WGU D291 PRE-ASSESSMENT EXAM QUESTIONS
AND ANSWERS 2026-2027 WITH 100% ACCURATE
SOLUTIONS
What is the goal of conducting a needs analysis in instructional design?
1. To assess whether a designer has the needed skills to design a course 2.
To evaluate whether a subject matter expert is qualified to develop content
for the course
3. To interpret student feedback about a course
4. To understand the knowledge and skills that learners need to develop to reach
instructional goals - ANSWER To understand the knowledge and skills that
learners need to develop to reach instructional goals
What is a characteristic of instructional design?
1. It is not used for e-learning experiences.
2. It is a consultative process.
3. It is a teacher-focused process.
,4. It is an unsystematic process. - ANSWER It is a consultative process.
What is a characteristic of learning experience design?
1. It requires emerging technology integration.
2. It emphasizes the instructional delivery more than the learning process.
3. It starts with the prototype development process. 4. It helps users learn in a
human-centered and goal-oriented way. - ANSWER It helps users learn in a
human-centered and goal-oriented way.
A designer is using the learning experience design process to design and
develop a learning solution. The designer has launched the learning solution.
What is the next step based on the learning experience design process?
1. Develop prototypes of the learning solution
2. Evaluate and revise the learning solution if needed 3. Select instructional
materials for the learning solution
4. Write learning objectives for the learning solution - ANSWER Evaluate and
revise the learning solution if needed
What is considered the last step of the learning experience design process?
1. Take a good idea and turn it into a concept design 2. Evaluate and revise as
needed
3. Launch the learning solution
4. Generate ideas for how to solve the problem - ANSWER Evaluate and revise
as needed
What defines human-centered design?
1. The belief that it is important to limit the number of possible solutions to
a problem so that the process is not overwhelming
2. The belief that the key to a problem's solution is a deep understanding of
the individuals facing the problem
3. The belief that arriving at a solution occurs when a design team votes to
determine the best solution
, 4. The belief that designers know what is best for the individuals they are
designing for and that their expertise should be trusted to solve a problem -
ANSWER The belief that the key to a problem's solution is a deep
understanding of the individuals facing the problem
What is the goal of the implementation phase of human-centered learning
design?
1. To learn about the needs and goals of the stakeholders to produce
something suitable
2. To visualize multiple solutions to the identified need, discarding the bad
and improving the good
3. To provide an engaging experience that learners can relate to and that
works for them
4. To reflect on beliefs and assumptions that may interfere with progress and
working to correct them - ANSWER To provide an engaging experience that
learners can relate to and that works for them
Which question would be appropriate in guiding a designer during the
implementation phase of the human-centered learning design process?
1. How will I measure the success of my solution?
2. What are the goals and desires of my target audience?
3. How do I make sense of what I have learned about my audience?
4. What feedback will help me improve my prototype? - ANSWER How will I
measure the success of my solution?
A designer creates technical support documentation to ensure students are
comfortable using the software in the course.
Which step of ADDIE is this designer on?
1. Analyze
2. Design
3. Develop
4. Implement - ANSWER Develop
A designer discusses with the design team that only multiple-choice questions
should be used for a foundations course.
AND ANSWERS 2026-2027 WITH 100% ACCURATE
SOLUTIONS
What is the goal of conducting a needs analysis in instructional design?
1. To assess whether a designer has the needed skills to design a course 2.
To evaluate whether a subject matter expert is qualified to develop content
for the course
3. To interpret student feedback about a course
4. To understand the knowledge and skills that learners need to develop to reach
instructional goals - ANSWER To understand the knowledge and skills that
learners need to develop to reach instructional goals
What is a characteristic of instructional design?
1. It is not used for e-learning experiences.
2. It is a consultative process.
3. It is a teacher-focused process.
,4. It is an unsystematic process. - ANSWER It is a consultative process.
What is a characteristic of learning experience design?
1. It requires emerging technology integration.
2. It emphasizes the instructional delivery more than the learning process.
3. It starts with the prototype development process. 4. It helps users learn in a
human-centered and goal-oriented way. - ANSWER It helps users learn in a
human-centered and goal-oriented way.
A designer is using the learning experience design process to design and
develop a learning solution. The designer has launched the learning solution.
What is the next step based on the learning experience design process?
1. Develop prototypes of the learning solution
2. Evaluate and revise the learning solution if needed 3. Select instructional
materials for the learning solution
4. Write learning objectives for the learning solution - ANSWER Evaluate and
revise the learning solution if needed
What is considered the last step of the learning experience design process?
1. Take a good idea and turn it into a concept design 2. Evaluate and revise as
needed
3. Launch the learning solution
4. Generate ideas for how to solve the problem - ANSWER Evaluate and revise
as needed
What defines human-centered design?
1. The belief that it is important to limit the number of possible solutions to
a problem so that the process is not overwhelming
2. The belief that the key to a problem's solution is a deep understanding of
the individuals facing the problem
3. The belief that arriving at a solution occurs when a design team votes to
determine the best solution
, 4. The belief that designers know what is best for the individuals they are
designing for and that their expertise should be trusted to solve a problem -
ANSWER The belief that the key to a problem's solution is a deep
understanding of the individuals facing the problem
What is the goal of the implementation phase of human-centered learning
design?
1. To learn about the needs and goals of the stakeholders to produce
something suitable
2. To visualize multiple solutions to the identified need, discarding the bad
and improving the good
3. To provide an engaging experience that learners can relate to and that
works for them
4. To reflect on beliefs and assumptions that may interfere with progress and
working to correct them - ANSWER To provide an engaging experience that
learners can relate to and that works for them
Which question would be appropriate in guiding a designer during the
implementation phase of the human-centered learning design process?
1. How will I measure the success of my solution?
2. What are the goals and desires of my target audience?
3. How do I make sense of what I have learned about my audience?
4. What feedback will help me improve my prototype? - ANSWER How will I
measure the success of my solution?
A designer creates technical support documentation to ensure students are
comfortable using the software in the course.
Which step of ADDIE is this designer on?
1. Analyze
2. Design
3. Develop
4. Implement - ANSWER Develop
A designer discusses with the design team that only multiple-choice questions
should be used for a foundations course.
