WGU D094 EDUCATIONAL PSYCHOLOGY COMPLETE STUDY SHEETS 2026 |
PIAGET, VYGOTSKY, ERIKSON, BANDURA | OA EXAM PREP GUIDE
WGU D094
Educational Psychology and
Development of Children & Adolescents
2026/2027 UPDATED STUDY SHEETS
Piaget's Cognitive Development | Vygotsky's Sociocultural Theory
Complete Coverage: Theories, Stages, Applications, Key Terms & OA Prep
SHEET 1: Course Overview & Key Domains
D094 covers how children and adolescents grow cognitively, socially,
emotionally, and physically — and how these factors shape learning in school
settings.
Core Domains of Development
Domain What It Covers
Cognitive How children think, reason, solve
problems, and develop memory &
language
Social How children interact with others, form
relationships, develop empathy
,Emotional Self-regulation, emotional intelligence,
attachment, identity formation
Physical/Motor Brain development, gross/fine motor skills,
puberty, sensory processing
Language Phonological awareness, vocabulary,
syntax, reading development
Key Theorists at a Glance
Theorist Theory Core Idea
Jean Piaget Cognitive Children construct
Development knowledge through stages;
thinking is qualitatively
different at each stage
Lev Vygotsky Sociocultural Learning is social;
Theory adults/peers scaffold
learning within the Zone of
Proximal Development
Erik Erikson Psychosocial 8 stages of identity conflicts
Development from birth to old age; trust vs.
mistrust through integrity vs.
despair
Urie Ecological Development shaped by
Bronfenbrenner Systems nested systems:
microsystem, mesosystem,
exosystem, macrosystem,
chronosystem
Albert Bandura Social Learning / Learning through
Social Cognitive observation, imitation; self-
efficacy central to motivation
and behavior
B.F. Skinner Behaviorism Behavior is shaped by
reinforcement
(positive/negative) and
punishment
, Sigmund Freud Psychosexual Unconscious drives shape
Development personality through oral,
anal, phallic, latency, genital
stages
Lawrence Moral 3 levels/6 stages from self-
Kohlberg Development interest to universal ethical
principles
PIAGET, VYGOTSKY, ERIKSON, BANDURA | OA EXAM PREP GUIDE
WGU D094
Educational Psychology and
Development of Children & Adolescents
2026/2027 UPDATED STUDY SHEETS
Piaget's Cognitive Development | Vygotsky's Sociocultural Theory
Complete Coverage: Theories, Stages, Applications, Key Terms & OA Prep
SHEET 1: Course Overview & Key Domains
D094 covers how children and adolescents grow cognitively, socially,
emotionally, and physically — and how these factors shape learning in school
settings.
Core Domains of Development
Domain What It Covers
Cognitive How children think, reason, solve
problems, and develop memory &
language
Social How children interact with others, form
relationships, develop empathy
,Emotional Self-regulation, emotional intelligence,
attachment, identity formation
Physical/Motor Brain development, gross/fine motor skills,
puberty, sensory processing
Language Phonological awareness, vocabulary,
syntax, reading development
Key Theorists at a Glance
Theorist Theory Core Idea
Jean Piaget Cognitive Children construct
Development knowledge through stages;
thinking is qualitatively
different at each stage
Lev Vygotsky Sociocultural Learning is social;
Theory adults/peers scaffold
learning within the Zone of
Proximal Development
Erik Erikson Psychosocial 8 stages of identity conflicts
Development from birth to old age; trust vs.
mistrust through integrity vs.
despair
Urie Ecological Development shaped by
Bronfenbrenner Systems nested systems:
microsystem, mesosystem,
exosystem, macrosystem,
chronosystem
Albert Bandura Social Learning / Learning through
Social Cognitive observation, imitation; self-
efficacy central to motivation
and behavior
B.F. Skinner Behaviorism Behavior is shaped by
reinforcement
(positive/negative) and
punishment
, Sigmund Freud Psychosexual Unconscious drives shape
Development personality through oral,
anal, phallic, latency, genital
stages
Lawrence Moral 3 levels/6 stages from self-
Kohlberg Development interest to universal ethical
principles
