Science Expert - Exercises

ABOUT KHAN ACADEMY

Khan Academy is a fast-paced, nonprofit startup on a mission to provide a free, world-class education for anyone, anywhere. We already reach millions of students every month and are growing rapidly. We’re building a library of world-class instructional and practice resources that empowers learners. Whether they’re studying matrices, mitosis, or multivariable calculus, we want to offer students the resources to realize that they can learn anything. We’re seeking a Science Content Creator to help expand and improve our 11th and 12th Science content. 

ABOUT THE INDIA CONTENT TEAM

Our content team in India includes the content creators who make thousands of awesome videos, articles, and practice questions, aligned with the Indian curriculum, to help both teachers and students.We are actively working on content localization in other regional languages as well, which means the content you co-create with us will reach a wider number (both nationally and globally), thereby quintupling the impact. 

ABOUT THE ROLE

We’re looking for a Science expert who can create practice exercises to make a compelling offering for Science Grades 6-10.This will be a freelance position where you will be given an initial onboarding on our content principles and then you will be paid per video created and per question created

Note: This role is open to citizens living in India Only.

RESPONSIBILITIES

• Identify gaps in existing content and align exercises with new textbooks and curricula.
• Develop exercises  that address both conceptual understanding and application-based learning.aligned with NCERT. 

• Design thought-provoking and challenging questions (HOTS) to enhance critical thinking and problem-solving skills across Grades 6-10.
• Minor work also involves creating videos

• Incorporate feedback from users, stakeholders and the content team to improve content quality.

YOU NEED

• Deep knowledge and expertise in Science 
• Expertise in designing questions
• Great intuition for how students learn Science  and insight into common misconceptions
• Familiar with  NCERT curricula and teaching methods
• Experience creating learner-facing content, ideally in an online environment
• Meticulous attention to detail and impeccable written communication skills
• A passion for education and a desire to change the world

PERKS AND BENEFITS

We may be a non-profit, but we reward our talented team like a for-profit.

• Competitive salaries
• Remote-friendly workplace, i.e. option to work from home
• Delicious lunches daily (if based in a local office)
• Flexible schedules and required time off to ensure you are well-rested

LEARN MORE

• Sal’s TED talk from 2011
• Sal’s TED talk from 2015
• A glimpse of our team:  http://www.khanacademy.org/about/the-team
• A glimpse of our content created: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ylgb8FFMgd4
• Our Hinglish content in action: http://bit.ly/khanacademyyoutube

HOW TO APPLY

• Attach your resume in the space provided below. 
• Please address the below-mentioned task and attach your response in the space provided below.

TASK

We strive to create a body of questions that allow us to accurately teach, assess, and represent a student’s knowledge.  For this task, you need to submit THREE  multiple-choice questions, one each for the concepts (or a part of it) defined below. These MCQs should aim towards ‘Higher order thinking skills’. If necessary, include descriptions or drawings of any diagrams or interactions that would be helpful.

Topics

1. Evaporation
2. Osmosis
3. Power (from the topic Work and Energy)

Guide to writing the questions

• Your questions should be written for students in Grades 9-10. 
• Include a learning objective for each of the MCQs.
• Each question should include a correct answer choice and three (or more) incorrect answer choices. 
• Each question should have step-wise hints that nudge the learner towards the right answer. This is similar to a classroom setting, where a good teacher gently nudges the student towards the right answer instead of directly providing it. 
• For each correct and incorrect answer choice, include a short explanation or rationale (no more than 400 characters) of why the choice is right or wrong. 
• The tone should be conversational, with crisp sentences and correct grammar. 
• We are expecting you to design MCQs that address a common pain-point  for learners in these topics.

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