Definition of child-centered - Reverso English Dictionary

Adjective

education

focused on each child's individual needs and personality

The school uses a child-centered approach to teaching.

development

designed to promote a child's personal qualities

The program is child-centered, encouraging creativity and self-expression.

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Origin of child-centered

English, child (young person) + centered (focused)

Examples of child-centered in a sentence

The curriculum was designed to be child-centered.
Their teaching method is child-centered, focusing on individual growth.
The curriculum is child-centered, tailored to each student's needs.

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French:axé sur l'enfant, ...
German:kindzentriert, kinderfreundlich, ...
Italian:incentrato sul bambino, ...
Spanish:centrado en el niño, infantil, ...
Portuguese:centrado na criança, ...
Chinese:以孩子为中心的, 以儿童为中心的, ...
Japanese:子供中心の, 子供を重視した, ...
Arabic:متمحور حَوْلَ الطِّفْل, مُرَكَّز حَوْل الطِّفْل, ...
Hebrew:מְמוּקָּד יֶלֶד, מוּכְוָן יֶלֶד, ...
Russian:ориентированный на ребенка, ...
Ukrainian:орієнтований на дитину, ...
Hindi:बाल-केंद्रित, बच्चा-केंद्रित, ...
Bengali:শিশু-কেন্দ্রিক, শিশু-উন্নয়নমূলক, ...
Catalan:centrat en l'infant, orientat al nen, ...
Czech:na dítě zaměřený, zaměřený na dítě, ...
Danish:børnecentreret, børnefokuseret, ...
Dutch:kindgericht, ...
Greek:παιδοκεντρικός, παιδοκεντρικό, ...
Hungarian:gyermekközpontú, ...
Khmer:ផ្តោតលើកុមារ, យកកុមារជាមជ្ឈមណ្ឌល, ...
Korean:아동 중심의, 아동 중심적, ...
Persian:کودک‌محور, توسعه‌دهنده کودک, ...
Polish:dzieciocentryczny, ...
Portuguese (BR):centrado na criança, ...
Romanian:centrat pe copil, ...
Swedish:barncentrerad, ...
Thai:เด็กเป็นศูนย์กลาง, เน้นเด็ก, ...
Turkish:çocuk merkezli, ...
Vietnamese:lấy trẻ làm trung tâm, tập trung vào trẻ, ...

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