Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

student hour

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.79 in modern English

Syllables
stu-den-t hour
IPA
15
Scrabble Score
11
Letters
3
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A standardized unit in higher education used to measure instructional contact time and track student progress towards credits, typically equating to about twelve hours of class or direct instructor interaction over a semester.

American usage

noun

Alternative letter-case form of student hour.

Usage

Inflected Forms

student hours (plural)

Frequently Paired Words

Carnegie unit

Questions

What does student hour mean?
A standardized unit in higher education used to measure instructional contact time and track student progress towards credits, typically equating to about twelve hours of class or direct instructor interaction over a semester.

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