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First of
all, notice that the expected outcome, the final product, is some observable
and assessable behaviour, what we can call the learner’s performance which
is, in practice, an action, a representative sample of what the learner can
do, the evidence that he or she has actually achieved that particular level
of competence. In practice, we could give the learner a newspaper article,
which may include photographs and captions, together with a series of
questions to answer or other activities to carry out. If the answers are
correct, if the activities are carried out in a satisfactory way, then we can
assume – mind you, assume – that she or he has achieved that competence.
However, notice that competence in itself is invisible – we can only observe,
assess, even certify, only one or more instances of performance.
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