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 whakaaro arorau, i te whakaaro tūrehurehu, i te arotake whakaaro, i te whakaaro auaha, 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, abstract thinking, evaluating ideas, thinking 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 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.