WGU D291 EXAM GUIDE QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS (VERIFIED AND
WELL DETAILED ANSWERS GRADED A+)
LATEST UPDATE 2025/2026
Instructional Design -- CORRECT ANSWER - - systematically creating
instructional content and assessments aligned with the learning needs of the target
audience.
- work in particular order to achieve a set of specific learning goals.
How many parts are there to the instructional design process? -- CORRECT
ANSWER - 1. Learner analysis
2. Needs analysis
3. Goal statement
4. Learning objectives
,5. Learning structure and sequence (Architecture)
6. Alignment assessments and learning objectives
7. Learner engagement and transformation
8. Learning materials
9. Program Assessment tools
10. Program implementation
11. Program Analysis evaluation
What does human centered design focus on? -- CORRECT ANSWER - Empathy
for learners
What are the parts of human centered desgin? -- CORRECT ANSWER - 1.
application of learning
2. prior experience
3. needs
4. identities
5. culture
6. education
7. environment
8. context
What are the three phases of human centered design? -- CORRECT ANSWER -
1. inspiration - better understand people
2. ideation
3. implementation - test ideas
,What three characteristics does a human centered design solution require? --
CORRECT ANSWER - 1. Viable
2. Desirable
3. Feasible
What are the steps for a human centered design? -- CORRECT ANSWER -
Design, Develop, Test/Launch, Evaluate
What does ADDIE stand for -- CORRECT ANSWER - Analysis
Design
Development
Implementation
Evaluation
Describe experience design? -- CORRECT ANSWER - - cultural relevance
- perceptual psychology
- context
- activities
- motivations
- audience characterization
- defines tangible versus intangible outcomes
- value to users
Describe interaction design? -- CORRECT ANSWER - - information architecture
, - user interface
- content strategy
- visual representation
- behavior of interactions
- technology
Describe user experience design? -- CORRECT ANSWER - - information
architecture
- user interface
- content strategy
- visual representation
- behavior of interactions
- technology
What does ADDIE focus on? -- CORRECT ANSWER - learning goals,
objectives, content, relevant sources
What does SAM stand for? -- CORRECT ANSWER - Successive Approximation
Model
What does SAM focus on? -- CORRECT ANSWER - learning objectives, rapid,
content
What does UbD stand for? -- CORRECT ANSWER - Understanding by Design
ANSWERS (VERIFIED AND
WELL DETAILED ANSWERS GRADED A+)
LATEST UPDATE 2025/2026
Instructional Design -- CORRECT ANSWER - - systematically creating
instructional content and assessments aligned with the learning needs of the target
audience.
- work in particular order to achieve a set of specific learning goals.
How many parts are there to the instructional design process? -- CORRECT
ANSWER - 1. Learner analysis
2. Needs analysis
3. Goal statement
4. Learning objectives
,5. Learning structure and sequence (Architecture)
6. Alignment assessments and learning objectives
7. Learner engagement and transformation
8. Learning materials
9. Program Assessment tools
10. Program implementation
11. Program Analysis evaluation
What does human centered design focus on? -- CORRECT ANSWER - Empathy
for learners
What are the parts of human centered desgin? -- CORRECT ANSWER - 1.
application of learning
2. prior experience
3. needs
4. identities
5. culture
6. education
7. environment
8. context
What are the three phases of human centered design? -- CORRECT ANSWER -
1. inspiration - better understand people
2. ideation
3. implementation - test ideas
,What three characteristics does a human centered design solution require? --
CORRECT ANSWER - 1. Viable
2. Desirable
3. Feasible
What are the steps for a human centered design? -- CORRECT ANSWER -
Design, Develop, Test/Launch, Evaluate
What does ADDIE stand for -- CORRECT ANSWER - Analysis
Design
Development
Implementation
Evaluation
Describe experience design? -- CORRECT ANSWER - - cultural relevance
- perceptual psychology
- context
- activities
- motivations
- audience characterization
- defines tangible versus intangible outcomes
- value to users
Describe interaction design? -- CORRECT ANSWER - - information architecture
, - user interface
- content strategy
- visual representation
- behavior of interactions
- technology
Describe user experience design? -- CORRECT ANSWER - - information
architecture
- user interface
- content strategy
- visual representation
- behavior of interactions
- technology
What does ADDIE focus on? -- CORRECT ANSWER - learning goals,
objectives, content, relevant sources
What does SAM stand for? -- CORRECT ANSWER - Successive Approximation
Model
What does SAM focus on? -- CORRECT ANSWER - learning objectives, rapid,
content
What does UbD stand for? -- CORRECT ANSWER - Understanding by Design