WGU D389
WGU D389 Learning Strategies in Higher
Education practice Study guide Exam 2026
Commonly recognized strategies leading to academic success - -- setting SMART goals
and keeping up with them
- maintaining a schedule for school work and managing time effectively
- access all resources available to you
In what ways do you benefit from setting and achieving meaningful goals? - -- 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.
What is a SMART Goal? - -
- specific
- measurable
- achievable
- realistic
- timely
What planning and organizational strategies could you use so that you can get
everything done in the time you have available? - -Having motive and mission for going
to school, maintain consistent sleep patterns, always carrying two gathering points with
you, listening as if you were going to teach the material to your friend, process using
what/when/where method at the end of every day, have a designated assignment time
scheduled regularly.
What are three emotional blocks to time management (include a description of each)? -
-Having major stressors causes exhaustion, mindset controls perspective, and
communication dictates how well you are able to advocate for yourself.
What are four tips to change negative self-talk? - -Become aware and pay attention to
your thinking, Reframe cognitively distorted thoughts or ways of thinking, keep a
gratitude journal, analyze thoughts more deeply for the flawed negative thinking
patterns.
How can you change your attitude to accomplish more? - -Reform negative thinking,
self-talk, and self-doubt while focusing on goals
How can you overcome self-doubt? - -Identify and list what causes the doubt, let go of
negative perceptions of reality, use positive thoughts and language, and stay steadily
focused on your goals.
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Describe the Tapering Approach study strategy: by providing the method and
advantages: - -Use and four-hour study block and divide it into one hour of studying,
followed by a ten-minute break; next is 50 min of studying and a ten-minute break, lastly
you have a 45-minute study block followed by a 5-minute break. The final two sessions
are solid 30-minute power sessions.
Identify commonly recognized strategies leading to success in studying and test-taking.
- -PQ3R, Note taking using different methods such as the outline or mind mapping,
methodical approaches, use questions to learn material.
Cornell Method: way to divide the paper that helps avoid laborious measure for
recopying notes - -Method: 2 1/1 inch left-handed margin used for labeling each idea
and detail with a key word or clue, 6 inch right-handed margin used for copying notes as
well as you can with as much information as possible
Advantages: organized and systematic for recording both notes and key ideas and main
points for reviewing notes, easy format for pulling out major concepts and ideas, simple
and efficient, saves time and effort
Outlining Method: - -Method: the most generalized information is listed as far left as
possible, where each indentation expands on the more general term before it, can have
multiple levels of specification by having multiple levels of indentations.
Advantages: well organized if done properly, outlining records content as well as
relationships, reduces editing and is easy to review by turning main points into
questions
Mind-Mapping: - -Method: visual notetaking form which relates each fact or idea to
another through circles and lines connected; maximizes active participation, affords
immediate knowledge as to its understanding and emphasizes critical thinking
Advantages: helps to track information visually, relationships and connections can be
easily seen, easy to edit, review calls for restructuring of thought processes, easily
made into other forms of notes
Charting Method: If the information is distinct or chronological, it may be helpful to set
up your paper by drawing columns and labeling appropriate headings. - -Method: main
points are listed at the tops of the columns and information is listed under the
appropriated slot on the chart
Advantages: helps track information in an organized and chronological fashion, reduces
writing necessary, easy to review for memorization and comparison or to understand
relationships,
Sentence Method: used when course content is heavy and somewhat organized, but
you don't know how it all relates - -Method: write every new thought/idea, topic, or fact
on a new line, numbering or bulleting as you progress
Advantages: slightly more organized than a paragraph, gets more or all of the
information, thinking to tract content is still limited thought.
WGU D389
WGU D389 Learning Strategies in Higher
Education practice Study guide Exam 2026
Commonly recognized strategies leading to academic success - -- setting SMART goals
and keeping up with them
- maintaining a schedule for school work and managing time effectively
- access all resources available to you
In what ways do you benefit from setting and achieving meaningful goals? - -- 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.
What is a SMART Goal? - -
- specific
- measurable
- achievable
- realistic
- timely
What planning and organizational strategies could you use so that you can get
everything done in the time you have available? - -Having motive and mission for going
to school, maintain consistent sleep patterns, always carrying two gathering points with
you, listening as if you were going to teach the material to your friend, process using
what/when/where method at the end of every day, have a designated assignment time
scheduled regularly.
What are three emotional blocks to time management (include a description of each)? -
-Having major stressors causes exhaustion, mindset controls perspective, and
communication dictates how well you are able to advocate for yourself.
What are four tips to change negative self-talk? - -Become aware and pay attention to
your thinking, Reframe cognitively distorted thoughts or ways of thinking, keep a
gratitude journal, analyze thoughts more deeply for the flawed negative thinking
patterns.
How can you change your attitude to accomplish more? - -Reform negative thinking,
self-talk, and self-doubt while focusing on goals
How can you overcome self-doubt? - -Identify and list what causes the doubt, let go of
negative perceptions of reality, use positive thoughts and language, and stay steadily
focused on your goals.
WGU D389
, WGU D389
Describe the Tapering Approach study strategy: by providing the method and
advantages: - -Use and four-hour study block and divide it into one hour of studying,
followed by a ten-minute break; next is 50 min of studying and a ten-minute break, lastly
you have a 45-minute study block followed by a 5-minute break. The final two sessions
are solid 30-minute power sessions.
Identify commonly recognized strategies leading to success in studying and test-taking.
- -PQ3R, Note taking using different methods such as the outline or mind mapping,
methodical approaches, use questions to learn material.
Cornell Method: way to divide the paper that helps avoid laborious measure for
recopying notes - -Method: 2 1/1 inch left-handed margin used for labeling each idea
and detail with a key word or clue, 6 inch right-handed margin used for copying notes as
well as you can with as much information as possible
Advantages: organized and systematic for recording both notes and key ideas and main
points for reviewing notes, easy format for pulling out major concepts and ideas, simple
and efficient, saves time and effort
Outlining Method: - -Method: the most generalized information is listed as far left as
possible, where each indentation expands on the more general term before it, can have
multiple levels of specification by having multiple levels of indentations.
Advantages: well organized if done properly, outlining records content as well as
relationships, reduces editing and is easy to review by turning main points into
questions
Mind-Mapping: - -Method: visual notetaking form which relates each fact or idea to
another through circles and lines connected; maximizes active participation, affords
immediate knowledge as to its understanding and emphasizes critical thinking
Advantages: helps to track information visually, relationships and connections can be
easily seen, easy to edit, review calls for restructuring of thought processes, easily
made into other forms of notes
Charting Method: If the information is distinct or chronological, it may be helpful to set
up your paper by drawing columns and labeling appropriate headings. - -Method: main
points are listed at the tops of the columns and information is listed under the
appropriated slot on the chart
Advantages: helps track information in an organized and chronological fashion, reduces
writing necessary, easy to review for memorization and comparison or to understand
relationships,
Sentence Method: used when course content is heavy and somewhat organized, but
you don't know how it all relates - -Method: write every new thought/idea, topic, or fact
on a new line, numbering or bulleting as you progress
Advantages: slightly more organized than a paragraph, gets more or all of the
information, thinking to tract content is still limited thought.
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