Ko te mahi a te hinengaro me ōna tukanga katoa, pērā i te hanga māramatanga, te pupuri maharatanga, te tātari kōrero, te whakatau whakaaro, te whakaputa whakaaro, te arotake, te whakaaro arorau, te hanga whakaaro auaha, te pohewatanga me te whakaoti rapanga. Ko te hirikapo o te ākonga te tino āhuatanga e angitu ai ia i āna mahi ako.
The set of all mental functions and processes related to constructing understanding, memory, analysing, thinking logically and creatively, imagination 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 rerekētanga o te hirikapo o te ākonga o te kura kaupapa Māori me te kura Pākehā?
Ahakoa he aha te reo, koia rā te tāhū o te hirikapo o te tangata.