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Job type full-time
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Psychometrician / senior psychometrician
Job description
Kaplan north america is looking for a remote psychometrician / senior psychometrician to join the psychometrics and learning analytics teamThe role will entail building and configuring assessments and learning products on kaplan`s platform and provide operational support for the delivery, maintenance and expansion of existing testing and learning productsThe position will focus on collaborating with product owners, content experts, instructional and learning designers, as well as data scientists and platform engineers to create excellent learning products with valid and informative assessments.
This is a great opportunity to become part of a dynamic and important team in kaplan’s digital learning enterpriseThis team enables proper assessment functioning across all product lines and is responsible for analytic algorithms and applications within the kaplan north america students’ learning ecosystemThis position will allow candidates to play a crucial role in building the product and services offered in the future.
The chosen candidate will lead the development of infrastructure and standardized operating procedures for internal services serving content and business units in areas such as, but not limited to, test design and development, item analyses, field test planning, item calibrations, test construction, test form assembly, test score equating, scaling and linking, adaptive testing and learning algorithm, standard setting, learning analytics, etcThe position requires a highly motivated, self-driven and creative individual, able to multi-task independently under minimum supervisionThe senior-level position will be responsible for functioning as a team lead, mentoring junior staff and forging the vision and direction for the psychometric function at kaplan.
Responsibilities:
Works closely with director of psychometrics and learning analytics on various initiatives and operational and research projects across the organization
Collaborates with content and business units to provide consultation and strategies on the road mapProvides guidance and plans for developing, analyzing, and evaluating diagnostic, formative and summative assessments.
Integrates with product lines to identify the psychometric needsEvaluates and identifies gaps in assessment and measurement modelsPlans and monitors ongoing psychometric, assessment and learning analytics projects.
Works with the learning experience, atom platform, and technology teams to review assessments, measure outcomes, build adaptive testing algorithms, adaptive learning recommendation engines, and develop go-forward plans for learning platform migration and standardization.
Conducts research and develops new and innovative analytic approaches to improve assessment for the test preparation and online learning
Leads all aspects of operational work related to learning analytics and psychometrics, including data cleaning, analysis specification and implementation, script programming, results interpretation, quality control, documentation and reporting
Present research findings and analyses results to internal and external teams and affiliates
Requirements:
Ph.dDegree in psychometrics, educational measurement, statistics, educational technology, learning analytics or a closely related subject
Minimum of two years of experience working in an academic and/or non-academic organization in educational assessment
Experience in a wide range of assessment types, including diagnostic, formative, interim, benchmark, and summative assessments
Excellent working knowledge of classical and modern psychometric models (e.g., classical test theory, item response theory, latent variable models, cognitive diagnostic models, latent knowledge tracing, longitudinal modeling) and general assessment and testing principles
Excellent working knowledge of psychometric packages and software
Knowledge and experience in advanced research methodologies and data analytics, including multiple regression, predictive modeling, bayesian methods, educational data mining, and machine learning
Proficient in at least one programming language ( preferably r )
For senior-level position, experience mentoring and training junior level psychometricians and data analysts
Strong communication and collaboration skills
Knowledge and experience in sql is a plus
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Location
Remote/nationwide, usa
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Employee type
Employee
Job functional area
Data analytics/business intelligence
Business unit
00079 kaplan professional
Kaplan is an equal opportunity employerAll positions with kaplan are paid at least $15 per hour or$31,200 per year for full-time positionsCompensation for specific positions are based on job level, skills, years of experience, and education, among other factorsAdditionally, certain positions are bonus or commission eligibleInformation regarding benefits can be found here .
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Diversity & inclusion statement :
Diversity inspires innovation and growth in the kaplan communityKaplan strives to be a model employer for inclusivenessNot only does kaplan value its employees for their professionalism and skills, but also for the unique viewpoints they bring to the organizationKaplan`s employees bring diverse perspectives, ideas , and backgrounds that give kaplan a competitive edge in anticipating and exceeding our students` needs in today`s global marketLearn more about our culture .
