ako pāpaku

surface learning

Mātauranga

Education

He Tautuhinga | Definitions

  • He rautaki ako e aro ana ki te āta maumahara noa i ngā mātauranga, ā, i te nuinga o te wā kāore he māramatanga hōhonu, he hāngaitanga rānei e kitea.
  • A strategy focused on memorising information passively, often without deep understanding or the ability to apply it meaningfully.

He Tauira | Example

I te kura, kāore e pai te ako pāpaku mō te rangahau pūtaiao.
At school, surface learning is not ideal for science research.