WGU D291 COMPREHENSIVE 2026 EXAM QUESTIONS AND
SOLUTIONS GRADED A+
✔✔Which scenario demonstrates the identify desired results stage of Understanding by
Design? - ✔✔The designer establishes instructional goals to clarify what students
should understand and be able to do with what they learn.
✔✔A designer uses the Design Thinking Process to identify a problem and define users'
needs.
Which phase of the ADDIE model does this step align with? - ✔✔Analyze
✔✔Which steps in the ADDIE process is similar to the ideate stage of the Design
Thinking Process? - ✔✔Design
✔✔Which grammar activity aligns with the behaviorist approach? - ✔✔Learners edit
sample sentences and then correct them using an answer key.
✔✔How can a designer apply the principles of constructivism to develop a learning
activity? - ✔✔Offer opportunities for student-to-student interaction and knowledge
sharing.
✔✔An instructor wants to implement the mastery approach in their classroom. How
should the instructor determine which students are experiencing a learning gap? -
✔✔Have students take a quiz to see which questions they answer incorrectly.
✔✔How is competency-based education different from traditional education? - ✔✔It
increases opportunities for choice and flexibility in how students learn.
✔✔Which learning activity aligns with the remember level in Bloom's taxonomy? -
✔✔Students participate in a game to memorize new Spanish vocabulary.
✔✔Which learning activity aligns with the evaluate level in Bloom's taxonomy? -
✔✔Students assess whether their websites run properly.
✔✔A learning experience requires learners to complete basic algebra activities before
watching video tutorials on advanced algebra concepts.
Which of Merrill's First Principles of Instruction aligns with this learning activity? -
✔✔Activation
, ✔✔Learners are asked to review French vocabulary words they already know before
learning a new set of more complex vocabulary words derived from that basic
vocabulary.
Which of Merrill's First Principles of Instruction aligns with this learning activity? -
✔✔Activation
✔✔ Instructional Design - ✔✔- systematically creating instructional content and
assessments aligned with the learning needs of the target audience.
- work in particular order to achieve a set of specific learning goals.
✔✔How many parts are there to the instructional design process? - ✔✔1. Learner
analysis
2. Needs analysis
3. Goal statement
4. Learning objectives
5. Learning structure and sequence (Architecture)
6. Alignment assessments and learning objectives
7. Learner engagement and transformation
8. Learning materials
9. Program Assessment tools
10. Program implementation
11. Program Analysis evaluation
✔✔What does human centered design focus on? - ✔✔Empathy for learners
✔✔What are the parts of human centered desgin? - ✔✔1. application of learning
2. prior experience
3. needs
4. identities
5. culture
6. education
7. environment
8. context
✔✔What are the three phases of human centered design? - ✔✔1. inspiration - better
understand people
2. ideation
3. implementation - test ideas
✔✔What three characteristics does a human centered design solution require? - ✔✔1.
Viable
2. Desirable
3. Feasible
SOLUTIONS GRADED A+
✔✔Which scenario demonstrates the identify desired results stage of Understanding by
Design? - ✔✔The designer establishes instructional goals to clarify what students
should understand and be able to do with what they learn.
✔✔A designer uses the Design Thinking Process to identify a problem and define users'
needs.
Which phase of the ADDIE model does this step align with? - ✔✔Analyze
✔✔Which steps in the ADDIE process is similar to the ideate stage of the Design
Thinking Process? - ✔✔Design
✔✔Which grammar activity aligns with the behaviorist approach? - ✔✔Learners edit
sample sentences and then correct them using an answer key.
✔✔How can a designer apply the principles of constructivism to develop a learning
activity? - ✔✔Offer opportunities for student-to-student interaction and knowledge
sharing.
✔✔An instructor wants to implement the mastery approach in their classroom. How
should the instructor determine which students are experiencing a learning gap? -
✔✔Have students take a quiz to see which questions they answer incorrectly.
✔✔How is competency-based education different from traditional education? - ✔✔It
increases opportunities for choice and flexibility in how students learn.
✔✔Which learning activity aligns with the remember level in Bloom's taxonomy? -
✔✔Students participate in a game to memorize new Spanish vocabulary.
✔✔Which learning activity aligns with the evaluate level in Bloom's taxonomy? -
✔✔Students assess whether their websites run properly.
✔✔A learning experience requires learners to complete basic algebra activities before
watching video tutorials on advanced algebra concepts.
Which of Merrill's First Principles of Instruction aligns with this learning activity? -
✔✔Activation
, ✔✔Learners are asked to review French vocabulary words they already know before
learning a new set of more complex vocabulary words derived from that basic
vocabulary.
Which of Merrill's First Principles of Instruction aligns with this learning activity? -
✔✔Activation
✔✔ Instructional Design - ✔✔- systematically creating instructional content and
assessments aligned with the learning needs of the target audience.
- work in particular order to achieve a set of specific learning goals.
✔✔How many parts are there to the instructional design process? - ✔✔1. Learner
analysis
2. Needs analysis
3. Goal statement
4. Learning objectives
5. Learning structure and sequence (Architecture)
6. Alignment assessments and learning objectives
7. Learner engagement and transformation
8. Learning materials
9. Program Assessment tools
10. Program implementation
11. Program Analysis evaluation
✔✔What does human centered design focus on? - ✔✔Empathy for learners
✔✔What are the parts of human centered desgin? - ✔✔1. application of learning
2. prior experience
3. needs
4. identities
5. culture
6. education
7. environment
8. context
✔✔What are the three phases of human centered design? - ✔✔1. inspiration - better
understand people
2. ideation
3. implementation - test ideas
✔✔What three characteristics does a human centered design solution require? - ✔✔1.
Viable
2. Desirable
3. Feasible
