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Credit Whiwhinga

"Credit value" means the number of credits, with each credit representing ten notional learning hours.

He "uara tau" e hāngai ana ki ngā whiwhinga, arā, kotahi te whiwhinga mō ia tekau haora e mahi ana te ākonga.

Credit accumulation (Te) whakatōpū whiwhinga

The collecting of credits towards qualifications.

Ko te kohikohi whiwhinga mō ngā tohu mātauranga.

Credit exemption (Te) whakaaetanga o te whiwhinga kua tutuki kē

See credit recognition.

Tirohia te whakaaetanga o te whiwhinga.

Credit inclusion (Te) whai wāhitanga mai o te whiwhinga

See credit recognition.

Tirohia te whakaaetanga o te whiwhinga.

Credit parity Ngā whiwhinga me tōna uara

Credit parity exists between standards. Credits allocated to a standard must reflect the learning time it takes, on average nationally, for learners to meet the outcomes and achievement rerquirements of a particular standard.

Kei ia paetae tōna ake whiwhinga. Ko te rahi o ngā whiwhinga e hāngai ana ki te wā hei tūtuki i ērā paetae whakahirahira.

Credit recognition and transfer, Cross Crediting (Te) Whakaaetanga o te Whiwhinga, (Te) Whakawhiti o te Whiwhinga

"Credit recognition and transfer" means a formal process whereby credit for outcomes already achieved by a student in relation to a qualification is recognised as credit for comparable outcomes in another qualification.

Qualification and Micro-credential Listing and Operational Rules 2022

Ko te hātepe e whakaaetia ai ngā whiwhinga ma ii tētahi tohu mātauranga ki tētahi anō, engari kāore mō te katoa o te pūnaha o taua tohu mātauranga (arā, ka whai wāhi ngā whiwhinga mō tētahi tohu mātauranga kua whakaritea, kāore mō te katoa o ngā tohu mātauranga i tērā pūnaha).  Kei te mōhiotia hoki hei whiwhinga kua tūtuki kē, te whai wāhitanga mai o te whiwhinga rānei.

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Critiquing Arohaehae

Independent critical evaluation of assessment materials for suitability and validity prior to them being used with students.

He aromatawai ā-waho hei arohaehae i ngā rauemi aromatawai i mua i te tohatohatanga ki ngā ākonga.

CUAP CUAP

Committee on University Academic Programmes.

Committee on University Academic Programmes (CUAP) (external link) — Universities New Zealand

Te Komiti o ngā Hōtaka Mātauranga Whare Wānanga.

Committee on University Academic Programmes (CUAP) (external link) — Universities New Zealand