Pearson Test of English - PTE Young Learners - Task Writer

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Reference:PTETW2018 

Closing date:30 August 2018 at midday 

Role Summary

 

A Task Writer is responsible for setting the question tasks.

 

 

 

Experience and Qualifications Required

 

·         You must have a degree or equivalent

 

·         You must have a relevant teaching qualification

 

·         You must have experience of teaching a relevant subject and level

 

  • You must have recent experience of writing PTE tests 

 

 

 

 

 

DUTIES & RESPONSIBILITIES

 

You will be required to:

 

·         Produce a question paper, mark scheme and transcript and artwork brief.

 

·         Complete a copyright request form where appropriate and necessary.

 

·         If relevant, you must also seek to ensure parity of standards across optional questions in the paper.

 

 

 

In conjunction with the Chief Examiner you are responsible for:

 

 

·          Ensuring that the manner in which the content is tested in the question tasks is clear and fit for purpose

 

 

·         Ensuring that, where candidates may choose between questions, it can be demonstrated that any permitted combination of questions provides for the coverage of a similar balance of content and assessment criteria

 

 

 

·         Taking account of feedback from previous assessment sessions, including Committee (QPEC) meeting.

 

·         Amending materials following QPEC as required.

 

·         recommendations from relevant monitoring reports

 

·         Ensuring that the final question tasks meet the specification content and assessment objectives

 

 

 

 

You will be required to:

 

·         Produce working draft materials.

 

·         Edit materials in response to a review of the working draft tasks by the Chair of Examiners/Chief Examiner/Assessment Leader.

 

·         Produce revised draft(s) in response to a review of the edited materials by the Reviser/ Chair of Examiners/Chief Examiner/Assessment Leader.

 

·         Complete and sign checklist forms at each of the designated stages of production.

 

·         Attend the Qualification Paper Evaluation Committee Meetings

Application Information

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