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Cognia · 2 days ago
Content Specialist II, Civics
Massachusetts, United States
Full-time
Onsite
Senior Level
7+ years exp
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Responsibilities
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.
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 multiple-choice, short-answer, constructed-response, and evidence-based response items, as well as technology-enhanced items, modules, and performance tasks, aligned to standards.
Develop item-specific 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.
Qualification
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Required
Bachelor’s degree in Education
Minimum of seven (7) years in Education, including four (4) years in educational assessment
In-depth knowledge in Social Studies, with a focus on middle school or junior high school civics and government
Proven experience demonstrating test development competencies associated with a Content Specialist II level role
Preferred
Directly applicable assessment industry experience of at least two (2) years
Teaching experience in Social Studies
Experience in developing a variety of assessment item types according to standards frameworks
Experience in coordinating content development efforts for assigned work
Experience in training and coordinating internal and external team members
Experience in conducting training workshops in item writing and other test development related tasks
Experience in interpreting and using item statistics in the selection of items
Experience in developing items to both content and psychometric parameters including adaptive testing banks
Knowledge of current trends within national and professional groups’ content standards and in how children and adults learn
Excellent communication skills
Technical expertise in job-related specialized knowledge and the proficient use of technology-based tools
Individual accountability
Scope-of-Work Management skills
Leadership skills
Benefits
Comprehensive insurance plans
12.5% retirement savings contribution immediately vested
Company
Cognia
Cognia has the knowledge to help schools improve. Cognia offers accreditation and certification, assessment, professional services
201-500 employees
Funding
Current Stage
Growth StageLeadership Team
Christopher Picou
Chief Technology Officer
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Channa Williams, MBA
Chief Financial Officer
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