Aaron D K Tesch

Interests

Teaching

Online, Psychology, Biopsychology

Research

Decision Making, Mobile apps for Education, Evidence-based education

Courses

Scholarly Contributions

Journals/Publications

• Tesch, A. D. (2016). Implementing Pre‐Post Test Designs in Higher Education Evaluations. New Directions for Evaluation, 2016(151), 85-96. doi:10.1002/ev.20195
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  This chapter outlines the implementation of a pilot project to evaluate courses and an education program with pre-post designs in an undergraduate psychology program. This plan of evaluation incorporates a variety of pre-post test designs to measure the change in student performance across different contexts—including traditional and online courses—rather than rely solely on outcome measures without controls as is common in higher education evaluation. In addition to building on the essential value of this design, this chapter examines a largely faculty-directed evaluation program, which examines the need for expertise in instrument development and pedagogical scholarship, and demonstrates the importance of administrative support.
• Sanfey, A. G., & Tesch, A. D. (2008). Models and methods in delay discounting.. Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences, 1128(1), 90-4. doi:10.1196/annals.1399.010
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  Delay discounting (DD) is a term typically used to describe the devaluation of rewards over time, and much research across a wide variety of domains has illustrated that people in general prefer a smaller reward delivered soon as opposed to a larger reward delivered at a later stage. Despite numerous attempts, a single unified model of DD that accounts for the varied pattern of results typically observed has been elusive. One of the difficulties in deriving a unified model is the presence of many framing and context effects, situations in which changing, apparently irrelevant, aspects of the choice scenarios lead to different selections. Additionally, different paradigms of DD research use quite different methodology, which poses challenges for a unified model. This chapter describes some of the difficulties in creating a single DD model and suggests some experiments that would help integrate different paradigms to create a clearer picture of DD.

Poster Presentations

• Tesch, A. D. (2019, MAY 23–26). Comparing Cognitive States Using Portable EEG. 31ST APS ANNUAL CONVENTION |. WASHINGTON D.C., USA: Association for Psychological Science AND Society for the Teaching of Psychology.
• Tesch, A. D. (2013, Fall). An Analysis of Course Innovations in Grading and Assignments that Emphasize Learning: Biopsychology and Psychology of Happiness. Western Psychological Association. Reno, NV: Western Psychological Association.