WGU D094 EDUCATIONAL PSYCHOLOGY PRE-
ASSESSMENT
ACTUAL QUESTIONS WITH CORRECT
VERIFIED ANSWERS 2026/2027 LATEST UPDATE
What does metacognition encourage students to do? -
✔✔✔ANSWER>>>>Reflect on what they have learned.
T or F: Maslow and other humanistic psychologists believe that
students are self-motivated to improve because they want to reach self-
actualization. - ✔✔✔ANSWER>>>>True: Though Maslow believed
that self-actualization was not possible until more basic needs have
been met, like other humanistic psychologists, he theorized that people
are all motivated to self- actualize.
A teacher always has peanut butter crackers in their desk for hungry
students. Would this meet a basic need? - ✔✔✔ANSWER>>>>Yes;
Teachers must attend to physiological needs like hunger before students
will be able to strive toward maximizing their academic skills.
A teacher makes it a point to "check in" with all students to make sure
they have a safe place to go after school. Would this meet a basic need? -
✔✔✔ANSWER>>>>Yes; Making sure students have a safe and secure
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,place to go after school will help satisfy their safety needs. Those needs
must be satisfied before self-actualization can occur.
A teacher calls parents when students are not completing homework.
Would this meet a basic need? - ✔✔✔ANSWER>>>>No; While
homework completion is important, it is not considered a basic need.
Maslow's model postulated that basic needs must be satisfied before
students can focus their attention on academics.
A teacher allows for extra credit points for students who are receiving
a failing grade in class. Does this meet a basic need? -
✔✔✔ANSWER>>>>No; According to Maslow's model, things like
extra credit will not motivate students when they have concerns about
physiological and safety needs.
What is the correct order for the basic model of motivation? -
✔✔✔ANSWER>>>>Needs > behavior action > goals and
achievement
What is an intrinsic motivation? - ✔✔✔ANSWER>>>>A second-
grade student reads as many books about dinosaurs as she can find
because she wants to learn all about dinosaurs.
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,Which teacher behavior promotes growth mindset? -
✔✔✔ANSWER>>>>Creating a supportive environment that coaches
students to succeed
T or F: Cooperative and collaborative learning experiences generally
result in increased student achievement - ✔✔✔ANSWER>>>>True
A student writes down the group's ideas as group members come up
with them. Which cooperative/collaborative learning role fits this
student? - ✔✔✔ANSWER>>>>scribe
A student presents the group's findings to the teacher and class. Which
cooperative/collaborative learning role fits this student? -
✔✔✔ANSWER>>>>speaker
This student asks the teacher for clarification of the assignment as
needed. Which cooperative/collaborative learning role fits this student?
- ✔✔✔ANSWER>>>>inquirer Which learning model has learners of
different ability levels work together and has learning activities that are
typically led by teachers? - ✔✔✔ANSWER>>>>Cooperative learning
Which learning model focuses on exploring a question or having
learning activities focus on the process of learning more than the final
product? - ✔✔✔ANSWER>>>>Collaborative learning
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, W - ✔✔✔ANSWER>>>>
Within a classroom, students begin with teacher-led instruction, then
move to collaborative activities and stations before moving yet again to
computer stations and online learning.
This classroom is set up in the . - ✔✔✔ANSWER>>>>station rotation
model
When students rotate out of a learning lab to do their online learning
that is using what type of
model - ✔✔✔ANSWER>>>>flex model
What is a key advantage of project-based learning (PBL)? -
✔✔✔ANSWER>>>>PBL allows students to test their critical
thinking and tackle difficult problems.
Which instructional practice reflects a belief in the theory of
constructivist teaching? - ✔✔✔ANSWER>>>>A math teacher shows
students one way of solving an algebraic equation. Then the teacher
challenges students to think of two additional ways to solve the same
equation.
