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Assoc In Educl Testing

Grade 26

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Career Ladder

A listing of titles that are most commonly used as steps for upward mobility for this title series. The salary schedule for this career ladder is also available.

  1. Assnt In Educl Testing

    Grade 22

  2. Assoc In Educl Testing

    Grade 26

  3. Supvr Educl Testing

    Grade 28

  4. Dir Div Educl Testing

    Grade 65

Summary of Job Description

As an Associate in Educational Testing, you would develop test blueprints (content and process specifications, formats, etc.) for new or significantly revised state examinations and testing programs; provide oversight, coordination, and supervision to examination committees and item writers; and perform field and office work in the development, analysis, construction, and administration of educational tests. You may participate in the preparation of Requests for Proposals, evaluation of proposals submitted by contractors, and oversight of work performed by contractors. This job would typically involve complex test development projects presenting greater difficulties in planning and administration.  An incumbent leads and independently performs the full range of professional duties, serves as the lead liaison for large and more difficult projects, and may supervise professional and clerical staff. These positions are only found in the State Education Department.

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Summary of Minimum Qualifications

Please note: qualifications for this position may be subject to change. If substitutions for education and/or experience are allowed, this information would be available on the announcement.

You must take and pass a Civil Service examination in order to be considered for this position.

There are two examinations held for this position.  

For qualified employees of New York State, on or before the date of the examination, you must be a qualified employee of the New York State Education Department and have had three months permanent competitive or 55-b/55-c service as an Assistant in Educational Testing.

For all other qualified individuals, candidates must have:

Either 1. a master's degree AND five years of the qualifying experience;

Or 2. a master's degree or higher in psychometrics, statistics, educational research, school counseling, guidance counseling, tests and measurement, or psychology, AND four years of the qualifying experience.

Qualifying Experience:  Experience in a position in which the majority of your duties involved developing, analyzing, or constructing large-scale tests and/or large-scale scoring rubrics; administering various aspects of a large-scale testing program on a professional level, such as the review, analysis, and interpretation of test score data, the development, review and editing of examinations, test manuals, and other test materials; or reviewing or re-rating open-ended responses.

For informational purposes only, click on the examination number(s) listed below to see the current or previous examination(s) that are used to fill this title.

26-045 37-542

How to Apply

When this examination is scheduled to be held, the announcement can be found on the Department of Civil Service, Examination Announcements web page. If you do not see an examination currently scheduled please check back on a monthly basis or sign up for announcement notification by email so that you will automatically be notified when new examinations are being offered.

Career Mobility

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