În prezent, procesul educațional este plasat într-un alt context social şi cultural, iar elevul de astăzi este orientat să aleagă din mai multe alternative. Un prim element, care face posibil acest lucru, îl constituie conceptul de performanță şi valorile ei pedagogice.

In present, the educational process is placed in a different social and cultural context. Today the student is oriented to the choice of many alternatives. A first element that makes this possible is the concept of pedagogical performance and its values. Performance is a general concept that signifies a significant achievement, exceptional performance of a task to certain standards of fairness.