Which statement about inquiry-based learning is correct? -
✔✔✔ANSWER>>>>The inquiry approach focuses on using and
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ASSESSMENT
ACTUAL QUESTIONS WITH CORRECT
VERIFIED ANSWERS 2026/2027 LATEST UPDATE
What does metacognition encourage students to do? -
✔✔✔ANSWER>>>>Reflect on what they have learned.
T or F: Maslow and other humanistic psychologists believe that
students are self-motivated to improve because they want to reach self-
actualization. - ✔✔✔ANSWER>>>>True: Though Maslow believed
that self-actualization was not possible until more basic needs have
been met, like other humanistic psychologists, he theorized that people
are all motivated to self- actualize.
A teacher always has peanut butter crackers in their desk for hungry
students. Would this meet a basic need? - ✔✔✔ANSWER>>>>Yes;
Teachers must attend to physiological needs like hunger before students
will be able to strive toward maximizing their academic skills.
A teacher makes it a point to "check in" with all students to make sure
they have a safe place to go after school. Would this meet a basic need? -
✔✔✔ANSWER>>>>Yes; Making sure students have a safe and secure
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,place to go after school will help satisfy their safety needs. Those needs
must be satisfied before self-actualization can occur.
A teacher calls parents when students are not completing homework.
Would this meet a basic need? - ✔✔✔ANSWER>>>>No; While
homework completion is important, it is not considered a basic need.
Maslow's model postulated that basic needs must be satisfied before
students can focus their attention on academics.
A teacher allows for extra credit points for students who are receiving
a failing grade in class. Does this meet a basic need? -
✔✔✔ANSWER>>>>No; According to Maslow's model, things like
extra credit will not motivate students when they have concerns about
physiological and safety needs.
What is the correct order for the basic model of motivation? -
✔✔✔ANSWER>>>>Needs > behavior action > goals and
achievement
What is an intrinsic motivation? - ✔✔✔ANSWER>>>>A second-
grade student reads as many books about dinosaurs as she can find
because she wants to learn all about dinosaurs.
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,Which teacher behavior promotes growth mindset? -
✔✔✔ANSWER>>>>Creating a supportive environment that coaches
students to succeed
T or F: Cooperative and collaborative learning experiences generally
result in increased student achievement - ✔✔✔ANSWER>>>>True
A student writes down the group's ideas as group members come up
with them. Which cooperative/collaborative learning role fits this
student? - ✔✔✔ANSWER>>>>scribe
A student presents the group's findings to the teacher and class. Which
cooperative/collaborative learning role fits this student? -
✔✔✔ANSWER>>>>speaker
This student asks the teacher for clarification of the assignment as
needed. Which cooperative/collaborative learning role fits this student?
- ✔✔✔ANSWER>>>>inquirer Which learning model has learners of
different ability levels work together and has learning activities that are
typically led by teachers? - ✔✔✔ANSWER>>>>Cooperative learning
Which learning model focuses on exploring a question or having
learning activities focus on the process of learning more than the final
product? - ✔✔✔ANSWER>>>>Collaborative learning
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, W - ✔✔✔ANSWER>>>>
Within a classroom, students begin with teacher-led instruction, then
move to collaborative activities and stations before moving yet again to
computer stations and online learning.
This classroom is set up in the . - ✔✔✔ANSWER>>>>station rotation
model
When students rotate out of a learning lab to do their online learning
that is using what type of
model - ✔✔✔ANSWER>>>>flex model
What is a key advantage of project-based learning (PBL)? -
✔✔✔ANSWER>>>>PBL allows students to test their critical
thinking and tackle difficult problems.
Which instructional practice reflects a belief in the theory of
constructivist teaching? - ✔✔✔ANSWER>>>>A math teacher shows
students one way of solving an algebraic equation. Then the teacher
challenges students to think of two additional ways to solve the same
equation.
Which statement about inquiry-based learning is correct? -
✔✔✔ANSWER>>>>The inquiry approach focuses on using and
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