The document discusses the competency-based approach in Peru's National Curriculum. It provides definitions for key terms like competencies, capacities, standards, and performances. It explains that the curriculum is aligned with the goals and principles of Peruvian education as outlined in law. It also evolves over time, moving from teaching transversal themes and approaches to focusing more on developing competencies in students. The competencies are meant to holistically develop students' skills, knowledge, and attitudes according to the profile of skills they should attain by the end of basic education.