Crosswalk (cross-walk) as a verb

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I have seen the word crosswalk (cross-walk) used as a transitive verb in the sense of align, compare, connect, link, relate, etc. (“Crosswalk your labor categories to the tasks in the statement of work.”) (“We will crosswalk your estimated costs to each of the contract tasks.”) I cannot find this usage in any dictionary, but I have seen it in some legal decisions and government documents, and I have seen some scholarly articles that mention or describe various kinds of “crosswalk analysis.”

When did this usage begin? In what field or profession?

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When did this usage begin? In what field or profession?

Renee L · Answer

This is used in terms of higher education. When students come in as transfers, they need to "crosswalk" their credits from the previous institution into credits at the new institution. I am now seeing it in K12 literature where an idea from one area (like research evidence) is being "cross-walked" into a new area (for example into teachers' practice).

Answered by Renee L on June 3, 2021

Crosswalk (cross-walk) as a verb

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