WGU D016 COMPREHENSIVE QUESTIONS AND DETAILED
NOTES BREAK THROUGH ASSESSMENT NEWEST UPDATED
2024
vision statement - (correct answer) a description of what the school would like to
achieve in the future; should be succinct, timely (relevant), and personal to the school
core values - (correct answer) the traits of how individuals should act and what to
base their decisions on; ex. integrity, respect, responsible, trust, honesty
conversational leadership - (correct answer) when the leader intentionally uses
conversation as a core process for creating collective intelligence, creating trust,
transparency
components to create a positive culture - (correct answer)
1)promote trust
2) establish growth-oriented culture
3) commitment to diversity/equity/inclusion
4) cultivate emotional intelligence
mission statement - (correct answer) a short sentence that defines the school's
goals, philosophies, and purpose; should guide decision making
, and inclusion through 2-way communication
trust - (correct answer) when students/staff respect the decision of the principal and
believe the principal has their best interests at heart; formed by benevolence, reliability,
competence, honesty, and openness
transparency - (correct answer) open communication of how and why decisions are
made; explains when/why information can or cannot be shared
inclusion - (correct answer) considering the gen ed classroom as the placement of
1st choice for all learners; requires the whole community and a rejection of the "that's
not my job, those are not my students" mindset
universal design - (correct answer) when educators think about their students and
their various learning styles BEFORE creating content and making
instruction/assessment decisions
rational system - (correct answer) sees organizations as machines to achieve
specific goals and focuses on efficiency/design through goals and formalization
, ex. Frederick Taylor's time and motion studies to figure out the most efficient
movements on the assembly line
goals - (correct answer) specific parameters to be met that are clear and can allow
an organization to work together towards a purpose
should direct decision making, specify tasks, and guide allocation of resources
formalization - (correct answer) the development of rules to help standardize
performance and promote rational decision-making based on facts
exception principle - (correct answer) supervisors must deal with the situations that
arise that don't fit an existing rule or regulation
natural system - (correct answer) sees organizations as social groups, uses a
human-relations approach, and views creative tension as helping to build an
organization
ex. Mary Parker Follet said that individuals bring with them their own needs, beliefs,
values, and motivations
Hawthorne Studies - (correct answer) social factors affect workers' productivity more
than environmental factors like lighting or temperature
open system - (correct answer) views organizations as systems of groups of
participants, and as NOT self-contained
says schools are affected by internal relationships and structures as well as outside
forces (like political pressures, laws, movements, and resources) that the schools try to
stabilize and integrate
social system - (correct answer) says schools interact with the external environment
and community stakeholders to meet common goals, and that schools have their own
distinct cultures
this type of system is an open system, peopled, goal-oriented, structural, normative, and
sanction-bearing
external feedback loop - (correct answer) feedback loop that indirectly evaluates
individuals by examining the behavior of a school based on community expectations,
group norms, and organizational goals
internal feedback loop - (correct answer) feedback loop that directly evaluated
individuals and informs how their behavior is viewed
feedback comes from leadership but also from informal peer groups
NOTES BREAK THROUGH ASSESSMENT NEWEST UPDATED
2024
vision statement - (correct answer) a description of what the school would like to
achieve in the future; should be succinct, timely (relevant), and personal to the school
core values - (correct answer) the traits of how individuals should act and what to
base their decisions on; ex. integrity, respect, responsible, trust, honesty
conversational leadership - (correct answer) when the leader intentionally uses
conversation as a core process for creating collective intelligence, creating trust,
transparency
components to create a positive culture - (correct answer)
1)promote trust
2) establish growth-oriented culture
3) commitment to diversity/equity/inclusion
4) cultivate emotional intelligence
mission statement - (correct answer) a short sentence that defines the school's
goals, philosophies, and purpose; should guide decision making
, and inclusion through 2-way communication
trust - (correct answer) when students/staff respect the decision of the principal and
believe the principal has their best interests at heart; formed by benevolence, reliability,
competence, honesty, and openness
transparency - (correct answer) open communication of how and why decisions are
made; explains when/why information can or cannot be shared
inclusion - (correct answer) considering the gen ed classroom as the placement of
1st choice for all learners; requires the whole community and a rejection of the "that's
not my job, those are not my students" mindset
universal design - (correct answer) when educators think about their students and
their various learning styles BEFORE creating content and making
instruction/assessment decisions
rational system - (correct answer) sees organizations as machines to achieve
specific goals and focuses on efficiency/design through goals and formalization
, ex. Frederick Taylor's time and motion studies to figure out the most efficient
movements on the assembly line
goals - (correct answer) specific parameters to be met that are clear and can allow
an organization to work together towards a purpose
should direct decision making, specify tasks, and guide allocation of resources
formalization - (correct answer) the development of rules to help standardize
performance and promote rational decision-making based on facts
exception principle - (correct answer) supervisors must deal with the situations that
arise that don't fit an existing rule or regulation
natural system - (correct answer) sees organizations as social groups, uses a
human-relations approach, and views creative tension as helping to build an
organization
ex. Mary Parker Follet said that individuals bring with them their own needs, beliefs,
values, and motivations
Hawthorne Studies - (correct answer) social factors affect workers' productivity more
than environmental factors like lighting or temperature
open system - (correct answer) views organizations as systems of groups of
participants, and as NOT self-contained
says schools are affected by internal relationships and structures as well as outside
forces (like political pressures, laws, movements, and resources) that the schools try to
stabilize and integrate
social system - (correct answer) says schools interact with the external environment
and community stakeholders to meet common goals, and that schools have their own
distinct cultures
this type of system is an open system, peopled, goal-oriented, structural, normative, and
sanction-bearing
external feedback loop - (correct answer) feedback loop that indirectly evaluates
individuals by examining the behavior of a school based on community expectations,
group norms, and organizational goals
internal feedback loop - (correct answer) feedback loop that directly evaluated
individuals and informs how their behavior is viewed
feedback comes from leadership but also from informal peer groups
