paired-choice schedule

noun
UK /peəd tʃɔɪs ˈʃɛdjuːl/
US /pɛrd tʃɔɪs ˈskɛdʒuːl/

A plan where you get to pick one of two things.

The teacher used a paired-choice schedule so Mia could choose between drawing and reading.


OTHER MEANINGS

2. A teaching tool that offers two activities at a time to help a child choose.

The therapist set up a paired-choice schedule with blocks or puzzles.

3. A way to record which of two options a person picks during a task.

His paired-choice schedule showed he almost always chose the music activity.

4. A structured routine where each step gives a choice between two items.

The morning paired-choice schedule let Leo pick juice or milk at breakfast.