Performance Improvement vs Learning

Performance improvement is generally the intended outcome of learning, right? So, why do we tend to address them separately? People are far more likely to ask me if I am learning a lot in school versus whether my performance as an instructional designer is improving – which should be the desired outcome, right? However, I haven’t jumped on the “performance improvement” wagon myself and I’m trying to figure out why. Everything I have read so far regarding performance improvement makes sense, but I can’t shake the perception that it applies in a transfer of knowledge / work setting context. Anyone care to share your opinion?

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