Kerry Vieth

Kerry Vieth is a senior researcher at AIR with expertise in the design, development, and reporting of large-scale assessments, including at the international, national, and state level. She currently leads AIR’s support for the development of NAEP (National Assessment of Educational Progress) Survey Questionnaires, as well as the NAEP Delivery and Technology Panel, a new independent expert panel commissioned by NCES (National Center for Education Statistics) to offer guidance for NAEP’s delivery platform and technological future. Dr. Vieth also supports U.S. participation in international large-scale assessments, including TIMSS (Trends in International Mathematics and Science Study). 

Prior to joining AIR, Dr. Vieth managed the TIMSS mathematics assessments at the TIMSS & PIRLS International Study Center at Boston College, including the assessment frameworks, achievement items and instruments, data reviews, scale anchoring, and content-related technical documentation. She supported TIMSS’ transition to digitally based assessment in 2019, led the development of innovative scenario-based problem solving and inquiry tasks, contributed to the design and production of the TIMSS international reports, and facilitated international meetings. She also developed statewide summative assessment solutions and led research and assessment design activities for a through-year assessment pilot as the director of assessment solutions at New Meridian.