Content Specialist II
Content Specialist II
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Job Description
Education is everevolving. And so are we.
We seek passionate people from diverse backgrounds who are committed to helping improve the work of schools as a trusted partner in advancing learning. By joining the Cognia team you will be immersed in a community of energetic and resourceful people dedicated to a common vision to impact and inspire education providers to advance and enable pathways of success for all learners. At Cognia we have developed a holistic approach to education that empowers schools to create real outcomes and optimize learning for students of all backgrounds servicing more than 36000 institutions 5 million teachers and 25 million students in 85 countries. When you join Cognia you join a team of experts passionate about our mission and embracing our core values in everything we do.
NATURE AND SCOPE:
The Content Specialist II ELA is responsible for the test development activities for one or more assessment programs or projects. These assessment programs or projects may be traditional largescale summative assessments curriculumembedded and formative assessments content or item specifications enterprise products or project work often related to research or expanding the use of technology in assessments. The Content Specialist II ELA may also be required to function as the lead developer for one or more programs or projects coordinating content development efforts for the assigned work. The Content Specialist II ELA also serves as lead developer demonstrating project management and time management skills the ability to work independently and the ability to train and coordinate internal and external team members including freelancers consultants and item writing houses.
PRINCIPAL ACTIVITIES:
- Contribute to conceptualization specifications and creation of innovative content and new assessment products systems or services.
- Use databases and technology tools to construct track and edit items.
- Work with project managers to coordinate schedules and communicate project details with other functional groups such as Graphics Publications etc.
- Simultaneously work in different schedule modes (e.g. fast startup and turnaround projects with more stable longterm contracts).
- Develop a variety of assessment item types according to standards frameworks and other requirements.
- Develop and refine item specification documents test or product blueprints and supplementary materials as well as facilitate advisory committee meetings.
- Develop and maintain item test and project specifications needed to complete a project or contract.
- Create and refine a wide variety of items types including multiplechoice shortanswer constructedresponse and evidencebased response items as well as technologyenhanced items modules and performance tasks aligned to standards.
- Develop itemspecific scoring guides distractor rationales or other supplemental item information.
- Conduct training workshops in item writing and other test development related tasks for a variety of audiences; listen to and address concerns of workshop members clients and/or developers.
- Train and provide feedback for item writers.
- Review colleagues work and provide feedback.
- Provide coordination and uniformity for presentation and quality of items sets and other work products.
- Prepare item sets and materials for committee meetings and facilitate and guide the work of advisory committees.
- Create and analyze test blueprints.
- Interpret and use item statistics in the selection of items; complete item selection and test construction according to blueprint and test specifications.
- Consult with scoring chief readers during benchmarking.
- Assist with development of assessment guides brochures and sample question packets.
- Work with Psychometricians to develop items to both content and psychometric parameters including adaptive testing banks.
- Ascertain and study current trends within national and professional groups content standards and in how children and adults learn.
- Participate in personal and professional development.
- Perform duties and fulfill responsibilities that may from time to time include related or unrelated tasks.
JOB REQUIREMENTS:
Education & Experience:
- Bachelors degree and a minimum of five 5 years of experience in Education including two 2 to three 3 years of experience in educational assessment and proven experience demonstrating test development competencies required; Masters degree in Education is preferred
- Content Specialists are required to have indepth knowledge in a specific discipline to successfully develop test activities for assessment programs. Education/Degree coupled with teaching experience must be in English/Language Arts
Competencies:
- Communication: A process by which information is effectively exchanged between individuals through a common system of symbols signs or behavior
- Technical Expertise: Jobrelated specialized knowledge and the proficient use of technologybased tools
- Individual Accountability: Takes full responsibility for own behavior and professional development
- ScopeofWork Management: The planning organization and use of available resources in order to move specific tasks events or job responsibilities toward completion
- Leadership: A process of workplace influence or control in which a person enlists the participation of others and the requisite resources in the creation and accomplishment of specific objectives and goals.
Anticipated Travel(may include local national and/or international travel):
- Significant travel 2040
- Travel to All Staff Company Meeting required
At Cognia we recognize the critical role played by our teams in carrying out the organizations important educational mission. As a reflection of that recognition our exceptional benefits offerings include generous paid time off and holiday breaks comprehensive insurance plans and a 12.5 retirement savings contribution which is immediately vested all effective on your date of hire. This represents an affirmative commitment by the organization to attract and retain the highest quality workforce to ensure our continued ability to effectively serve our mission for years to come.
All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race color religion sex (including pregnancyrelated conditions) sexual orientation gender identity marital status national origin age physical or mental disability citizenship protected veteran status genetic information or any other characteristics protected by local state or federal laws rules or regulations. Cognia is an Equal Opportunity Employer and is committed to Diversity Equity and Inclusion.
Required Experience:
Unclear Seniority
Employment Type
Full-Time
