WGU D842 CON1 : ETHICAL DECISIONS ON
STUDENT PRIVACY AND AI IN EDUCATION
PRACTICE EXAMINATION 2026
QUESTIONS WITH ANSWERS GRADED A+
◍ What organization did Minerva High School contract to improve student
outcomes?.
Answer: Hephaestats
◍ An auditor tries to test the existence of bias within an artificial intelligence
(AI) system. The auditor needs to determine if the model's predictions are
equivalent across each protected class. What is the auditor testing for based
on a fairness metric?.
Answer: Equal representation
◍ A patient visited a primary care doctor for headaches and was referred to a
specialist clinic that deals with neuroimaging. After visiting the specialist,
the patient receives results that do not seem to match their symptoms. After
calling the clinic, the patient discovers that their electronic health records
(EHRs) from the primary care provider were mismatched with another
patient's records when the patient visited the specialist. What is the cause of
the mismatch?.
Answer: The lack of a nationwide unique patient identifier impedes
error-free matching of an individual's files.
◍ A government contractor is rebuilding a telecommunications network. One
of the contractor's employees discovers that the company is participating in
illegal and unethical acts to defraud the government. The employee
considers filing a lawsuit against the company on behalf of the government.
Which law protects the employee if the lawsuit is filed?.
, Answer: False Claims Act
◍ An IT company holds itself accountable for how its actions affect its
shareholders, consumers, employees, community, the environment, and
suppliers. What is this company demonstrating?.
Answer: Corporate social responsibility
◍ How might schools include stakeholders in decision-making about AI
systems?.
Answer: By involving them in discussions about values and means of
achieving educational ends.
◍ What was the graduation rate at Minerva High School after implementing
Hephaestats?.
Answer: 85 percent
◍ Individuals need to be given an opportunity to correct inaccurate
information held about them in databases. Which societal impact drives this
capability?.
Answer: Companies make decisions based on accurate data
◍ What recent developments does Hephaestats' system incorporate?.
Answer: Machine learning techniques.
◍ What was the main ethical objection regarding the use of student data?.
Answer: Lack of consent and potential violation of privacy norms
◍ What was one of the ethical objections related to transparency?.
Answer: The process for evaluating risk was not scrutinizable by students,
parents, or teachers
◍ A healthcare company decides to adopt an artificial intelligence (AI)
solution to help identify which doctors and drugs will provide the greatest
value to patients. The data team is feeding four years of data into the system,
including pharmacy and insurance claims. Based on this data, the AI will
make recommendations based on which doctors and drugs should result in
the best healthcare outcomes for patients. A data scientist is concerned about
, the disparate data sources and the fact that all information about a patient's
medical history and ongoing treatment will be easily accessible. What
should the data scientist provide to the AI to ensure a comprehensive data
set?.
Answer: Electronic health record (EHR)
◍ What is the relationship between data science and educational outcomes in
this case study?.
Answer: Data science was used to identify at-risk students and improve
educational strategies.
◍ What did the term 'AI' imply about the technology used by Hephaestats?.
Answer: It imbued the technology with mystique and authority
◍ What was the main concern of students, parents, and teachers regarding the
new system at Minerva High School?.
Answer: Privacy concerns related to the vast amounts of data being handed
over.
◍ A police department employee has access to data related to an ongoing
investigation. A local politician whom the employee supports has come
under investigation. The employee accesses the data relating to the
investigation and provides the file to the politician anonymously. How
should this behavior be classified?.
Answer: Corruption
◍ A computer science student downloads a pirated copy of a movie and shares
it with friends. What has the student infringed upon?.
Answer: Copyright
◍ What ethical considerations arise from the use of nudging in education?.
Answer: Questions about who decides what the 'right' decisions are for
students.
◍ A company releases a new financial software package. Along with the
installation program, the company includes a written assurance that the
program meets appropriate levels of quality. It also provides for specific
STUDENT PRIVACY AND AI IN EDUCATION
PRACTICE EXAMINATION 2026
QUESTIONS WITH ANSWERS GRADED A+
◍ What organization did Minerva High School contract to improve student
outcomes?.
Answer: Hephaestats
◍ An auditor tries to test the existence of bias within an artificial intelligence
(AI) system. The auditor needs to determine if the model's predictions are
equivalent across each protected class. What is the auditor testing for based
on a fairness metric?.
Answer: Equal representation
◍ A patient visited a primary care doctor for headaches and was referred to a
specialist clinic that deals with neuroimaging. After visiting the specialist,
the patient receives results that do not seem to match their symptoms. After
calling the clinic, the patient discovers that their electronic health records
(EHRs) from the primary care provider were mismatched with another
patient's records when the patient visited the specialist. What is the cause of
the mismatch?.
Answer: The lack of a nationwide unique patient identifier impedes
error-free matching of an individual's files.
◍ A government contractor is rebuilding a telecommunications network. One
of the contractor's employees discovers that the company is participating in
illegal and unethical acts to defraud the government. The employee
considers filing a lawsuit against the company on behalf of the government.
Which law protects the employee if the lawsuit is filed?.
, Answer: False Claims Act
◍ An IT company holds itself accountable for how its actions affect its
shareholders, consumers, employees, community, the environment, and
suppliers. What is this company demonstrating?.
Answer: Corporate social responsibility
◍ How might schools include stakeholders in decision-making about AI
systems?.
Answer: By involving them in discussions about values and means of
achieving educational ends.
◍ What was the graduation rate at Minerva High School after implementing
Hephaestats?.
Answer: 85 percent
◍ Individuals need to be given an opportunity to correct inaccurate
information held about them in databases. Which societal impact drives this
capability?.
Answer: Companies make decisions based on accurate data
◍ What recent developments does Hephaestats' system incorporate?.
Answer: Machine learning techniques.
◍ What was the main ethical objection regarding the use of student data?.
Answer: Lack of consent and potential violation of privacy norms
◍ What was one of the ethical objections related to transparency?.
Answer: The process for evaluating risk was not scrutinizable by students,
parents, or teachers
◍ A healthcare company decides to adopt an artificial intelligence (AI)
solution to help identify which doctors and drugs will provide the greatest
value to patients. The data team is feeding four years of data into the system,
including pharmacy and insurance claims. Based on this data, the AI will
make recommendations based on which doctors and drugs should result in
the best healthcare outcomes for patients. A data scientist is concerned about
, the disparate data sources and the fact that all information about a patient's
medical history and ongoing treatment will be easily accessible. What
should the data scientist provide to the AI to ensure a comprehensive data
set?.
Answer: Electronic health record (EHR)
◍ What is the relationship between data science and educational outcomes in
this case study?.
Answer: Data science was used to identify at-risk students and improve
educational strategies.
◍ What did the term 'AI' imply about the technology used by Hephaestats?.
Answer: It imbued the technology with mystique and authority
◍ What was the main concern of students, parents, and teachers regarding the
new system at Minerva High School?.
Answer: Privacy concerns related to the vast amounts of data being handed
over.
◍ A police department employee has access to data related to an ongoing
investigation. A local politician whom the employee supports has come
under investigation. The employee accesses the data relating to the
investigation and provides the file to the politician anonymously. How
should this behavior be classified?.
Answer: Corruption
◍ A computer science student downloads a pirated copy of a movie and shares
it with friends. What has the student infringed upon?.
Answer: Copyright
◍ What ethical considerations arise from the use of nudging in education?.
Answer: Questions about who decides what the 'right' decisions are for
students.
◍ A company releases a new financial software package. Along with the
installation program, the company includes a written assurance that the
program meets appropriate levels of quality. It also provides for specific
