WGU D665 Learner Development and
the Science of Learning Exam Questions
With Correct Answers
What is neuroplasticity? - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-The brain's ability to
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rewire with learning.
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What are Piaget's four stages of cognitive development? - CORRECT
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ANSWER✔✔-Sensorimotor (0-2), Preoperational (2-7), Concrete | | | | |
Operational (7-11), Formal Operational (12+).
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What does Vygotsky's ZPD mean? - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-The Zone of
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Proximal Development is the range of tasks a learner can perform with
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guidance but not yet independently.
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What is retrieval practice? - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-A strategy where
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learners recall information to strengthen memory and learning.
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Define metacognition. - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-Thinking about one's
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own thinking; awareness and regulation of learning processes.
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, What part of the brain is key to attention and executive functioning? -
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CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-The prefrontal cortex. | | |
How does scaffolding support learners? - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-It
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provides structured help early on and gradually removes it as learners
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gain independence.
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What is academic choice? - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-Allowing students to
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choose how they engage with or demonstrate learning, increasing
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motivation.
What are desirable difficulties? - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-Learning
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challenges that promote deeper engagement and better retention (e.g.,
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retrieval practice). |
Which learning strategy combines text and visuals? - CORRECT
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ANSWER✔✔-Dual coding. |
Name the brain structure that consolidates memory. - CORRECT
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ANSWER✔✔-Hippocampus.
What is the purpose of the Cognitive learning strategy: spaced practice?
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- CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-To improve retention by spreading learning
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over time.
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the Science of Learning Exam Questions
With Correct Answers
What is neuroplasticity? - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-The brain's ability to
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rewire with learning.
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What are Piaget's four stages of cognitive development? - CORRECT
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ANSWER✔✔-Sensorimotor (0-2), Preoperational (2-7), Concrete | | | | |
Operational (7-11), Formal Operational (12+).
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What does Vygotsky's ZPD mean? - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-The Zone of
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Proximal Development is the range of tasks a learner can perform with
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guidance but not yet independently.
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What is retrieval practice? - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-A strategy where
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learners recall information to strengthen memory and learning.
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Define metacognition. - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-Thinking about one's
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own thinking; awareness and regulation of learning processes.
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, What part of the brain is key to attention and executive functioning? -
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CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-The prefrontal cortex. | | |
How does scaffolding support learners? - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-It
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provides structured help early on and gradually removes it as learners
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gain independence.
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What is academic choice? - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-Allowing students to
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choose how they engage with or demonstrate learning, increasing
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motivation.
What are desirable difficulties? - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-Learning
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challenges that promote deeper engagement and better retention (e.g.,
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retrieval practice). |
Which learning strategy combines text and visuals? - CORRECT
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ANSWER✔✔-Dual coding. |
Name the brain structure that consolidates memory. - CORRECT
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ANSWER✔✔-Hippocampus.
What is the purpose of the Cognitive learning strategy: spaced practice?
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- CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-To improve retention by spreading learning
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over time.
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