Reference Framework for Planning Learning and Evaluation Activities

have mastered. The teacher will give more or less weight to these aspects depending on the learning
situations he or she develops or the key moments he or she chooses, and on the students’ needs.
The competency can be developed by emphasizing some of its dimensions more than others, using
them in different complex tasks and evaluating them from different angles.
Behavioural competencies involve the performance of a selection of tasks or the production of objects
representative of the trade or occupation. For example, in a learning or evaluation situation, students
repair a device rather than answer questions about the repair (mobilization of resources in action).
In a situational competency, the goal is to examine and analyze the activity most likely to allow the
teacher to infer the students’ acquisition of the competency. For example, teamwork in the production
of a daily menu takes into account knowledge and know-how mobilized to compose a dish, organize
actions, take responsibility for the successful completion of the assigned task, cooperate with others in
complementary tasks and so on. Competencies are demonstrated as a gradual and appropriate
investment in the learning process. This same type of observation is also appropriate for recognizing
the competency and evaluating the quality of participation based on related learning.
The following diagram illustrates different ways a competency can be applied for learning and
evaluation purposes.
Ways a competency can be used for learning and evaluation purposes
Behavioural competency
Situational competency
Knowledge
and know-how
Product
Process
Knowledge and
know-how
Participation*
* The competency is multidimensional regardless of whether the emphasis is on a product, a process or
participation. Learning makes it possible to acquire new knowledge and know-how, which are mobilized to
design a product, carry out a process or participate actively in a learning or real-life work situation.
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