WGU D664 Learners and Learning Science Objective Assessment
EXAM
(2025/2026) QUESTIONS AND (elaborated) ANSWERS WITH
COMPLETE SO
LUTIONS
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1. Students are more motivated to learn when they are interested,
have a sense of autonomy, and understand the purpose behind
what they are learning.: - Motivation & Purpose
2. Thinking deeply about the to-be-learned material helps students
pay atten-tion, build memories, and make meaning out of what
they are learning.: Deep Thinking (Encoding)
3. Learning involves effort, mistakes, reflection, and refinement of
strategies.-
: Learning as a Process
4. Students' physical health—including nutrition, sleep, and exercise—
impacts learning.: Physical Well-being
5. The entire environment (space, temperature, lighting) can affect
learning.: -
Learning Environment
6. Collaboration and social interaction can enhance learning by
encouraging deeper processing and engaging the 'social brain.':
Social Interaction
7. Students learn best when they feel safe and connected.: Safety &
Connection
8. Communicating high expectations and supporting learners at
the edge of their abilities helps them reach their potential.: High
Expectations & Support
9. Spacing out learning and mixing different content improves
retention and understanding.: Spacing & Interleaving
10. Practicing recalling information strengthens memory and
helps students apply what they've learned flexibly.: Retrieval Practice
11. Age: 0-2; Learning through senses and movement; Object
permanence develops.: Sensorimotor
12. Age: 2-7; Use of symbols (language!); Egocentrism: can't
see others' per-spectives; Struggles with conservation.:
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, WGU D664 Learners and Learning Science Objective Assessment
EXAM
(2025/2026) QUESTIONS AND (elaborated) ANSWERS WITH
COMPLETE SO
LUTIONS
Study online at
https://quizlet.com/_i1d6v1
Preoperational
13. Age: 7-11; Logical thinking about concrete events;
Understand conserva-tion; Can classify and organize objects.: Concrete
Operational
14. Age: 12+; Abstract and hypothetical thinking; Can think
about morality, algebra, and futures.: Formal Operational
15. Age: 0-1; Basic Question: 'Can I trust the world?': Trust vs.
Mistrust
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EXAM
(2025/2026) QUESTIONS AND (elaborated) ANSWERS WITH
COMPLETE SO
LUTIONS
Study online at
https://quizlet.com/_i1d6v1
1. Students are more motivated to learn when they are interested,
have a sense of autonomy, and understand the purpose behind
what they are learning.: - Motivation & Purpose
2. Thinking deeply about the to-be-learned material helps students
pay atten-tion, build memories, and make meaning out of what
they are learning.: Deep Thinking (Encoding)
3. Learning involves effort, mistakes, reflection, and refinement of
strategies.-
: Learning as a Process
4. Students' physical health—including nutrition, sleep, and exercise—
impacts learning.: Physical Well-being
5. The entire environment (space, temperature, lighting) can affect
learning.: -
Learning Environment
6. Collaboration and social interaction can enhance learning by
encouraging deeper processing and engaging the 'social brain.':
Social Interaction
7. Students learn best when they feel safe and connected.: Safety &
Connection
8. Communicating high expectations and supporting learners at
the edge of their abilities helps them reach their potential.: High
Expectations & Support
9. Spacing out learning and mixing different content improves
retention and understanding.: Spacing & Interleaving
10. Practicing recalling information strengthens memory and
helps students apply what they've learned flexibly.: Retrieval Practice
11. Age: 0-2; Learning through senses and movement; Object
permanence develops.: Sensorimotor
12. Age: 2-7; Use of symbols (language!); Egocentrism: can't
see others' per-spectives; Struggles with conservation.:
1/
6
, WGU D664 Learners and Learning Science Objective Assessment
EXAM
(2025/2026) QUESTIONS AND (elaborated) ANSWERS WITH
COMPLETE SO
LUTIONS
Study online at
https://quizlet.com/_i1d6v1
Preoperational
13. Age: 7-11; Logical thinking about concrete events;
Understand conserva-tion; Can classify and organize objects.: Concrete
Operational
14. Age: 12+; Abstract and hypothetical thinking; Can think
about morality, algebra, and futures.: Formal Operational
15. Age: 0-1; Basic Question: 'Can I trust the world?': Trust vs.
Mistrust
2/
6
