Ko te mahi a te hinengaro me ōna tukanga katoa, pērā i te hanga māramatanga, i te pupuri maharatanga, i te tātari kōrero, i te whakatau whakaaro, i te whakaputa whakaaro, i te arotake, i te whakaaro arorau, i te whakaaro auaha, me te whakaoti rapanga. Ko te hirikapo o te ākonga tētahi tino āhuatanga e angitu ai ia i āna mahi ako.
The set of all mental functions and processes related to constructing understanding, memory, analysing information, determining opinion, producing ideas, evaluating, thinking logically and creatively, and problem solving. A student’s cognition is a major determinant of their success as a learner.
hirikapo - mind, intellect
Ko te hihiri o tana hirikapo, he mea pūtake mai i tana tamarikitanga i ngā rekereke o ōna kaumātua.
He aha ētahi āhuatanga hirikapo motuhake e kitea ana i ngā ākonga o te kura kaupapa Māori?
Ahakoa he aha te reo, koia rā te tāhū o te hirikapo o te tangata.