Christopher Tienken

1. Introduction It has long been known that the accurate interpretation and use of standardized test results to make decisions about student academic achievement in public elementary and secondary schools in the United States can be affected by psychometric design elements that result in irrelevant fluctuations in scores among different groups of test takers [1].

Professor Tienken speaking at the U.S. Capitol. Professor Christopher Tienken, Associate Professor of Education Leadership, Management, and Policy was an invited speaker at the United States Capitol in support of the More Teaching, Less Testing Act. The bill was introduced on March 23, 2023 by U.S. Representative Jamaal Bowman from New York’s 16th Congressional District.