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Rater Eligibility Requirements:
- Hold a Bachelor’s degree or higher.
- Currently teaching College- or University-level course in English or College Composition. The course must provide credit toward an Undergraduate degree.
- Current faculty preferred.
- Can be retired from teaching at a College/University, if within one year.
Also Required:
- Willingness to accept established ETS essay scoring standards and procedures.
- Be open to the concepts and principles of holistic scoring.
- Demonstrate the ability to work well in group situations.
- Be able to score from secure home or office locations and have the necessary Internet-based scoring equipment. (Please note that these requirements are subject to change.) For security reasons, Raters cannot use shared office computers, or work in public areas where information may be accidentally viewed, i.e., airport terminal, hotel lobby, Internet cafe, etc.
- Provide equipment and are responsible for ensuring that all hardware and software is in good working order.
- Meet agreed-upon commitments to the scoring schedule and devote their full attention to the scoring process during each session.
- Be willing to accept established scoring standards and procedures be able to appropriately and consistently apply scoring rubrics.
- Be able to accurately evaluate constructed responses.
- Have at least the minimum hardware, software, and other requirements necessary to access and use ETS’s Online Network for Evaluation (ONE)
Roles and Responsibilities
- Raters are expected to appropriately apply their knowledge of teaching by reading and understanding the seven constructed-response questions, which are based on scenarios and sets of documents that a school leader might encounter.
- Raters are required to analyze teaching situations and data and make appropriate determinations of examinees written responses, in accordance with the scoring guide. Raters are expected to score candidate constructed response items by accurately applying the scoring guide consistently.
- Raters are trained to score responses holistically, evaluating the overall quality of thinking and writing according to the criteria in scoring guides. Raters assign scores ranging from 3 (thorough understanding) to 0 (little to no understanding).
- Raters are expected to begin each session by completing training and practice scoring to help calibrate their judgments against standards. Raters are expected to complete training and calibration in a timely fashion and in accordance with program guidelines.
- Raters are expected to work with their assigned Scoring Leader (SL) and Content Scoring Leader (CSL) in a manner that promotes teamwork and cohesiveness (i.e., attitude, initiative, flexibility, openness).
- Raters are expected to log in to the ONE system at the beginning of every assigned shift and score for the entire shift in an accurate and timely manner.
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Compensation
Raters who successfully pass the ETS certification exam will be compensated at $30.00 per hour during scoring sessions. Training and certification are compensated at $11.05 per hour.
This amount is considered full and complete compensation for time and expenses incurred while a Rater is participating in scoring sessions. Raters are required to log into their session at the start of their assigned shift time. Repeated instances of tardiness may result in dismissal from the CLEP program.
Scoring Session Information:
Operational scoring for CLEP takes place throughout the year. CLEP scoring sessions are typically held one Wednesday and one Saturday each month. there are 24 scoring days a year (2 days each month). The actual scoring days are sent out 1-2 months prior to scoring.
Once certified, Raters are scheduled for full-day or half-day scoring shifts. CLEP Raters will work with their assigned scoring center coordinator to submit availability information and to be scheduled for scoring sessions. CLEP scoring sessions are scheduled for full days (8.0 hours), and half days (4.0 paid hours). When working a full day, the rater is entitled to a 30-minute lunch (midsession), and two 15-minute breaks (one in the morning and afternoon). Raters scheduled for a half-day may take one fifteen-minute break in the middle of their session. Preference for scheduling is given to Raters who participate in scoring sessions on a regular basis.
Full day scoring sessions may be as follows:
8:30 a.m.–5:00 p.m. EST
Half day scoring sessions may be as follows:
8:30 a.m.–12:30 p.m. EST
1:00 p.m.–5:00 p.m. EST
All shifts are based upon Eastern Standard Time (EST).
Rater positions are available based upon test taker volumes. Submitting an application does not automatically constitute your employment as a Rater. ETS reserves the right to withdraw an invitation prior to the scheduled reading session based upon business needs.
Scoring outside of the United States is not permitted. All Raters participating in online scoring programs must reside and perform their work within the continental United States, Hawaii or Alaska. Raters must have authorization to work for remuneration in the United States.
Hardware and Software Requirements:
*These are the standard requirements, please review for any updates or changes.
The following minimum PC requirements are necessary in order to use the ETS ONE network:
To use the ETS ONE and RM applications and LMS, you must have:
• A PC (NOTE: tablets are NOT supported)
Your computer must meet the following minimum requirements:
Operating System
• Windows® 8 or higher
• macOS® 11 (Big Sur) or 12.0 (Monterey)
• Chrome OS (Note: tech support for Learning Management System courses is not available for Chrome OS users)
Browser (last two major releases) (NOTE: Internet Explorer and Microsoft Edge are currently unsupported)
• Chrome® (Windows, macOS, Chrome OS)
• Firefox® (Windows, macOS)
Browser Configurations
• JavaScript must be enabled
• Cookies must be enabled
• Pop-up blocker must be disabled
• Acrobat Reader® 7.0 or higher must be installed
• Acrobat Reader® add-on/plug-in must be enabled
• Local storage must be enabled
Screen Resolution
• The ONE and LMS applications are best viewed at a screen resolution of 1400 x 1050 or higher
• The minimum screen resolution is 1024 x 768
Connection Speed
• Non-Video Scoring in ONE:
• General use of this application requires an internet connection speed of at least 2 Mbps.
• Video Scoring in ONE:
• Video scoring in this application (i.e., within AP CSP) requires at least 5 Mbps internet connection speed.
• To run a free speed test on your computer, go to http://www.speedtest.net
Antivirus
Some antivirus software may create issues in accessing the ONE website. The URLs below need to be added to the exclusion/exception list of your antivirus app:
• https://one.ets.org/CRSAccessWeb/
• https://one-web-c.ets.org/CRSWeb/one.seam
• https://one-web-a.ets.org/CRSWeb/one.seam
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EDUCATIONAL TESTING SERVICE an Equal Opportunity and Affirmative Action Employer of Protected Veterans and Individuals with Disabilities.
EDUCATIONAL TESTING SERVICE is a Drug-free workplace.
EDUCATIONAL TESTING SERVICE provides reasonable accommodations and/or assistance to applicants with disabilities (including but not limited to special disabled veterans, veterans of Vietnam era, recently separated veterans, other protected veterans, and individuals with known physical and mental limitations) on a case-by-case basis. If you need a reasonable accommodation for any part of the application and/or hiring process, please contact EDUCATIONAL TESTING SERVICES’ Recruiting Department at HRRecruiting@ets.org.
A Recruitment team member will contact individuals having problems with accessibility or requesting accommodations within 2 business days to provide assistance and/or the information being sought.
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