Andrew Wiley, Ph.D.
Founding Partner
Drew has more than two decades of experience designing, evaluating, and working with education and professional credentialing programs including certification, licensure, and assessment-based certificates. He specializes in activities such as standard setting and practice analysis and working with programs to create custom solutions to address the unique nature of their programs.
He received his Ph.D. as well as his Master of Arts in Psychometrics from Fordham University. Drew’s training prepared him for the variety of roles he occupied before co-founding ACS Ventures in 2016. These roles included serving as the lead researcher for the SAT Program at The College Board where he helped lead research on one of the most widely scrutinized testing programs in the educational assessment industry. It also included roles at the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants (AICPA) where he focused on the scoring and scaling of the CPA Exam and the American Board of Internal Medicine (ABIM) Association of American Medical Colleges (AAMC) where he was responsible for the standard setting for multiple physician certification exams. Drew has also led multiple inquiries into testing disruptions in both the education and credentialing space, including an investigation into a technology-based testing disruption experienced in K-12 assessment across the state of Florida.
His research interests include assessment design, standard setting, and the continuity of assessment programs as new content or structure is introduced. He appreciates opportunities to collaborate with assessment program groups on creative and pragmatic solutions that bridge theory and practice.
Drew has led and served on a variety of volunteer committees within the assessment industry. He served as the program and conference chair for the Innovations in Testing Conference sponsored by the Association of Test Publishers (ATP). He also served on the ATP Board of Directors, including a stint as the Chair of the Board of Directors. Drew also served as one of the National Council on Measurement in Education (NCME) Program co-chairs for the 2020 NCME Annual Conference. Drew served on the Program Committee for the annual Exchange conference sponsored by the Institute for Credentialing Excellence (I.C.E.) in 2023. In January of 2024, he begins his 2-year term as one of the Psychometric Commissioners for the National Commission for Certifying Agencies (NCCA).
Headquartered in Brooklyn, NY, Drew enjoys wandering the neighborhoods of New York City and searching for the out-of-the-way store, pub, or restaurant and finding that unique gift or meal that makes living in NYC worthwhile. A little bit of a history nerd, Drew enjoys reading about historical events and how their impact can still resonate in today’s world. Most days begin and end with a nice long walk with his dog Sunny, a wonderful blonde Labrador retriever he and his wife adopted in 2022. And yes, he has pictures.
Dr. Wiley’s Selected Scholarly Research
Wiley, A. & Buckendahl, C. (2023). Challenges and real-world examples of addressing issues when testing internationally. Paper presented at the meeting of National Council on Measurement in Education, Chicago, IL.
Wiley, A. (2022). Opportunities and Challenges in the Development of New Micro Credentialing Programs. Paper presented at the meeting of National Council on Measurement in Education, San Diego, CA.
Weiner, J., Muckle, T., Morim, M., & Wiley, A. (2022). Candidate Experience in Online Testing: Measurement Issues, Research, and Implications for Practice. Panel discussion at the I.C.E. Exchange meeting sponsored by the Institute for Credentialing Excellence.
Wiley, A. (2021). Education literacy for psychometricians. Invited session at the meeting of the National Council on Measurement in Education, Virtual.
Schnipke, D, & Wiley, A. (2019). Selection and use of item types. In J. Henderson (Ed.), Certification: The ICE Handbook (3rd Ed.). Institute for Credentialing Excellence. Washington DC.
Wiley, A. (2019). Ensuring Rigor in State and Local Assessment Systems: A Self-Evaluation Protocol. Paper presented at the meeting of National Council on Measurement in Education, Toronto Canada.
Wiley, A. (2019). Communicating technical testing concepts to non-technical audiences: Key elements to consider. Paper presented at the meeting of the Association of Test Publishers, Orlando, FL.
Sireci, S., Summers, E., & Wiley, A. (2018). Standard setting in an evolving assessment environment. Paper presented at the meeting of the Association of Test Publishers, San Antonio, TX.
Wiley, A. (2017). Complex item types: How can we help standard setting panelists understand and rate them? Paper presented at the meeting of the National Council on Student Assessment, Austin, TX.
Wiley, A. (2017). The use of the Test Standards with evolving program uses. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the National Council on Measurement in Education, San Antonio, TX.
Sireci, S., Patelis, T., Wiley, A., & Hauger, J. (2016). How should we measure growth? Or should we? Paper presented at the meeting of the National Council on Student Assessment, Philadelphia, PA.
Wiley, A. (2015). Policies and procedures for the independent evaluation of educational assessment programs. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the National Council on Measurement in Education, Chicago IL.
Wiley, A. & Davis-Becker, S. (2015). Developing a framework for the international benchmarking of performance standards. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the National Council on Measurement in Education, Chicago, IL.
Camara, W., Packman, S., & Wiley, A. (2013). College, graduate and professional school admissions testing. In K.F. Geisinger (Ed.), APA handbook of testing and assessment in psychology, Volume 3: Testing and assessment in school psychology and education. American Psychological Association.
Gierl, M. & Wiley, A. (2012). Policies and procedures for the development of more effective item writing and test development. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the Association of Test Publishers – Europe, Berlin, Germany.