WGU D291 EXAM STUDY SHEET INCLUDING
ALL ACTUAL EXAM QUESTIONS AND
SOLUTIONS 2026.
⫸ A team of designers knows that a recent training received poor
feedback in the past. After determining the underlaying issue, the
team brainstorms ways to resolve the issue.
Which phase of the Design Thinking Process is this team of designers
in? Answer: Ideate
⫸ A designer uses the Design Thinking Process to identify a problem
and define users' needs.
Which phase of the ADDIE model does this step align with? Answer:
Analyze
⫸ A designer conducts a focus group with potential learners and
subject matter experts to review an e-learning product and provide
feedback.
Which step of ADDIE and stage of Design Thinking is this designer
applying? Answer: The evaluate step of ADDIE and the test stage of
Design Thinking.
, ⫸ Which step in the ADDIE process is similar to the ideate stage of
the Design Thinking Process? Answer: Design
⫸ Which grammar activity aligns with the behaviorist approach?
Answer: Learners edit sample sentences and then correct them using
an answer key.
⫸ A workplace training and development team is tasked with
enhancing safety across the organization.
Which approach for increasing safe behaviors in the workplace aligns
with the behaviorist approach? Answer: Trainers use a checklist of
safe practices for each job category to praise employees' safe practices
and give corrective feedback on unsafe practices.
⫸ Which learning activity aligns with the cognitivist approach?
Answer: Reflecting on prior experiences with a topic.
⫸ Which learning activity aligns with the cognitivist approach?
Answer: Learners create a poster to visually organize information
about a novel and how the novel relates to their prior life experiences.
⫸ How can a designer apply the principles of constructivism to
develop a learning activity? Answer: Offer opportunities for student-
to-student interaction and knowledge sharing.
ALL ACTUAL EXAM QUESTIONS AND
SOLUTIONS 2026.
⫸ A team of designers knows that a recent training received poor
feedback in the past. After determining the underlaying issue, the
team brainstorms ways to resolve the issue.
Which phase of the Design Thinking Process is this team of designers
in? Answer: Ideate
⫸ A designer uses the Design Thinking Process to identify a problem
and define users' needs.
Which phase of the ADDIE model does this step align with? Answer:
Analyze
⫸ A designer conducts a focus group with potential learners and
subject matter experts to review an e-learning product and provide
feedback.
Which step of ADDIE and stage of Design Thinking is this designer
applying? Answer: The evaluate step of ADDIE and the test stage of
Design Thinking.
, ⫸ Which step in the ADDIE process is similar to the ideate stage of
the Design Thinking Process? Answer: Design
⫸ Which grammar activity aligns with the behaviorist approach?
Answer: Learners edit sample sentences and then correct them using
an answer key.
⫸ A workplace training and development team is tasked with
enhancing safety across the organization.
Which approach for increasing safe behaviors in the workplace aligns
with the behaviorist approach? Answer: Trainers use a checklist of
safe practices for each job category to praise employees' safe practices
and give corrective feedback on unsafe practices.
⫸ Which learning activity aligns with the cognitivist approach?
Answer: Reflecting on prior experiences with a topic.
⫸ Which learning activity aligns with the cognitivist approach?
Answer: Learners create a poster to visually organize information
about a novel and how the novel relates to their prior life experiences.
⫸ How can a designer apply the principles of constructivism to
develop a learning activity? Answer: Offer opportunities for student-
to-student interaction and knowledge sharing.
