Once an examiner or site application has been completed, access is granted to the Field Research Portal and to the Examiner Hub, a website detailing information about current and upcoming projects. Examiners will select the projects they would like to participate in, then work with a Field Research Coordinator to recruit candidates, learn to use the Portal, and to manage project assignments.
All candidate information is entered into the Examiner’s Portal Account and will be reviewed by Project Coordinators who will select those who qualify, then assign them to specific assessments or a combination of validity and reliability tests. The Examiner may be required to participate in some training before administering any testing for a project, or before coordinating the completion of specific forms.
Before testing any candidates, a completed consent form is required. Examiners can securely email a Pearson-provided consent form via the Field Research Portal to adult participants or the parents/guardians of the participant.
Some tests are administered digitally while others are completed in a paper-and-pencil format. The assessments are often individually administered, while others may be completed by someone who knows the test candidate, such as a parent or teacher. Once an assignment is completed, data is reviewed to ensure that all administration rules were followed and to ensure that the data are usable.
