The terms Competence and Performance are historically established, it is frequently observed that performance varies according to the situational con- text. A child may, in a school situation, seem to be totally incompetent and then, put into a certain play situation, may demonstrate that he really did have all the relevant knowledge, after all. Consequently, this has led some psychologists to dis- tinguish two kinds of competence; that which is the basic knowledge of the language itself and some other kind of competence that has to do with the competence of using this basic knowledge in particular situations.
Difference between
Competence and Performance
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