Test Development Assistant, National Assessment of Educational Progress

AIR’s Employment & Economic Opportunity Program is seeking a Test Development Assistant to provide operational, development, and coordination support for the National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP) assessment project as well as externally facing assessment and partnership initiatives.

This position has the flexibility to work remotely within the United States (U.S.) or from one of AIR’s U.S. office locations but requires availability to participate in meetings across all continental U.S. time zones. This does not include U.S. territories. The position requires availability to participate in meetings across central and eastern U.S. time zones.

Responsibilities

The responsibilities for the position include:

• Support all stages of assessment development, including but not limited to collecting, analyzing, and reviewing assessment items, survey questionnaire items, frameworks, development documents, item statistics, content standards, and reporting.
• Participate in the collection, collation, and analysis of comments on assessment materials from team members, clients, and multiple constituent groups.
• Perform user experience reviews of assessment platforms and quality control reviews of content integration into assessment platforms.
• Observe operational assessment activities including scoring, administration, and trainings (virtual and in-person, local to remote work location).
• Contribute to the development of presentations and concise written summaries for technical and non-technical audiences.
• Manage outreach, records, and follow-up activities for partnerships and client engagements to ensure coordinated and timely engagement.