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A and B Bursaries

cash payments toward tertiary study, awarded based on marks gained in University Entrance, Bursaries and Scholarships. An A Bursary is awarded for totals of 300 or more; a B Bursary is awarded for totals of 250 to 299.

Tahua Tāpiri A me te B He utu moni mō te akoranga kura tuatoru, tukua atu ai i runga i ngā māka i whakawhiwhia i ngā whakamātautau Whakauru Whare Wānanga, Tahua Tāpiri me te Karahipi. Ka tukua te Tahua Tāpiri A mō ngā māka tapeke nui atu i te 300; ka tukua te Tahua Tāpiri B mō ngā māka tapeke 250 ki te 299.  
ABA achievement-based assessment. ABA te aromatawai ā-paetae.  
ACC assessment of current competency. (See recognition of prior learning) ACC te aromatawai i te āheinga o ināianei (current competency). (Tirohia whakaaetanga o ngā akoranga o mua)  

accreditation

the status awarded when an organisation has shown it is capable of delivering an approved course or assess against standards on the National Qualifications Framework.
Back to A-Z menu whakamanatanga Te mana ka whakawhiwhia inā whakaatu mai ai tētahi whakahaere i tōna kaha ki te tuku i tētahi akoranga kua whakaaetia ki te aromatawai rānei i runga i ngā paerewa i te Taura Here Tohu Mātauranga o Aotearoa. Hoki ki te rārangi A-Z
ACENZ Association of Colleges of Education in New Zealand. (Go to the ACENZ website) ACENZ Ko te rōpū o ngā Kāreti Mātauranga o Aotearoa. (Haere ki te paetukutuku ACENZ)  
achievement objective

a desired learning outcome that is consistent with the aims of a programme or course.

