Spotlight 6: Unpacking a Reo Māori Unit Standard

Tēna koutou katoa, e ma takitaki mai ana. Hello everyone and thank you for watching. 

He kiriata tenei he whakamarama atu ai i ngā wahanga katoa o te tahi paerua ara he unit standard. The purpose of this video is to unpack and explain the workings of a unit standard. 

Ākonga can achieve two types of assessment standards: achievement standards and unit standards. Achievement standards come from the New Zealand curriculum and/or the Mārautanga o Aotearoa and they are commonly used in kura. Paerewa, or unit standards, are based on areas of skills and knowledge other than the national curriculum. They are used widely in Aotearoa, including in kura. 

As an example, let's unpack this standard  30735: Kōrero kia taumata tūāpapa te reo Māori.

Here at the top right hand corner is the paerewa number and the putanga, or version number. In this example, the paerewa number is 30735 and this is putanga rua, or version 2. 

The title of this paerewa is Kōrero kia taumata tūāpapa te reo Māori - speak basic or introductory te reo Māori. Each paerewa has whiwhinga, or a credit value. The credits represent the estimated time for ākonga to achieve the standard. Each credit represents 10 hours, including any teaching, learning and aromatawai. So there are 4 whiwhinga or credits that can be gained from this paerewa. No reira. It is estimated that most ākonga would need about 40 hours. 

This paerewa is at Kaupae tahi or Level 1, and the kaupae reflects the difficulty of the skills and knowledge that are recognized by the paerewa. The whāinga, or purpose, is straightforward and tells you what ākonga can do and/or know once they have achieved the paerewa.

For this paerewa, ākonga will be able to correctly pronounce letters, syllables, simple words, simple phrases, and sentences in te reo Māori. The whakaraupapa or classification tells you under which area of learning on the Directory of Assessment Standards the standard comes from, and the tohu or available grade for this particular standard is Paetae or Achieved. Kaiaka, Merit, and Kairangi, Excellent grades are available on some paerewa. Hoki ano, the criteria related to greater quality of performance at each level.

The kōrereo whakamārama, or guidance information tells you what you need to know and how to interpret the standard. Here, you will often find definitions, key terms used and references.

For this paerewa, tuatahi explains that consideration is required for ākonga that may learn at a different pace.

Tuarua ākonga may still be prone to making mistakes.

Tuatoru explains that the first language of ākonga may still be their primary language.

Tuawhā,  Ākonga are encouraged to follow the grammar conventions of Te Taura Whiri i te reo Māori.

Tuarima, hui nei te papakupu or glossary of common terms, mo tenei paerewa.

Tuaono states the quantifier required for the kōrero component.

No reira, kia kotahi meneti  neke atu te roa, ko te kōrero. The kōrero component for this paerewa must be at least one minute or longer in length.

We hope that you have found this video useful. Join us again for Part 2. Hoki mai ano, ko te wahanga tuarua. 

Tēnā no koutou katoa. Nau mai, hoki mai.

The tīpako, or outcomes, in a paerewa identify what ākonga need to be able to do and know to achieve the paerewa. To gain credits for any paerewa, ākonga must achieve all tīpako. In some paerewa, there are two or more tīpako. In this standard, there are five. Each tīpako has paearu mahi, or performance criteria, that explain the evidence the ākonga need to meet the requirements of the tīpako. Nō reira, me titiro tātou ki te tīpako tuatahi.

Tīpako tahi: Ka whakahua tika i ngā pū o te reo Māori. The paearu mahi, or performance criterion 1.1, is 'Ka whakaputa i ngā pū.' The whanauitanga, or range required is ngā oro kati, ngā ora puare, orotahi pūrua, pūrua (ng, wh). Tena koe kia mahara. The whānuitanga, or range statement, may differ depending on the evidence required. It is important to learn a bit about range statements in general, and kaiako should note where the range statement is placed. If written in the kōrero whakamārama, the whanuitanga applies to all tīpako, in the paerewa. If written immediately below a tīpako, it applies to all paearu mahi in that tīpako. If written immediately below a specific paearu mahi, it only applies to that paearu mahi.

He tapiri atu e hua mā. He tūmomo whanauitanga he whakaarotanga mā tātou. Tūmomo tuatahi: If there is no wording to indicate otherwise, all items in the whanuitanga must be evidenced. Tūmomo tuarua: If the wording in the final whakamārama has "Tūmomo tuarua" followed by a list of suggestions, you can consider evidence from the suggested list or from anywhere else. Tūmomo tuatoru: The whanuitanga states a minimum quantifier or amount of evidence that is required.

Mo te paearu mahi. Tahi ira tahi. Ko te whanuitanga ko tēnei. Nga oro kāti, nga oro pūare, orotahi purua, me nga purua. Nō reira, ki te tutuki pae te ākonga i nga tīpako katoa mo tēnei paerewa, ka riro i a ia e te paepae me nga whēwhenga mo te paerewa nei. Once the standard is achieved, the standard and credits will appear on the ākonga New Zealand Record of Achievement. Ka mau te wehi! Nō reira, we hope you found this video useful. Join us again for Part 3. Hei kōnā mai.

Nau mai ano koutou katoa.

Kei te mutunga o tenei paerewa, he kōrero tapirī ta.

Kōrero whakapinga: The replacement information, paerewa 7269, was replaced by four new paerewa, including this one. The next rā arotake or review date is planned for Hakihea 2023. This paerewa was first registered in Hakihea 2018 and has been reviewed once since then. That is why the current version or putanga is putanga rua.

Each paerewa has associated consent and moderation requirements, CMR, which outline requirements for consent to assess. Your kura must have consent to assist a standard before you can award it to your ākonga. Kura are automatically granted a base scope of consent to assess against standards. The base scope of assessment for schools lists the domains or areas of learning that are automatically included in the consent to assess scope of a kura. You can check out the NZQA website for the lists of domains that are included. Nō reira, hei kōrero whaka muringa.

You also have an opportunity to comment or seek clarification on any standard. So you can email your feedback through to Māori qualification services here at NZQA. Now remember, credits from unit standards can count towards NCEA or in the program leading to a relevant qualification on the New Zealand Qualifications Framework.

Tirohia te paetukutuku www.nzqa.govt.nz ki te kite i te whānuitanga o nga paerewa, tohu mātauranga Māori me nga rauemi tautoko aromatawai.

  nqs@nzqa.govt.nz.