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

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