Pearson Scoring Jobs — Assessments & Operations Seasonal Employment

Pearson is the largest provider of educational assessment services in the US. We partner with educators to develop new and personalized ways of learning through effective, scalable assessments that measure 21st century skills and inform instruction throughout the school year. Together, we're improving learning outcomes and transforming lives. We have a number of seasonal employment opportunities in the areas of operations and test scoring.

Positions available

Operations

Operations is responsible for manufacturing and distributing assessment materials, capturing data, and reporting results for over 25 million paper-based assessments annually.

Positions in Operations include production clerks, machine operators, warehouse material handlers, image editors (data entry) and packaging clerks. Locations include Cedar Rapids (IA), Owatonna (MN) and Austin (TX).

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Regional Scorer

Scoring Services provides comprehensive solutions to customers for scoring of open-ended assessment items. Our wide range of experience and capabilities, refined throughout our 40-year history, enables us to offer customers standard and custom solutions that meet their needs regardless of whether their test is administered on paper or online, and scored by human scorers or automatically using our Intelligent Essay Assessor or automated math scoring technologies.

Positions include Test Scorers and Supervisors that work at one of our regional facilities. Most temporary positions are available during peak months of January - May. Locations include Austin (TX), Charlotte (NC), Columbus (OH), Iowa City (IA), Mesa (AZ), Norfolk (VA), and San Antonio (TX).

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Distributed Scorer

Positions include Test Scorers and Supervisors that work remotely. Most temporary positions are available during peak months of February through June.

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National Board Assessor

Pearson conducts professional scoring of National Board portfolio entries and assessment center exercises at our network of scoring centers across the US during the summer months. As only practicing educators are selected to assess these submissions, we could not complete our work without the help of dedicated teacher participants.

For more information, please visit nbpts.org

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Additional resources:

Referral Bonuses Available Through Employee Referral Program

National Board Certification or Renewal Partial Fee Waiver for Scoring Staff

Graduate Credit for Scoring Staff

National Board projects 2020 by site

Evaluations Systems Texas Certification Assessor

Interested in working with like-minded individuals who share your passion for education? We are currently seeking experienced educators and administrators to work on a temporary basis as professional test and essay graders in our regional scoring facility located in San Antonio, Texas to score Texas educator certification exams. Our experienced staff will provide thorough on-the-job training to help ensure your success in this stimulating and challenging line of work.

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CalTPA Assessor

The California Teaching Performance Assessment (CalTPA) is a state-mandated assessment for Multiple and Single Subject Credential Program candidates. California educators are invited to apply and must meet specific qualifications for credentials and educator experience within the last 3 years.

Scoring of the CalTPA will include assessor training and calibration and will be subject-specific. Assessor training typically occurs each spring and fall based on submission estimates and assessor needs. Once calibrated, scoring activities will be completed from home with a part-time, flexible schedule.

CalTPA is offered in the following credential areas:

Multiple Subject
Agriculture
Art
Business
English
English Language Development
Health Science
Home Economics
Industrial and Technology Education
Mathematics
MusicPhysical Education
ScienceSocial Science
World Languages

Performance assessment consisting of two instructional cycles:

Instructional Cycle 1: Learning About Students and Planning Instruction
Instructional Cycle 2: Assessment-Driven Instruction

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edTPA Scorer

edTPA is a pre-service assessment process designed by educators to answer the essential question: "Is this new teacher ready for the job?"

edTPA is a subject-specific assessment that includes versions for 27 teaching fields. Scorers train and score in a specific content area based on their educator experience within the last 5 years. Scorers participate in training and scoring activities from home with a part-time, flexible schedule.

For more information, please visit edtpa.com

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CalAPA Assessor

The California Administrator Performance Assessment (CalAPA) measures students' mastery of selected California Administrator Performance Expectations (CAPE). California educators are invited to apply and must meet specific qualifications for credentials and educator experience within the last 3 years.

Scoring of the CalAPA will include assessor training and calibration. Training typically occurs each spring and fall based on submission estimates and assessor needs. Once calibrated, scoring activities will be completed from home with a part-time, flexible schedule.

Performance assessment consisting of three leadership cycles:

Leadership Cycle 1: Analyzing Data to Inform School Improvement and Promote Equity
Leadership Cycle 2: Facilitating Communities of Practice
Leadership Cycle 3: Supporting Teacher Growth

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Evaluation Systems Regional Scorer

The Evaluation Systems group of Pearson is a leader in the development, administration, and scoring of teacher certification tests that are 100 percent aligned to state standards. We are currently seeking experienced educators and administrators to work on a temporary basis as professional scorers in one of our regional scoring facilities located in western Massachusetts (Hadley); the Albany, New York, area (Malta); and Sacramento, California.

This is an opportunity to work with like-minded individuals who share your passion for education. Our experienced staff will provide thorough on-the-job training to help ensure success in this stimulating and challenging line of work.

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