WGU D676 Objective Assessment Questions
with Verified Correct Answers
Students are more motivated to learn when they are interested, have a sense of
autonomy, and understand the purpose behind what they are learning.
Motivation & Purpose
Thinking deeply about the to-be-learned material helps students pay attention, build
memories, and make meaning out of what they are learning.
Deep Thinking (Encoding)
Learning involves effort, mistakes, reflection, and refinement of strategies.
Learning as a Process
Students' physical health—including nutrition, sleep, and exercise—impacts learning.
Physical Well-being
The entire environment (space, temperature, lighting) can affect learning.
Learning Environment
Collaboration and social interaction can enhance learning by encouraging deeper
processing and engaging the 'social brain.'
Social Interaction
Students learn best when they feel safe and connected.
Safety & Connection
Communicating high expectations and supporting learners at the edge of their abilities
helps them reach their potential.
, High Expectations & Support
Spacing out learning and mixing different content improves retention and
understanding.
Spacing & Interleaving
Practicing recalling information strengthens memory and helps students apply what
they've learned flexibly.
Retrieval Practice
Age: 0-2; Learning through senses and movement; Object permanence develops.
Sensorimotor
Age: 2-7; Use of symbols (language!); Egocentrism: can't see others' perspectives;
Struggles with conservation.
Preoperational
Age: 7-11; Logical thinking about concrete events; Understand conservation; Can
classify and organize objects.
Concrete Operational
Age: 12+; Abstract and hypothetical thinking; Can think about morality, algebra, and
futures.
Formal Operational
Age: 0-1; Basic Question: 'Can I trust the world?'
Trust vs. Mistrust
Age: 1-3; Basic Question: 'Can I do things by myself?'
with Verified Correct Answers
Students are more motivated to learn when they are interested, have a sense of
autonomy, and understand the purpose behind what they are learning.
Motivation & Purpose
Thinking deeply about the to-be-learned material helps students pay attention, build
memories, and make meaning out of what they are learning.
Deep Thinking (Encoding)
Learning involves effort, mistakes, reflection, and refinement of strategies.
Learning as a Process
Students' physical health—including nutrition, sleep, and exercise—impacts learning.
Physical Well-being
The entire environment (space, temperature, lighting) can affect learning.
Learning Environment
Collaboration and social interaction can enhance learning by encouraging deeper
processing and engaging the 'social brain.'
Social Interaction
Students learn best when they feel safe and connected.
Safety & Connection
Communicating high expectations and supporting learners at the edge of their abilities
helps them reach their potential.
, High Expectations & Support
Spacing out learning and mixing different content improves retention and
understanding.
Spacing & Interleaving
Practicing recalling information strengthens memory and helps students apply what
they've learned flexibly.
Retrieval Practice
Age: 0-2; Learning through senses and movement; Object permanence develops.
Sensorimotor
Age: 2-7; Use of symbols (language!); Egocentrism: can't see others' perspectives;
Struggles with conservation.
Preoperational
Age: 7-11; Logical thinking about concrete events; Understand conservation; Can
classify and organize objects.
Concrete Operational
Age: 12+; Abstract and hypothetical thinking; Can think about morality, algebra, and
futures.
Formal Operational
Age: 0-1; Basic Question: 'Can I trust the world?'
Trust vs. Mistrust
Age: 1-3; Basic Question: 'Can I do things by myself?'
