branching curriculum

noun
UK /ˈbrɑːntʃɪŋ kəˈrɪkjʊləm/
US /ˈbræntʃɪŋ kəˈrɪkjələm/

A branching curriculum is a way of learning where you can choose different paths to follow.

The school uses a branching curriculum so students can pick lessons that match their interests.


OTHER MEANINGS

2. A curriculum organized as a tree of topics where each topic leads to several possible next topics.

The online course's branching curriculum lets learners jump from basic math to either geometry or algebra.

3. A teaching plan that offers multiple routes to the same learning goal.

Teachers designed a branching curriculum so advanced and beginner students could both reach the same reading target.

4. A program structure where students select among alternative sequences of study.

Under the branching curriculum, she chose the science branch while her friend followed the arts branch.