The Education Quality and Accountability Office (EQAO) is an arms-length agency of the Ministry of Education in Ontario. EQAO is modernizing Ontario's approach to large-scale assessment. This transformation is part of an exciting mandate to contribute to the improvement to Ontario's publicly funded education system. The agency creates and delivers engaging and relevant online curriculum-based large-scale assessments for students that lead to further insights into their learning.
Teacher applicants to the Ontario College of Teachers (OCT) must pass the Math Proficiency Test (MPT), ensuring new teachers hold basic competency in math. The MPT unit is responsible for the design, development, administration and reporting of the test.
EQAO is seeking an experienced Psychometrician to conduct psychometric and statistical analyses of its assessments, focusing on the MPT.
Note: This position is located at 2 Carlton St., Toronto, however alternate work arrangements may be available.
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About the job
You will:
• conduct analyses of assessment data, execute quality assurance procedures, and prepare assessment and field test reports;
• provide technical psychometric advice related to the design and development of assessment instruments for assigned assessment areas;
• conduct research on psychometric analytical procedures.
What you bring to the team
Knowledge of Educational Psychometrics and Large-Scale Educational Assessment
• you have advanced professional-level knowledge of educational statistics, measurement or psychometrics;
• you have proven knowledge of large-scale education assessment theory, principles, methods and processes;
• you have proven knowledge in psychometrics and statistical measurement and analysis;
• you have comprehensive knowledge and application of psychometric, quantitative and statistical methods and techniques required including: Classical Test Theory (CTT), Item Response Theory (IRT), item calibration, score equating, and statistical procedures for dealing with missing data, etc.;
• knowledge of large-scale provincial education assessments, SQL, Parscale, R and Power BI are all assets;
• you have demonstrated knowledge of assessment instrument design/development and data collection/validation/analysis systems and processes;
• you have proven knowledge/skills with respect to the manipulation and use of database and statistical analysis computer applications;
• you have demonstrated knowledge of Ontario's educational systems and assessment initiatives;
• you have knowledge of education system monitoring and reporting to support accurate data results.
Research and Analysis Skills
• you have demonstrated ability to research and analyze assessment data;
• you have knowledge of data capture/analysis processes and quality assurance procedures;
• you have demonstrated the ability to provide advice on test design/development;
• you have demonstrated ability to conduct psychometric/statistical analysis of assessment data.
Communication, Presentation, and Consultation Skills
• you have demonstrated verbal and written consultation skills to provide technical guidance and advisory services to assessment and data management staff on psychometric components of assessment development, implementation, analysis and reporting;
• you have demonstrated consultation skills to provide information services to external stakeholders and partners on psychometric design, application, and data results;
• you have proven written communication skills to prepare research/analysis reports, briefings and recommendations;
• you have excellent interpersonal skills to work collaboratively with internal colleagues and external partners.
Related Knowledge, Skills and Abilities
• you have demonstrated ability to work independently with initiative in a fast-paced environment;
• you have demonstrated the ability to work effectively as a team member or as a team leader depending on the nature of the project.