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Title | Avant Assessment seeks Test Item Development Manager/s |
Body | Description: Avant Assessment is a growing company, dedicated to improving language learning by providing second-language assessments that measure proficiency and generate meaningful data for education, healthcare, and government clients. Employees are ambitious, outgoing and personable self-starters with high energy, motivation and strong drives to achieve success. Avant Assessment expects excellent written and verbal communication skills; a sense of urgency and importance for all aspects of a job; a passion for languages; the direction of energy and skills to service that really makes a difference; and intellectually curious and tenacious employees. POSITION: Item Development Manager LOCATION: Eugene, Oregon preferred, telecommute possible REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS: • Academic and/or professional background in linguistics, educational measurement, second language acquisition, foreign language education, or TESOL • Experience in team leadership or supervision • Ability to work with diverse groups on complex projects • Self-directed and well organized with strong attention to detail • Ability to prioritize tasks and manage personnel to meet deadlines under pressure • Ability to travel on an occasional basis • Excellent communication and organization skills • Willingness and ability to learn new computer programs as needed • ILR level 3+ or better English proficiency (OPI rating preferred) PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS: • Master’s degree in linguistics or related field • Professional experience in large-scale test development • Intermediate to advanced skills in MSWord and Excel • Experience in writing items for language proficiency testing • Personal experience in language learning RESPONSIBILITIES: • Coordinate test item writing activities for online tests of foreign language proficiency. These activities include: • Plan, direct, and supervise the activities of native speakers of target languages participating in test-development activities including: procuring foreign language reading or audio passages, rating passages for difficulty, procuring copyright authorization, ensuring authenticity to the target language • Oversee and participate in test item development: write, review, and edit items adhering to quality assurance standards • Organize and maintain computer-based records of all test development activities and products • Facilitate ongoing communication with and training of item writing personnel • Implement and adhere to project management schedules and staffing plans as required to achieve project objectives • Maintain records providing ongoing project status reports • Accept and integrate client feedback to improve product quality * Compensation: DOE IF INTERESTED, PLEASE CONTACT GINGER BUTLER, VP, OPERATIONS : gbutler@avantassessment.com |
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Inputdate | 2009-08-01 08:13:15 |
Lastmodifieddate | 2009-08-01 08:13:15 |
Expdate | 2010-08-13 00:00:00 |
Publishdate | 2009-08-03 00:00:00 |
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