whāinga paetae Te hua o te ako e ōrite ana ki ngā whāinga o tētahi hōtaka, tētahi akoranga rānei.  
achievement standard
a nationally registered, coherent set of learning outcomes and associated assessment criteria, together with technical and management information that supports delivery and assessment; achievement standards specify three different standards of performance and the method of assessment, which may include national external assessment. (Compare with unit standards) More details on the NCEA website.
paerewa paetae Te huinga o ngā hua o te ako kua rēhitatia e pā ana ki ngā paearu mahi, tae atu hoki ki ngā mōhiotanga hangarau, whakahaere hoki e tautoko ana i te tukunga me te aromatawai; e āta whakahua ana i ngā paerewa paetae i ngā taumata e toru o te mahi me te tikanga aromatawai, tae atu pea ki te aromatawai ā-motu i waho. (Whakatairite ki ngā paerewa) Kei te paetukutuku NCEA te roanga ake o ngā kōrero.  
ACTRAC Australian Committee on Training Curriculum. ACTRAC Te Kōmiti Marautaka Whakangungu o Ahitereiria.  
admission ad eundem statum
[at entrance level]
the means whereby students, who have completed secondary education either in a country outside New Zealand or through following a programme offered in New Zealand, that cannot be defined in terms of the common entrance standard, may have their studies recognised by the universities as equivalent to the common entrance standard. Back to A-Z menu admission ad eundem statum
[at entrance level]
Ko te huarahi e whakaaetia ai te akoranga o te ākonga i kuraina i te kura tuarua i tāwāhi, e whakaaetia ai rānei te akoranga o te ākonga i oti i a ia tētahi hōtaka kāore nei e taea te tautuhi i runga i te kaupapa whakauru e ngā whare wānanga hei akoranga ōrite ki te taumata whakauru whare wānanga.  Hoki ki te rārangi A-Z
AEC Australian Education Council. AEC Te Rūnanga Mātauranga o Ahitereiria.  
aegrotat
aegrotat tirohia whakaarohanga āroharoha.  
aim
a goal that is set for a programme.
whāinga Tētahi hua ka whakatakotoria hei whai i roto i tētahi hōtaka.  
AMAP Accreditation and Moderation Action Plan. AMAPs are developed by standard-setting bodies and cover all areas of the National Qualifications Framework. AMAPs identify the specific criteria for accreditation and outline external moderation requirements. Each unit standard and achievement standard is assigned an AMAP which can be accessed on the NZQA website. (More help with AMAPs) AMAP Te Mahere Whakamanatanga me te Whakaōrite. Ka whanaketia te AMAP e ngā whakaruruhau matua, ā, ka tae atu ki ngā wāhi ako o te Taura Here Tohu Mātauranga. Ka āta whakamārama te AMAP i ngā paearu pū e pā ana ki te whakamanatanga, ā, ka whakarārangi i ngā whakaritenga whakaōrite ā-waho. Ka tohaina ki ia paerewa ki ia paerewa paetae he AMAP ka taea te titiro i te paetukutuku o NZQA. (He āwhinatanga anō mō ngā AMAPs)  
AMPTEE Aotearoa Maori Providers of Training, Education and Employment. (Go to the AMPTEE website) Back to A-Z menu AMPTEE Ngā Kaituku Whakangungu, Mātauranga me te Mahi Maori o Aotearoa. (Tirohia te paetukutuku o AMPTEE) Hoki ki te rārangi A-Z
ANTA Australian National Training Authority. (Go to the ANTA website) ANTA Te Mana Whakangungu ā-motu o Ahitereiria. (Tirohia te paetukutuku o ANTA)  
APEC Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation. (Go to the APEC website) APEC Te Mahi Tahi ā-ohanga o Āhia-Te Moananui ā-Kiwa. (Tirohia te paetukutuku o APEC)  
APL assessment of prior learning. (See recognition of prior learning) APL te aromatawai i ngā akoranga o mua. (Tirohia te whakaaetanga o ngā akoranga o mua)  
APNZ Now - Institutes of Technology and Polytechnics of New Zealand. (Go to the ITP New Zealand website) APNZ Atu i te Hui tanguru 2004 ka noho i raro i te karangatanga Ngā Rōpū Hangarau me ngā Kuratini o Aotearoa (ITPNZ). (Haere ki te paetukutuku o ITP New Zealand)  
approval
a process of quality assuring courses and programmes against an established criteria. (See also approved course)
Back to A-Z menu whakamana Te hātepe whakaū i te kounga o ngā akoranga me ngā hōtaka i runga i ngā paearu kua whakatauhia. (Tirohia hoki te akoranga kua whakamanatia) Hoki ki te rārangi A-Z
approved course a coherent programme based on clear and consistent aims, standards and assessment practices. akoranga kua whakamanatia he hōtaka pipiri e hāngai ana ki ngā whāinga, ngā paerewa me ngā ritenga aromatawai mārama, ōrite hoki.  
