Reference Framework for Planning Learning and Evaluation Activities

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Having analyzed the teaching and evaluation references, teachers are now ready to plan and
implement learning and evaluation activities 15 in line with the program. Let’s take a look at the basic
instructional planning tools and the related development activities.
The basis for instructional planning
For teaching:
The program of study, on
which are based
For evaluation:
The evaluation specifications for
certification purposes, on which are based
learning activities
evaluation activities to
support learning
evaluation activities for the purpose of
certification
4.1 Developing learning and evaluation activities
Teachers list a variety of learning activities based on the different components of the program. These
activities could be used to develop knowledge and know-how, thereby constructing the action
underlying the application of the competency. The objective is to apply the competency in learning
situations involving tasks performed under conditions that resemble very closely those in the
workplace. A number of approaches are possible:
• One approach consists in addressing each element of the competency with a view to applying the
entire competency later on, in a comprehensive task. This approach makes it possible to address
knowledge and know-how or elements of the comptency in less complex situations. The activities
could involve the performance of certain operations or subtasks in accordance with a
predetermined performance level. Gradually, requirements increase, as the students construct their
knowledge and know-how and transfer them to different contexts.
• Another approach consists in presenting the competency in a complex situation or comprehensive
task in order to gradually identify the simpler elements and underlying knowledge and know-how.
Once the competency has been broken down and examined (e.g. design plan, list of components,
knowledge and know-how), the overall competency is addressed once again, either during the
15. Learning activities are intended to help students acquire learning in order to develop the competency in question. They can
be prepared for one or more elements of the competency or for one or more competencies.
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