WGU D389 LEARNING STRATEGIES IN
HIGHER EDUCATION OA EXAM STUDY
GUIDE 2026/2027 COMPLETE QUESTIONS
WITH VERIFIED CORRECT ANSWERS ||
100% GUARANTEED PASS
<NEWEST VERSION>
1. Commonly recognized strategies leading to academic success - ANSWER ✔
- setting SMART goals and keeping up with them
- maintaining a schedule for school work and managing time effectively
- access all resources available to you
2. In what ways do you benefit from setting and achieving meaningful goals? -
ANSWER ✔ - helps track progress, manage time, and identify priorities
- helps you identify what you need to meet (the goal), what you need to
get there (plan), and the steps to achieve this plan.
3. What is a SMART Goal? - ANSWER ✔ - specific
- measurable
- achievable
- realistic
- timely
4. F.I.T.T. Frequency, Intensity, Technique, Time - ANSWER ✔ Method:
study frequently, use sensory engagement and visual stimulation for added
intensity, 3-part retention process as well as study techniques and note
methods, keeping consistent scheduled times for review
, Advantages: helps progress, retention, and momentum in course work;
efficiency when studying
5. 30-minute Power Sessions: - ANSWER ✔ Method: studying for a quick 3o
min session
Advantages: for days with busy schedules or low motivation, 30 min in the
morning and in the evening; helps keep momentum with being
overwhelming
6. What is the 3-Part Retention Process? - ANSWER ✔ 1. analyze and sensory
engagement with notes 2. build in daily review from memory 3. build in
cumulative review weekly
7. What are three strategies you can use when answering true-or-false
questions? - ANSWER ✔ 1. watch for statements with double negatives, 2.
pay attention to "absolute" qualifiers, 3. guessing after elimination of two
unreasonable choices
8. What are some additional test-taking strategies? - ANSWER ✔ 1. using and
whiteboard, 2. brain dumping right as the exam starts
9. What are the three causes of test anxiety? - ANSWER ✔ 1. fear of failure,
perfectionism, 2. self-doubt and irrational beliefs from experience, 3. lack of
preparation
10.What are the mental side-effects of test anxiety? - ANSWER ✔ Confusion,
difficulty reading and understand test questions and answers, having
difficulty organizing thoughts, difficulty retrieving key words and concepts,
doing poorly despite knowing the course material well, mental blocking,
remembering answers just as test ends
,11.What are two tips to control anxiety? - ANSWER ✔ Be aware of bioreaction
and begin to regulate your breath with 5 count inhalation/exhalation repeated
3 times, and build positive inner dialogue
12.What are two solutions to help change your thinking/internal dialogue? -
ANSWER ✔ Identify the negatives that come up during testing and reframe
them into something positive; review reworded negative beliefs to rewire
and train your brain what positive dialogue is, building confidence by going
over accomplishments at the end of each day is effective.
13.What are ways to develop your leadership style? - ANSWER ✔ Be willing
to learn from others, follow their lead, and learn from mistakes; take
ownership of what you do and do not know, and work to develop the
professional and interpersonal skills you lack, focus on strengths and build
on them.
14.WGU Submit and Compare
The following is a student's introductory paragraph for a research paper.
The field of social work has vast opportunities to impact social change. With
services such as mental health care, crisis intervention, employment
counseling, and case management, social workers strive to improve the
quality of life for communities, families, and individuals. Therefore,
choosing social work as a career is an exceptional opportunity to impact
communities with basic services and needs.What are two strategies the
student use to demonstrate critical thinking in this research paper?
What are two strategies the student use to demonstrate critical thinking in
this research paper? - ANSWER ✔ Two strategies the student can use to
demonstrate critical thinking can include but are not limited to:
1. Provide specific evidence that services such as mental health care, crisis
intervention, employment counseling, and case management improve quality
of life for communities, families, and individuals.
, 2. Carefully select sources of information about the field of social work to
avoid bias and deceptive reasoning.
15.Why Set Goals? - ANSWER ✔ To manage time and prioritization while
pursuing higher education.
16.Step By Step Approach to Setting Goals - ANSWER ✔ Identify what needs
to be done.
Break down those needs into smaller steps.
Set deadlines.
Share your goals with someone else who will hold you accountable.
17.Method of Effective Time Management - ANSWER ✔ Prioritize studying
by deadline.
18.List and Define Each Smart Goal - ANSWER ✔ Specific- Specify what you
want to achieve. or accomplish.
Measurable- Measurement of achieving the goal.
Achievable- Challenging but can be achieved.
Relevant- Specific goal that is realistic or achievable
Time Bound- Time the goal should be accomplished
19.Time Management Tips - ANSWER ✔ Be mindful of your motives for
being a student.
Practice consistent, restorative sleep habits.
Effectively keep track of learning and to-do activities.
Listen as though you're going to teach it.