APSU Aotearoa Polytechnic Students Union. APSU Te Uniana Ākonga Kuratini o Aotearoa.  
AQFAB Australian Qualifications Framework Advisory Board. (Go to the Australian Qualifications Framework website) AQFAB Te Poari Whakaruruhau Taura Here Tohu Mātauranga o Ahitereiria. (Tirohia te paetukutuku o te Taura Here Tohu Mātauranga o Ahitereiria)  
ASF Australian Standards Framework. ASF Te Anga Paerewa o Ahitereiria.  
assessment
collecting and evaluating evidence to establish the level of an individual's performance. (See also fair assessment)
Back to A-Z menu aromatawai te kohikohi me te aromātai i te taunaki mōhio hei whakatau i te kaha o te tangata. (Tirohia hoki te aromatawai tika) Hoki ki te rārangi A-Z
assessment criteria statements against which the standard of performance of an element/outcome is assessed. (te) paearu o te aromatawai He tauākī hei aromatawai i te taumata o te mahi o tētahi tīpako/hua.  
assessment method
a particular strategy used to gather evidence of achievement.
huarahi aromatawai he rautaki ka whakamahia hei kohikohi taunaki mōhio.  
assessment of current competencies
aromatawai i te āheinga o nāianei tirohia te whakaaetanga o ngā akoranga o mua  
assessment of prior learning
aromatawai i ngā akoranga o mua tirohia te whakaaetanga o ngā akoranga o mua  
assessor a person who evaluates the assessment evidence presented by learners. (See also registered assessor) Back to A-Z menu kaiaromatawai he tangata ka aromātai i te taunaki aromatawai ka tāpaetia e ngā ākonga. (Tirohia hoki te kaiaromatawai kua rēhitatia) Hoki ki te rārangi A-Z
ASTE Association of Staff in Tertiary Education. (Go to the ASTE website) ASTE Te Rōpū o Ngā Kaimahi Mātauranga Kura Tuatoru. (Tirohia te paetukutuku ASTE)  
audit
arotake tirohia arotake i te kounga  
AUS Association of University Staff. (Go to the AUS website) AUS Te Rōpū o ngā Kaimahi Whare Wānanga. (Tirohia te paetukutuku AUS)  
authenticity (of evidence) relates to assessment where the assessor must be confident that the work being assessed is attributable to the person being assessed - outside assistance must not distort the assessment. hāponotanga (o te taunaki mōhio) e hāngai ana ki te aromatawai ka ngākau titikaha te kaiaromatawai ko ngā mahi e tirohia ana he mahi nā te kaitono e aromatawaitia ana - kia kaua e uru mai he āwhinatanga mai i waho.  
AVA Advanced Vocational Award. (More details) Back to A-Z menu AVA Te Tuku Whatutoto ā-Mahi. (He kōrero anō) Hoki ki te rārangi A-Z
AVC Australian Vocational Certificate. AVC Te Pōkaitahi ā-Mahi o Ahitereiria.  
AVCC Australian Vice-Chancellors' Committee. (Go to the AVCC website) AVCC Te Komiti Whare Wānanga o ngā Kaiwhakahaere Matua o Ahitereiria. (Haere ki te paetukutuku o AVCC)  
Bachelor degree
a level 7 qualification awarded after satisfactory completion of and achievement in a course or programme that provides a systematic, research-based introduction to a coherent body of knowledge, its underlying principles and concepts, associated usages and applications, and analytical and problem-solving techniques. (See Register)
Tohu Paetahi He tohu mātauranga kaupae 7 ka whakawhiwhia ina oti pai me te whakatutukitanga i roto i tētahi akoranga, hōtaka rānei, ka tuku i te tirohanga ā-pūnaha, ka takea mai i te rangahau, ki te mātauranga pipiri, ki ōna mātāpono me ōna ariā, ōna whakamahinga me ōna whakapānga, me ngā tikanga tātari me te whakatau raruraru. (Tirohia Rēhita)  
Bursaries
common abbreviation for University Entrance, Bursaries and Scholarships. Also the awards and payments gained within that qualification.
Tahua Tāpiri Te whakapotonga e mōhiotia ana mō te Whakauru Whare Wānanga, Tahua Tāpiri me ngā Karahipi. Ka tae atu hoki ki ngā tukunga me ngā utu ka whakawhiwhia mō taua tohu mātauranga.  
CAP Committee on Academic Programmes. Back to A-Z menu CAP te Komiti mō ngā hōtaka mātauranga. Hoki ki te rārangi A-Z
CAT common assessment task. CAT he ngohe aromatawai.  
CBA competency based assessment. CBA te aromatawai i te āheinga.  
CBT competency based training. CBT te whakangungu i te āheinga.  
CEAC Colleges of Education Accreditation Committee. (More details on CEAC) CEAC Te Kōmiti Whakamanatanga o ngā Whare Takiura. (He kōrero anō mō CEAC)  
CECUA Combined Early Childhood Union of Aotearoa. Back to A-Z menu CECUA Te Uniana Kaitaunaki Kōhungahunga o Aotearoa. Hoki ki te rārangi A-Z
certificate
a document that signifies a qualification has been awarded. (See also Register and National Certificate)
