NZQA registered unit standard
23012 version 2
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Title
Demonstrate knowledge of function and significance to explore the
value of whakairo
Level
2
Credits
5
Purpose
People credited with this unit standard are able to demonstrate
knowledge of function and significance to explore the value of
whakairo.
Classification
Whakairo > Te Ara Tauira Whakairo
Available grade
Achieved, Merit, and Excellence
Criteria for Merit
Demonstrate comprehensive knowledge of function and
significance to explore the value of whakairo
Criteria for Excellence
Demonstrate extensive knowledge of function and significance
to explore the value of whakairo
Entry information
Recommended skills
and knowledge
It is recommended that people undertaking this standard
consider working towards standards at Level 1 or above from
the subfield Reo Māori.
Explanatory notes
1
Guidelines for Tutors
Conventions – established procedures, in making art works that use particular
techniques or processes to represent, organise or interpret ideas.
Customary – in accordance with local kawa and tikanga.
Non-customary – free style carving.
Explore – learning should be systematic and exploratory across a range of whakairo
practices using a range of media.
Māori art conventions – the established application of design elements and principles
employed by Māori in making art works (e.g. tone is absent from pre-European Māori
art practice).
Social context – a situation or place where groups of people congregate to socialise
in order to promote companionship or communal activities (e.g. kapa haka
competitions, art societies).
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Value – identifies cultural beliefs through spiritual significance held within either the
social context or the objects and images. Value is sometimes perceived as mana.
2
Learning should involve the application of basic operational knowledge using readily
available information to generate expressive responses to experiences.
Learning should be teacher guided.
3
Demonstration of a comprehensive knowledge of function and significance to explore
the value of whakairo will be evidenced through:
 Explaining the value of whakairo in accordance with specific hapū/iwi kawa and
tikanga whakairo.
4
Demonstration of an extensive knowledge of function and significance to explore the
value of whakairo will be evidenced through:
 Analysing the value of whakairo in accordance with hapū/iwi kōrero and
whakapapa associated with whakairo.
Outcomes and evidence requirements
Outcome 1
Demonstrate knowledge of function and significance to explore the value of whakairo.
Evidence Requirements
1.1
Knowledge of function and significance is identified in terms of the value of
customary whakairo.
1.2
Knowledge of function and significance is identified in terms of the value of noncustomary whakairo.
Planned review date
31 December 2020
Status information and last date for assessment for superseded versions
Process
Version Date
Last Date for Assessment
Registration
1
21 May 2010
31 December 2016
Review
2
21 January 2016
N/A
Consent and Moderation Requirements (CMR) reference
0082
This CMR can be accessed at http://www.nzqa.govt.nz/framework/search/index.do.
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NZQA registered unit standard
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Please note
Providers must be granted consent to assess against standards (accredited) by NZQA,
before they can report credits from assessment against unit standards or deliver courses
of study leading to that assessment.
Industry Training Organisations must be granted consent to assess against standards by
NZQA before they can register credits from assessment against unit standards.
Providers and Industry Training Organisations, which have been granted consent and
which are assessing against unit standards must engage with the moderation system that
applies to those standards.
Requirements for consent to assess and an outline of the moderation system that applies
to this standard are outlined in the Consent and Moderation Requirements (CMR). The
CMR also includes useful information about special requirements for organisations wishing
to develop education and training programmes, such as minimum qualifications for tutors
and assessors, and special resource requirements.
Comments on this unit standard
Please contact the NZQA Māori Qualification Services mqs@nzqa.govt.nz if you wish to
suggest changes to the content of this unit standard.
NZQA Māori Qualifications Services
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