Renaissance Learning
Education Technology
PsychometricianII
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“Psychometrician II at Renaissance Learning. Skills: Psychometrics, Statistics, Test development. Manage projects through product implementation and evaluation. Represent the department to senior management”
Industry & Context.
Define problems; Collect data; Establish facts; Draw valid conclusions; Investigate anomalies; Diagnose issues
What They're Looking For.
Must Have
Doctoral degree in education, measurement, statistics, evaluation, or relevant field, Minimum 4 years of experience in related field, Knowledge of CAT design, IRT, and statistical methods, Proficiency with statistical software packages, Understanding of test content alignment to state standards, Demonstrated ability to define problems, collect data, establish facts, and draw valid conclusions, Demonstrated ability to respond to common inquiries or complaints from customers, regulatory agencies, or members of the business community, Project management skills, Experience in developing proposal responses for state assessment programs, Ability to adapt quickly to change and navigate ambiguity, Ability to be successful in a fast-paced Lean Agile environment, Exceptional organizational skills, Attention to detail and accuracy
Nice to Have
Extensive experience in applied measurement in a K-12 education setting, Excellent coding experience in SAS
What You'll Do.
Manage projects through product implementation and evaluation
Represent the department to senior management
Exercise judgement of analysis
Apply knowledge of psychometrics and statistics to the
Plan advanced research studies
Analyze item responses
reliability and validity
Design and implement psychometric studies
Coordinate with Product Management
Investigate and diagnose complex anomalies
Present work for both internal and external stakeholders
Document work for both internal and external stakeholders
How You'll Work.
Team & Collaboration
Collaborate with teammates; Collaborate with product managers; Collaborate with content teams; Collaborate with engineering; Collaborate with external stakeholders; Collaborate with contractors; Coordinate with Product Management; Coordinate with Engineering; Coordinate with Content Development
Communication Scope
Present to stakeholders; Document work
Process & Methodology
Project management, Technical design, Lean Agile
Full Job Description
About Renaissance When you join Renaissance®, you join a global leader in pre-K–12 education technology! Renaissance’s solutions help educators analyze, customize, and plan personalized learning paths for students, allowing time for what matters—creating energizing learning experiences in the classroom. Our fiercely passionate employees and educational partners have helped drive phenomenal student growth, with Renaissance solutions being used in over one-third of US schools and in more than 100 countries worldwide. Every day, we are connected to our mission by exemplifying our values: trust each other, win together, strive for the best, own our actions, and grow and evolve. Job Description Our Psychometrics team is responsible for the development and maintenance of assessments – both computerized adaptive tests (CAT) and curriculum-based measures (CBM) – ensuring that they meet and adhere to the prevailing industry standards for educational testing. As a member of this team, you will collaborate with your teammates, product managers, content teams, engineering, external stakeholders and contractors, and others, utilizing your full range of psychometric knowledge and skills to bring world class assessments to a large K-12 state assessment program. In this role as a Psychometrician II, you will: Manage projects through product implementation and evaluation Represent the department to senior management, both internal and external, and technical advisory committees Exercise judgement of analysis, methodology, and techniques to accomplish goals Apply knowledge of psychometrics and statistics to the design, development, and evaluation of tests and other educational products Plan advanced research studies, including item calibration, test norming, and validity studies Analyze item responses, score distributions, reliability and validity research data as part of test development process Design and implement psychometric studies to support new products or new product develop
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