Ko te māramatanga ki tētahi mea e noho mai ana ki te hinengaro o te tangata. Ka whanake haere te tātaitanga aroā o te tangata i runga anō i ōna wheako whaiaro, tāna i kite ai, tāna i rongo ai, tāna i pānui ai, i a ia ka pakeke ake.
The understanding of something within a person’s mind. A person’s schema develops in relation to their personal experience, and what they see, hear and read as they grow.
tātai - arrange, set in order
aroā - be comprehended
Ka noho kōtuitui ngā tātaitanga aroā huhua ki roto i te hinengaro o te tangata.
Ko te kaupapa o tana rangahau, ko te tātaitanga aroā o te kōhungahunga ki tenei mea te 'marae'.
Ka kitea te whāiti o tana tātaitanga aroā ki te tikanga o te kupu nei te ‘tāwāhi’, arā, ki a ia ko tētahi whenua ki tērā atu taha o te ao, koirā noa iho.