WGU D665 LEARNER DEVELOPMENT COMPREHENSIVE
EXAM QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS SURE A+
✔✔What is retrieval practice? - ✔✔A strategy where learners recall information to
strengthen memory and learning.
✔✔Define metacognition. - ✔✔Thinking about one's own thinking; awareness and
regulation of learning processes.
✔✔What part of the brain is key to attention and executive functioning? - ✔✔The
prefrontal cortex.
✔✔How does scaffolding support learners? - ✔✔It provides structured help early on and
gradually removes it as learners gain independence.
✔✔What is academic choice? - ✔✔Allowing students to choose how they engage with
or demonstrate learning, increasing motivation.
✔✔What are desirable difficulties? - ✔✔Learning challenges that promote deeper
engagement and better retention (e.g., retrieval practice).
✔✔Which learning strategy combines text and visuals? - ✔✔Dual coding.
✔✔Name the brain structure that consolidates memory. - ✔✔Hippocampus.
✔✔What is the purpose of the Cognitive learning strategy: spaced practice? - ✔✔To
improve retention by spreading learning over time.
✔✔What does Erikson's "Industry vs. Inferiority" stage represent? - ✔✔Developing a
sense of competence in school-age children.
✔✔Why is feedback important for learning? - ✔✔It helps learners correct errors and
reinforce accurate knowledge.
✔✔What instructional strategy supports cognitive load theory? - ✔✔Chunking
information and using visuals to reduce working memory strain.
✔✔The cerebrum is responsible for - ✔✔Complex thought, decision-making.
✔✔The prefrontal cortex is responsible for - ✔✔Attention, impulse control.
✔✔The hippocampus is responsible for - ✔✔Memory formation
EXAM QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS SURE A+
✔✔What is retrieval practice? - ✔✔A strategy where learners recall information to
strengthen memory and learning.
✔✔Define metacognition. - ✔✔Thinking about one's own thinking; awareness and
regulation of learning processes.
✔✔What part of the brain is key to attention and executive functioning? - ✔✔The
prefrontal cortex.
✔✔How does scaffolding support learners? - ✔✔It provides structured help early on and
gradually removes it as learners gain independence.
✔✔What is academic choice? - ✔✔Allowing students to choose how they engage with
or demonstrate learning, increasing motivation.
✔✔What are desirable difficulties? - ✔✔Learning challenges that promote deeper
engagement and better retention (e.g., retrieval practice).
✔✔Which learning strategy combines text and visuals? - ✔✔Dual coding.
✔✔Name the brain structure that consolidates memory. - ✔✔Hippocampus.
✔✔What is the purpose of the Cognitive learning strategy: spaced practice? - ✔✔To
improve retention by spreading learning over time.
✔✔What does Erikson's "Industry vs. Inferiority" stage represent? - ✔✔Developing a
sense of competence in school-age children.
✔✔Why is feedback important for learning? - ✔✔It helps learners correct errors and
reinforce accurate knowledge.
✔✔What instructional strategy supports cognitive load theory? - ✔✔Chunking
information and using visuals to reduce working memory strain.
✔✔The cerebrum is responsible for - ✔✔Complex thought, decision-making.
✔✔The prefrontal cortex is responsible for - ✔✔Attention, impulse control.
✔✔The hippocampus is responsible for - ✔✔Memory formation
