WGU D005 Pre-Assessment: Correct Solutions For
Every Question
In Mr. Costa's language arts classroom, Oliver is often off-task during lecture.
Mr. Costa asks Oliver to stay after class and discusses what behavioral
improvements he wishes to see from Oliver in the future.
Which strategy for individuals cases is Mr. Costa using? Correct Answer -
Direct appeal
WHich strategy for improving attention involves limiting direct instruction
and has students engage in activities? Correct Answer - Student
activities
Ms. Sousa pairs students who struggle with attention with a student from the
class who does not have attention struggles.
Which strategy is Ms. Sousa implementing within her classroom? Correct
Answer - Peers to promote attention
Students diagnosed with autism specturm disorder (ASD) often require
development of the ability to control themselves and stay focused.
Which student-driven strategy addresses this need? Correct Answer -
Self-monitoring
Ms. Garcia has a student that struggles to maintain attention in class for more
than a few seconds to a minute. To help this student stay focused, Ms. Garcia
or a classroom aide sits one-on-one and provides edible reinforcers to help
this child stay focused.
Which strategy is Ms. Garcia and her aide utilizing? Correct Answer -
Extreme attention deficit strategy
Which memory type involves understanding concepts about the world?
Correct Answer - Semantic
Ms. Phan works with a small group of students with significant delays in
mathematics. She notices they lack confidence in their ability to be successful
in this academic area. Ms. Phan has added more affirmations and is now
providing more frequent rewards for successes.
, Which memory preconditions is Ms. Phan addressing? Correct Answer -
Positive feelings towards content
Ms. Sousa works with her students on developing a better understanding of
how memory works and how to improve memory.
Which memory aspect is Ms. Sousa working on with her students? Correct
Answer - Metacognition
Ms. Patel approaches her history lessons by first teaching the students what
she learned in her history courses and then explaining current views of
history. Ms. Patel believes this will help to demonstrate how views of history
can change over time.
Which strategy should Ms. Patel more closely consider? Correct Answer -
Minimizing interfering information
Mrs. Williams has a student with dyslexia who is struggling to effectively
implement context clues while reading text. Mrs. Williams has provided this
student with a digital highlighter to help define unknown words.
Which strategy is Mrs. Williams utilizing with this student? Correct Answer
- Using technology to improve memory
Ms. Souse avoids colorful language when emphasizing key informaiton for her
students.
Which strategy is Ms. Sousa implementing? Correct Answer - Minimizing
interfering information
Ms. Kalani uses imagery to help students learn the size of animals. She has
posters hung in the classroom that compare the size of a human with other
animals.
Which strategy is Ms. Kalani utilizing with imagery? Correct Answer -
Improving memory
Which teacher activity from the self-regulation strategy development model
provides instructional information to decide how students are assigned an
academic task? Correct Answer - Developing background knowledge
through classroom discussion
Every Question
In Mr. Costa's language arts classroom, Oliver is often off-task during lecture.
Mr. Costa asks Oliver to stay after class and discusses what behavioral
improvements he wishes to see from Oliver in the future.
Which strategy for individuals cases is Mr. Costa using? Correct Answer -
Direct appeal
WHich strategy for improving attention involves limiting direct instruction
and has students engage in activities? Correct Answer - Student
activities
Ms. Sousa pairs students who struggle with attention with a student from the
class who does not have attention struggles.
Which strategy is Ms. Sousa implementing within her classroom? Correct
Answer - Peers to promote attention
Students diagnosed with autism specturm disorder (ASD) often require
development of the ability to control themselves and stay focused.
Which student-driven strategy addresses this need? Correct Answer -
Self-monitoring
Ms. Garcia has a student that struggles to maintain attention in class for more
than a few seconds to a minute. To help this student stay focused, Ms. Garcia
or a classroom aide sits one-on-one and provides edible reinforcers to help
this child stay focused.
Which strategy is Ms. Garcia and her aide utilizing? Correct Answer -
Extreme attention deficit strategy
Which memory type involves understanding concepts about the world?
Correct Answer - Semantic
Ms. Phan works with a small group of students with significant delays in
mathematics. She notices they lack confidence in their ability to be successful
in this academic area. Ms. Phan has added more affirmations and is now
providing more frequent rewards for successes.
, Which memory preconditions is Ms. Phan addressing? Correct Answer -
Positive feelings towards content
Ms. Sousa works with her students on developing a better understanding of
how memory works and how to improve memory.
Which memory aspect is Ms. Sousa working on with her students? Correct
Answer - Metacognition
Ms. Patel approaches her history lessons by first teaching the students what
she learned in her history courses and then explaining current views of
history. Ms. Patel believes this will help to demonstrate how views of history
can change over time.
Which strategy should Ms. Patel more closely consider? Correct Answer -
Minimizing interfering information
Mrs. Williams has a student with dyslexia who is struggling to effectively
implement context clues while reading text. Mrs. Williams has provided this
student with a digital highlighter to help define unknown words.
Which strategy is Mrs. Williams utilizing with this student? Correct Answer
- Using technology to improve memory
Ms. Souse avoids colorful language when emphasizing key informaiton for her
students.
Which strategy is Ms. Sousa implementing? Correct Answer - Minimizing
interfering information
Ms. Kalani uses imagery to help students learn the size of animals. She has
posters hung in the classroom that compare the size of a human with other
animals.
Which strategy is Ms. Kalani utilizing with imagery? Correct Answer -
Improving memory
Which teacher activity from the self-regulation strategy development model
provides instructional information to decide how students are assigned an
academic task? Correct Answer - Developing background knowledge
through classroom discussion
