You have /3 articles left. Sign up for a free account or log in. In a meeting on Monday, the topic of academic rigor came up, as it does from time to time. The ...

The U.S. Army Medical Department Center and School, Health Readiness Center of Excellence, or AMEDDC&S HRCoE, developed a standard definition of "rigor". By establishing a common understanding of this ...

Ask a student to memorize a formula, and AI can do it faster. But ask them to apply it to a real-world problem, and that’s where the future of rigor lies. For decades, rigor in advanced coursework ...

We spend a lot of time teaching children to read, but not enough time teaching them to learn to love to read. This often quoted mantra comes to mind when I think about rigor. While rigor is often ...

It can seem like the two groups of instructors, both of whom care about teaching, are talking past each other — perhaps from different planets. Given all of this, some have suggested that “rigor” has ...

Yesterday’s post asked folks how they define academic rigor. I asked the right people the right question! The answers were thoughtful, wide-ranging, plentiful and sometimes even impassioned. Best.