Test Development Coordinator

Overview

Position Overview Accessible Teaching, Learning, and Assessment Systems (ATLAS), a research center at the University of Kansas (KU), is seeking an English Language Arts Test Development Coordinator on our Test Development Team. The Test Development Coordinator will support and guide the production of operational, standards-based assessments by participating in test development efforts. These efforts span from initial item authoring through all stages of item refinement, review and field testing to final operational test forms construction.

The Test Development Coordinator will primarily focus on ensuring that ELA assessment items support valid interpretations of test scores, adhere to industry best practices, and appropriately elicit observable evidence of targeted cognition as described by curricular standards for both general populations and for students with the most significant cognitive disabilities.

Successful applicants will demonstrate deep and thorough expertise with the Next Generation ELA Standards and will be familiar with a range of either classroom approaches and/or standardized assessment approaches to collecting evidence of student mastery of curricular standards. ATLAS applies principles of Evidence Centered Design (ECD) to its test design and development processes. Therefore, expertise and the ability to provide thought leadership to other members of the ELA team with regard to these principles in an assessment context is a plus.

ATLAS promotes learning and improved outcomes for all students, with a focus on students with disabilities and struggling learners. ATLAS creates technology-based learning and assessment systems that are accessible and academically rigorous. Dynamic research on skill development, assessment design, and teacher professional development informs the center’s map-based learning systems.

With a diverse portfolio of grant-funded research projects and operational alternate assessments, ATLAS is a leader in educational research and innovation. ATLAS drives progress through partnerships and collaborations with organizations that share its focus and commitment. ATLAS is committed to creating policies and practices that foster a culture in which all employees feel they belong and can succeed. Visit the ATLAS website to learn how the center improves the learning landscape for all students.

KU employees have great benefits!