of second language acquisition, including national trends and regulations, required
  • Have strong technology skills including working with Microsoft Suite and Adobe Pro, and confidence necessary to work with unfamiliar programs
  • Have outstanding verbal and written communication skills and be able to identify problems and provide solutions to a variety of audiences including both sophisticated and naive customers
  • Excellent planning, organizational, and problem-solving skills and ability to coordinate multiple activities and adapt to unexpected requests
  • Some experience in large-scale educational measurement is preferred
  • General knowledge of all phases of the development, processing, scoring, and reporting of large-scale assessments preferred