NZQA registered unit standard
Title
Teach poi
Level
6
13369 version 4
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Credits
25
Purpose
People credited with this unit standard are able to: demonstrate
the ability to impart the history and tikanga associated with poi;
demonstrate the performance of poi for teaching purposes; and
manage teaching poi in an environment that is all-inclusive,
safe, and enhances teaching practice.
Classification
Māori Performing Arts > Māori Performing Arts Teaching
Available grade
Achieved
Entry information
Recommended skills
and knowledge
It is recommended that people undertaking this unit standard
are working towards unit standards at level 5 or above from the
subfield Reo Māori.
Explanatory notes
1
This unit standard is intended for teachers and tutors of poi and is to be assessed in
the teaching situation.
2
Assessment will include a performance of those taught by the candidate being
assessed against this unit standard, however, the performance will not necessarily
determine the outcome of the final assessment of the candidate.
3
Those being assessed against this unit standard must select and teach at least one
item from each of - single short, double short, single long, double long, quadruple
long.
4
Assessment against this unit standard must be verified by a Kapa Haka expert and/or
kaumātua.
5
Iwi variation (uniqueness) is incorporated into assessment of this unit standard, and
refers to the origins of the poi, kupu, sound, stance, movement and/or imagery
conveyed by a particular iwi.
6
Glossary
Āhuatanga refers to the style or manner in which the poi item is performed.
Range
may include but is not limited to – stance, kupu, beat, tempo.
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History refers to the kaupapa of, and the reason for, a composition; the composer,
and when it was composed.
Range
examples of kaupapa for composition may include but are not limited to
– poroporoaki, whakanui, whakapapa, whakatoi, whakahāwea, pōhiri,
whakautu, whakaora, whakamaumahara, ngahau, aroha, tangi, karakia.
Whakapapa in the context of this unit standard refers to the sequential order of
events that led to the poi item being composed.
Learners in the context of this unit standard refer to those who have been taught poi
by the candidate undertaking assessment against this unit standard.
Feedback in the context of this unit standard refers to the learner’s understanding of
the content, application of words, and physical interpretation of each poi item.
Feedback may be conveyed orally, visually or in the written form.
Physical interpretation in the context of this unit standard refers to the appropriate
body movements that portray the essential message of the kupu and kaupapa of the
poi item.
Performance in the context of this unit standard refers to the performance in a style
that demonstrates an understanding of the content, the meaning of the kupu and poi
of the item.
Outcomes and evidence requirements
Outcome 1
Demonstrate the ability to impart the history and tikanga associated with selected poi
items.
Evidence requirements
1.1
The history, whakapapa and āhuatanga of the selected poi items are
demonstrated to learners according to iwi variation.
1.2
Kupu and language features used within the poi items are analysed, explained
and communicated according to the iwi variation attributed to the item.
1.3
Communication of tikanga associated with each of the poi items is reflected in
learner feedback and performance.
Outcome 2
Demonstrate the performance of poi items for teaching purposes.
Evidence requirements
2.1
Features of physical interpretation appropriate to the poi items are
demonstrated, analysed, explained and communicated for the purposes of
teaching.
2.2
The instructional language used in the demonstration is appropriate for the poi
items and the teaching situation and purpose.
Range
Te Reo Māori, English.
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Demonstration displays facilitation skills suited to the teaching situation.
may include but is not limited to – oral, physical, visual, written;
evidence of at least one is required.
Range
2.4
Demonstration for teaching purposes recognises skill level and identified
individual needs of learners.
2.5
Communication of knowledge and skills is reflected in learner feedback and
performance.
Outcome 3
Manage teaching poi in an environment that is all-inclusive, safe, and enhances teaching
practice.
Evidence requirements
3.1
Management and organisation are appropriate to the teaching and learning
outcomes, and fosters engagement.
Range
3.2
group and each individual within a group.
Teaching practices demonstrate safe practice.
Range
3.3
cultural, gender.
Teaching processes are suited to the teaching situation and enhance teaching
practice.
Range
includes but is not limited to tutor planning, preparation and
evaluation documentation.
Planned review date
31 December 2017
Status information and last date for assessment for superseded versions
Process
Version Date
Last Date for Assessment
Registration
1
23 January 1998
31 December 2016
Review
2
21 November 2001
31 December 2016
Review
3
9 December 2010
N/A
Rollover and
Revision
4
15 October 2015
N/A
Consent and Moderation Requirements (CMR) reference
0149
This CMR can be accessed at http://www.nzqa.govt.nz/framework/search/index.do.
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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 (CMRs). 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 NZQA Māori Qualifications Services mqs@nzqa.govt.nz if you wish to
suggest changes to the content of this unit standard.
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