tohu/tiwhikete He tuhinga e tohu ana kua whakawhiwhia he tohu mātauranga. (Tirohia anō hoki Rēhita me Pōkaitahi ā-motu)  
classification
a way of categorising a qualification. The Register uses the New Zealand standard classification of education (NZSCED) system; qualification developers and education providers nominate a NZSCED classification for their qualifications; quality assurance bodies must approve qualification titles before they can be classified. The National Qualifications Framework uses the standard classification of units and national qualifications (SCUNQ) system and NZSCED system. (More details on the NZQA website and in the Register)
whakarōpūtanga He tikanga e karangatia ai he tohu mātauranga. Ko te Rēhita ka whakamahi i te pūnaha Whakarōpū Mātauranga o Aotearoa (NZSCED); ka kōwhiri ngā kaihanga tohu mātauranga me ngā kaituku mātauranga i tētahi karangatanga NZSCED mō ā rātau tohu mātauranga; me whakamana ngā rōpū whakaū kounga i ngā taitara o ngā tohu mātauranga i mua i te karangatanga. Ko te Taura Here Tohu Mātauranga ka whakamahi i te pūnaha standard classification of units and national qualifications (SCUNQ) i NZSCED. (He kōrero anō kei te paetukutuku NZQA me te Āhurutanga)  
CNAA Council for National Academic Awards (UK). CNAA Te Rūnanga mō ngā Tukunga Mātauranga ā-motu (UK).  
compassionate consideration
a process that generates a result for examinations candidates even though all or part of an assessment has been missed due to illness or other reasons. Formerly known as aegrotat.
Back to A-Z menu whakaarohanga āroharoha He hātepe e puta ai he tukunga iho mō ngā kaitono whakamātautau ahakoa kāore e oti tētahi wāhanga, te katoa rānei o tētahi aromatawai nā te māuiui, nā te aha rānei. I mōhiotia hei tiwhikete rata (aegrotat) i mua. Hoki ki te rārangi A-Z
competence
the ability to apply particular knowledge, skills, attitudes and values to the standard of performance required in specified contexts.
āheinga te kaha ki te whakapā i ngā mātauranga, ngā pūkenga, ngā waiaro me ngā uaratanga pū ki te taumata o te mahi e hiahiatia ana i ngā horopaki kua āta whakahuatia.  
consistent refers to assessment. Assessment is consistent where, given similar circumstances the assessor would make the same judgement again and the judgement will be similar to judgements that other assessors would make. ōrite E hāngai ana ki te aromatawai. E ōrite ana te aromatawai ina rite te wāhi, ka whakatau pērā anō te kaiaromatawai, ā, ka ōrite hoki aua whakataunga ki ngā whakataunga a ētahi kaiaromatawai.  
consortium groupings of secondary schools working collaboratively to deliver typically vocational courses. rōpū Ngā whakarōpūtanga ā-kura tuarua e mahi ngātahi ana ki te tuku akoranga e hāngai ana ki te mahi.  
co-ordinating setter a subject expert who has the responsibility for preparing the examination paper and assessment schedule for an externally assessed achievement standard. (See also examiner) kaiwhakamātautau matua he tohunga mō tētahi kaupapa ako e noho haepapa ana mō te whakatika i te pukapuka whakamātautau me te papa waitohu aromatawai e pā ana ki tētahi paerewa paetae ka aromatawaitia i waho (Tirohia hoki kaiwhakamātautau)  
course (of study)
an approved course is a coherent learning or training programme that is based on clear and consistent aims, content, outcomes and assessment practices.
akoranga (hei whai) ko te akoranga kua whakamanatia hei hōtaka ako pipiri, whakangungu pipiri rānei ka taketake mai i ngā whainga, ngā mōhiotanga, ngā hua o te ako me ngā ritenga aromatawai mārama, ōrite hoki.  
credit
a numerical value assigned to a standard on the National Qualifications Framework or a qualification on the Register that represents the estimated time needed for a typical learner to demonstrate that all specified outcomes have been met. (See the Register for a fuller definition)
Back to A-Z menu whiwhinga He uara tau ka tohaina ki tētahi paerewa i runga i te Taura Here Tohu Mātauranga ki tētahi tohu mātauranga i runga i te Āhurutanga e tohu ana i te wā ka hiahiatia e te ākonga ki te whakaatu kua tutuki ngā hua o te ako ka whakaritea. (Tirohia te Āhurutanga mō te roanga atu o ngā kōrero) Hoki ki te rārangi A-Z
credit accumulation
the collecting of credits towards qualifications.
(te) whakatōpū whiwhinga te kohikohi whiwhinga mō ngā tohu mātauranga.  
credit exemption
(te) whakaaetanga o te whiwhinga kua tutuki kē (credit exemption) Tirohia te whakaaetanga o te whiwhinga.  