Process what you have done and learned at the end of each day.
HIGHER EDUCATION OA EXAM STUDY
GUIDE 2026/2027 COMPLETE QUESTIONS
WITH VERIFIED CORRECT ANSWERS ||
100% GUARANTEED PASS
<NEWEST VERSION>
1. Commonly recognized strategies leading to academic success - ANSWER ✔
- setting SMART goals and keeping up with them
- maintaining a schedule for school work and managing time effectively
- access all resources available to you
2. In what ways do you benefit from setting and achieving meaningful goals? -
ANSWER ✔ - helps track progress, manage time, and identify priorities
- helps you identify what you need to meet (the goal), what you need to
get there (plan), and the steps to achieve this plan.
3. What is a SMART Goal? - ANSWER ✔ - specific
- measurable
- achievable
- realistic
- timely
4. F.I.T.T. Frequency, Intensity, Technique, Time - ANSWER ✔ Method:
study frequently, use sensory engagement and visual stimulation for added
intensity, 3-part retention process as well as study techniques and note
methods, keeping consistent scheduled times for review
, Advantages: helps progress, retention, and momentum in course work;
efficiency when studying
5. 30-minute Power Sessions: - ANSWER ✔ Method: studying for a quick 3o
min session
Advantages: for days with busy schedules or low motivation, 30 min in the
morning and in the evening; helps keep momentum with being
overwhelming
6. What is the 3-Part Retention Process? - ANSWER ✔ 1. analyze and sensory
engagement with notes 2. build in daily review from memory 3. build in
cumulative review weekly
7. What are three strategies you can use when answering true-or-false
questions? - ANSWER ✔ 1. watch for statements with double negatives, 2.
pay attention to "absolute" qualifiers, 3. guessing after elimination of two
unreasonable choices
8. What are some additional test-taking strategies? - ANSWER ✔ 1. using and
whiteboard, 2. brain dumping right as the exam starts
9. What are the three causes of test anxiety? - ANSWER ✔ 1. fear of failure,
perfectionism, 2. self-doubt and irrational beliefs from experience, 3. lack of
preparation
10.What are the mental side-effects of test anxiety? - ANSWER ✔ Confusion,
difficulty reading and understand test questions and answers, having
difficulty organizing thoughts, difficulty retrieving key words and concepts,
doing poorly despite knowing the course material well, mental blocking,
remembering answers just as test ends
,11.What are two tips to control anxiety? - ANSWER ✔ Be aware of bioreaction
and begin to regulate your breath with 5 count inhalation/exhalation repeated
3 times, and build positive inner dialogue
12.What are two solutions to help change your thinking/internal dialogue? -
ANSWER ✔ Identify the negatives that come up during testing and reframe
them into something positive; review reworded negative beliefs to rewire
and train your brain what positive dialogue is, building confidence by going
over accomplishments at the end of each day is effective.
13.What are ways to develop your leadership style? - ANSWER ✔ Be willing
to learn from others, follow their lead, and learn from mistakes; take
ownership of what you do and do not know, and work to develop the
professional and interpersonal skills you lack, focus on strengths and build
on them.
14.WGU Submit and Compare
The following is a student's introductory paragraph for a research paper.
The field of social work has vast opportunities to impact social change. With
services such as mental health care, crisis intervention, employment
counseling, and case management, social workers strive to improve the
quality of life for communities, families, and individuals. Therefore,
choosing social work as a career is an exceptional opportunity to impact
communities with basic services and needs.What are two strategies the
student use to demonstrate critical thinking in this research paper?
What are two strategies the student use to demonstrate critical thinking in
this research paper? - ANSWER ✔ Two strategies the student can use to
demonstrate critical thinking can include but are not limited to:
1. Provide specific evidence that services such as mental health care, crisis
intervention, employment counseling, and case management improve quality
of life for communities, families, and individuals.
, 2. Carefully select sources of information about the field of social work to
avoid bias and deceptive reasoning.
15.Why Set Goals? - ANSWER ✔ To manage time and prioritization while
pursuing higher education.
16.Step By Step Approach to Setting Goals - ANSWER ✔ Identify what needs
to be done.
Break down those needs into smaller steps.
Set deadlines.
Share your goals with someone else who will hold you accountable.
17.Method of Effective Time Management - ANSWER ✔ Prioritize studying
by deadline.
18.List and Define Each Smart Goal - ANSWER ✔ Specific- Specify what you
want to achieve. or accomplish.
Measurable- Measurement of achieving the goal.
Achievable- Challenging but can be achieved.
Relevant- Specific goal that is realistic or achievable
Time Bound- Time the goal should be accomplished
19.Time Management Tips - ANSWER ✔ Be mindful of your motives for
being a student.
Practice consistent, restorative sleep habits.
Effectively keep track of learning and to-do activities.
Listen as though you're going to teach it.
Process what you have done and learned at the end of each day.
