A curriculum designed to promote critical thinking and problem-solving skills is referred to as:

A Competency-based curriculum focuses on what learners can do rather than just what they know. It emphasizes the development of specific skills, including critical thinking and problem-solving, through practical application and demonstration of mastery. This approach ensures students acquire measurable abilities relevant to real-world challenges.

• Skills-based curriculum is a broader term, but competency-based specifically links skills to measurable outcomes.
• Content-based curriculum primarily focuses on delivering specific subject matter knowledge, often through rote learning.
• Standards-based curriculum aligns learning with predefined academic standards, which may or may not explicitly prioritize critical thinking over content mastery, often focusing on assessment against benchmarks.