Fractional Assessment Item Writer/Editor
Assessment Item Writer/Editor (CONTRACT) Location: United States (Remote) Employment Type: Contract Department: Research & Development, Product Management Compensation: Per-project basis with variable and flexible hours negotiated on a project-by-project basis Responsibilities:
- Work independently and collaboratively with the assessment content team to create, review, edit, and/or revise test items based on state standards and grade-level appropriateness to meet internal and external deadlines.
- Execute against blueprints to develop well-rounded assessments to meet customer needs.
Requirements:
- Strong professional assessment writing and/or editing experience - particularly experience authoring tech-enhanced items directly in an assessment management system
- Strong understanding of what makes well-composed and balanced assessment items and forms
- Ability to write assessment items for students in K-12th grade with a strong understanding of Depth of Knowledge, rigor, differentiation, text complexity, and readability
- Deep knowledge of academic standards and how to design strongly-aligned assessments
- Ability to provide constructive feedback regarding assessment items or design
- Subject-matter expertise in ELA, math, science, or social studies
- Experience in education; former teaching experience is a plus but is not required
- Experience working with educational publishers is a plus