credit inclusion

(te) whai wāhitanga mai o te whiwhinga (credit inclusion) tirohia te whakaaetanga o te whiwhinga.  
credit recognition
a process through which credits from one qualification are recognised for another qualification but where the credits are not included within the whole system of the second qualification (ie the credits count for a specified qualification only, not all qualifications in a system). Also known as credit exemption or credit inclusion. (More details)
(te) whakaaetanga o te whiwhinga Te hātepe e whakaaetia ai ngā whiwhinga mai i 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 tutuki kē, te whai wāhitanga mai o te whiwhinga rānei. (He kōrero anō)  
credit transfer
the granting of credit towards a qualification on the basis of credit already earned in another qualification. Credits have to be recognised before they are transferred. See also credit recognition. (More details)
Back to A-Z menu (te) whakawhiti whiwhinga Te whakaaetanga o te whiwhinga ki tētahi tohu mātauranga i whai wāhi ai ki tētahi tohu mātauranga anō. Kia whakaaetia ngā whiwhinga i mua i te whakawhiti. Tirohia hoki te whakaaetanga o te whiwhinga. (He kōrero anō) Hoki ki te rārangi A-Z
critiquing independent critical evaluation of internal assessment materials for suitability and validity prior to them being used with students (te) ārohi whakawāwā tētahi aromātai whakawāwā motuhake o ngā rawa aromatawai ā-roto e pā ana ki te arotau me te pono i mua i te whakamahia e ngā ākonga  
CUAP Committee University Academic Programmes. (More details) CUAP Te Komiti o ngā Hōtaka Mātauranga Whare Wānanga. (He kōrero anō)  
degree
a qualification awarded after satisfactory completion of and achievement in a programme of advanced study taught mainly by people engaged in research and which emphasises general principles and basic knowledge as the basis for self-directed work. (See Register)
tohu paetahi, paerua (degree) he tohu mātauranga ka tukua i muri i te whakaotinga me te whakatutukitanga i tētahi hōtaka akoranga whatutoto. Ko tōna tikanga ka tukua e ngā tāngata i roto i te mahi rangahau ka whakaputaia ngā mātāpono whānui me te mātauranga taketake hei pūtake mō te mahi mā te kaitono anō hei whai. (Tirohia Te Āhurutanga)  
delivery
the various aspects of a provided learning experience, including the content and context of the programme, resources, staff, teaching and learning strategies and assessment activities.
tukunga ngā Āhuatanga o te akoranga ka tukua, tae atu ki te mōhiotanga me te horopaki o te hōtaka, ngā rauemi, ngā kaimahi, ngā rautaki o te whakaako me te ako me ngā ngohe aromatawai.  
DEETYA Department of Education, Employment, Training and Youth Affairs (Australia). DEETYA Te Tari o te Mātauranga, te Tuku Mahi, te Whakangungu me ngā Take Taiohi (Ahitereiria).  
domain
an area of learning within a sub-field of the National Qualifications Framework, as defined in the National Qualifications Framework classification system. (See also classification)
Back to A-Z menu huinga pū he wāhi ako o tētahi marau akoranga o te Te Taura Here Tohu Mātauranga, i runga anō i ngā whakamāramatanga a te pūnaha whakarōpū o te Taura Here Tohu Mātauranga (Tirohia hoki te whakarōpūtanga) Hoki ki te rārangi A-Z

 

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