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The Advanced Placement (AP) Curriculum and Assessment Team (60+ staff)
supports College Board in serving more than seven million students a
year as they prepare for a successful transition to college through
programs and services in college readiness and college success -
speci?cally through the AP Program. AP is a rigorous academic program
built on the commitment, passion, and hard work of students and
educators from secondary schools and higher education. AP provides
willing and academically prepared high school students with the
opportunity to study and learn at the college level. With more than 40+
courses in a wide variety of subject areas, we are committed to
promoting innovation, equity, and excellence for generations of
students. AP\'s Assessment Leads and Course Leads ensure that course
curricula are aligned to higher education expectations and reflect the
state of the art in the discipline, contribute to instructional
resources and tools for teachers, and develop assessments that allow
students in these courses to demonstrate their mastery of course content
and skills. The STEM department, which includes computer science,
mathematics, the sciences, and statistics, is currently made up of 17
people supporting 15 courses in the AP portfolio.
About the Opportunity
As the Assessment Lead for AP Physics 1, you are responsible for the
quality and validity of all assessment content for the AP Physics 1
Exam.
The Director, AP Physics 1 Assessment Lead is the primary point of
contact in AP for all assessment content for AP Physics 1, collaborating
closely with the AP Physics 1 Course Lead (who leads curriculum
development, guides instructional support, and reviews assessment
content). The Assessment Lead may provide assessment development support
in other related subject areas. The Assessment Lead is responsible for
all item development and management from authoring to administration;
training and collaborating with subject-matter experts (SMEs), typically
college professors and secondary school teachers. The Assessment Lead
trains SMEs on assessment development protocols, translates between
academics and technical experts (psychometricians), and collaborates to
develop formative assessment materials and resources to support AP
Physics 1 teachers worldwide. As the Assessment Lead for AP Physics 1,
you will be expected to closely collaborate with the Assessment Leads
and Course Leads of the other AP Physics courses for alignment and
parity.
In this role, you will:
Assessment Development and Scoring (85%)
- Serve as the assessment leader for AP Physics 1, the primary person
responsible for assessment development for AP Physics 1
- Be responsible for authoring/revising assessment content and
training educator constituents to author assessment content,
including selection of appropriate stimulus material, and applying
best assessment practices
- Lead the development and management of all assessment content
through iterative review stages with multiple internal and external
stakeholders, including the AP Physics 1 Course Lead, Assessment
Production team, Test Development Committee, and the Chief Reader
- Be responsible for development of all assessment forms, ensuring the
AP Exam development aligns with approved curricula and test
specifications
- Conduct multiple face-to-face and virtual meetings (during work
week, evenings, or weekends) annually with each of the committees
within the Director\'s stewardship as well as other committee
meetings in the discipline as needed
- Lead the successful scoring of student AP Exams at the annual
scoring event in person and online-the \"AP Reading\"-and produce AP
Reading publicatio s materials for teacher and student use
Assessment Quality and Process (15%)
- Contribute to current research and best practices related to
assessment; participate in regular discussions with other AP
Curriculum & Assessment members on the current assessment standards
and practices to build a set of common, shared beliefs about AP\'s
assessment directions within the larger educational and assessment
community
- Contribute to processes for efficient, high quality assessment
development
- Refine and improve question task models as well as exam design in
collaboration with and aligned to other College Board initiatives
- Monitor and improve exam validity, reliability, fairness, and
quality, as well as reader reliability in accordance with
established Program thresholds
- Serve as a recognized and trusted resource within the community by
collaboration with the AP Course Lead in engagement with the
community to drive teacher satisfaction with the AP Physics 1 Exam
About You
You have:
A master\'s degree in physics (or a closely related field), and
knowledge of current trends in the discipline (required), although a
doctorate in the discipline is strongly preferred
Experience in standardized assessment development (required)
Experience with digital assessment (preferred)
Teaching experience (p