Instructional Rigor, Relevance and Instructional Quality

The quadrants pull together the rigor and relevance dimensions:

• Quadrant A represents simple recall and basic application of knowledge.

• Quadrant B represents applying the knowledge across a variety of situations.

• Quadrant C represents more complex thinking but without a broader context and in one discipline.

• Quadrant D embraces higher levels of knowledge and their application to real-world, unpredictable situations that involve more than one discipline.

Source: https://www.hmhco.com/blog/rigor-and-relevance-framework