Assessment Developer

About the job

Assessment Developer

Relevant Years of Experience Required:

• A minimum of 3 to 6 years of increasingly responsible professional experience (including educational measurement, applied statistics or teaching), 2 of which must be in test development and educational measurement or applied statistics, are required.
• Strong writing skills, well-developed organizational skills, and a willingness/adeptness with regards to learning new technology are required.
• Comprehensive knowledge of field of specialty in order to develop tests in subject area and to serve as resource person for peers, committees, and clients is also required. Ability to work effectively and collaboratively with clients and external committees is required

Responsibilities

• Design and develop new assessments and innovative products and services; develop new blueprints and item types, working with project team and client
• Plan and conduct reliability, validity or comparability studies
• Write and review items, gather and resolve feedback from multiple sources on items and evaluate item acceptability after testing
• Participate in and manage constructed-response scoring activities, including work with faculty consultants or state department staff
• Approve items for use on tests, evaluating both content and psychometric properties
• Devise strategies for improving outside item writer results; develop item writer training materials; plan and lead item writer training meetings; monitor work with outside item writers

Education, Certifications, or Special Licenses:

A Master’s degree in field of specialty or the equivalent combination of education and experience from which comparable knowledge and experience can be acquired is required.