GRAMMAR DETAIL

に応じて

according to · depending on

Indicates adjusting a response or content to suit differences in a situation or standard.

Examples

参加者の経験に応じて、課題の難しさを調整する。

We adjust the difficulty of the assignments according to the participants' experience.

参加者の年齢に応じて、説明を変えた。

I changed the explanation according to the participants' ages.

天候に応じて試合の時間を変更します。

We will change the game time depending on the weather.

Structure: Add に応じて（におうじて） to a noun denoting a standard or situation to express a response suited to it.
Basic usage: 参加者の経験に応じて、課題の難しさを調整する。 describes adjusting difficulty to differences in participants' experience.

A difference and an adjustment to it
- 年齢によって理解が違う states a difference by age, while 年齢に応じて説明を変える states an adjustment to that difference. に応じて highlights variation suited to the situation.
A noun-modifying form
- 経験に応じた課題 is a noun phrase for tasks suited to experience. Here 応じた describes how the tasks fit the standard rather than separately reporting a past event.