Erika Faust
About Erika Faust
Erika Faust serves as the Content Team Lead at NWEA, where she specializes in assessment development and editing. She has a strong background in educational content, with experience in item writing, editing for non-native English speakers, and facilitating workshops for educators.
Work at NWEA
Erika Faust serves as the Content Team Lead at NWEA, a position she has held since 2022. In this role, she oversees the development and editing of academic materials, ensuring they meet the required standards for assessments. Her responsibilities include leading item-writing workshops for teachers, where she provides feedback and guidance on their work. Faust utilizes her expertise in test development to enhance the quality of educational assessments.
Education and Expertise
Erika Faust earned a Bachelor of Arts degree from San Jose State University. She possesses extensive knowledge in areas such as universal design, accessibility, bias and sensitivity, and test development. Her educational background supports her expertise in creating technology-enhanced assessment items, including selected-response and constructed-response formats. Faust also specializes in copy editing, line editing, and proofreading, particularly for materials aimed at non-native English speakers.
Background
Prior to her current role at NWEA, Erika Faust worked as a Senior Assessment Specialist at Questar Assessment Inc. from 2017 to 2022. She also held a position as a Technical Writer at Steiner eOptics for seven months in 2016-2017. Her experience includes commissioning passages and items, providing feedback to writers, and editing educational materials. Faust has facilitated item and passage reviews for state Department of Education test development and multi-state consortia.
Technical Skills
Erika Faust has developed strong technical skills, particularly in HTML coding. She utilizes these skills to enter items and passages into item banks and to identify errors in HTML code. Her proficiency in technology enhances her ability to create and manage assessment materials effectively. This technical expertise complements her experience in developing various types of assessment items for both online and paper formats.
Professional Contributions
Erika Faust actively contributes to the field of education through her role in item-writing workshops and her work on assessments. She is involved in editing academic materials for graduate students who are non-native English speakers, ensuring accessibility and clarity. Her contributions to test development and assessment design reflect her commitment to improving educational outcomes for diverse learner populations.