model-centered curriculum
nounA school plan where learning is built around examples that students can copy and practice.
The art teacher used a model-centered curriculum, showing students finished paintings before they made their own.
OTHER MEANINGS
2. A course design that organizes lessons around a central model or prototype students study and imitate.
In the robotics class, the model-centered curriculum had teams rebuild a working robot step by step.
3. An approach where a single exemplar text or problem serves as the anchor for all activities.
The writing unit used a model-centered curriculum, with one great story guiding every lesson.
4. A training plan in which learners observe an expert model before trying the skill themselves.
The cooking school's model-centered curriculum let students watch the chef before cooking.