Rauru Whakarare evaluation framework

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# Rauru Whakarare evaluation framework

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# Rauru Whakarare evaluation framework

- [What are you looking for?](https://learningessentials.auckland.ac.nz/finding-information/what-are-you-looking-for/)
  - [Identify keywords](https://learningessentials.auckland.ac.nz/finding-information/what-are-you-looking-for/#identify-keywords)
  - [Identify the type(s) of information you need](https://learningessentials.auckland.ac.nz/finding-information/what-are-you-looking-for/#identify-the-type-of-information-you-need)
- [Where to find information](https://learningessentials.auckland.ac.nz/finding-information/where-to-find-information/)
- [How to find information](https://learningessentials.auckland.ac.nz/finding-information/how-to-find-information/)
  - [Find information by type](https://learningessentials.auckland.ac.nz/finding-information/how-to-find-information/)
  - [Find information by subject](https://learningessentials.auckland.ac.nz/finding-information/how-to-find-information/#find-information-by-subject)
  - [Search Catalogues and databases](https://learningessentials.auckland.ac.nz/finding-information/how-to-find-information/#how-to-search-catalogues-and-databases)
- [How to evaluate information](https://learningessentials.auckland.ac.nz/finding-information/evaluating-sources/)
  - [Rauru Whakarare](https://learningessentials.auckland.ac.nz/finding-information/evaluating-sources/rauruwhakarare/)
  - [SIFT](https://learningessentials.auckland.ac.nz/finding-information/evaluating-sources/sift-framework/)
  - [TRAAP](https://learningessentials.auckland.ac.nz/finding-information/evaluating-sources/traap/)
- [How to find course readings](https://onlineresources.blogs.auckland.ac.nz/files/2024/07/Finding-course-readings-in-Canvas.pdf)

## **Rauru****Whakarare****Evaluation Framework**

 The Rauru Whakarare Evaluation Framework provides a kaupapa Māori-informed approach to evaluation.  

The Māori concepts contain an embedded spirituality and metaphor that is often lost in a purely literal English translation. The framework embodies the **interconnectedness** of the following elements:  

- Whakapapa – The background
- Orokohanga – The origins
- Mana – The authority
- Māramatanga – The content
- Aronga – The lens

## The Framework

This pattern is a visual depiction of how information evaluation is not a linear process. To establish which information can be trusted, multiple strategies must be woven together. 

We recommend looking at the [Rauru Whakarare Framework and descriptors](https://informationliteracyspaces.files.wordpress.com/2019/10/rauru-whakarare-framework-and-descriptors_final.pdf)  This unpacks each of the terms and offer suggestions for how to answer the questions posed in the framework.   

*The framework is available through a creative commons licence: Rauru Whakarare Information Evaluation Framework by Angela Feekery and Carla Jeffrey and is licensed under a [Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 4.0 International License](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0/).*

### Related topics

- [Reading effectively](https://learningessentials.auckland.ac.nz/reading-effectively/atuniversity/)
- [Note-taking](https://learningessentials.auckland.ac.nz/key-study-skills/note-taking/)
- [Critical thinking](https://learningessentials.auckland.ac.nz/key-study-skills/critical-thinking/)

### Workshops

- [Academic Skills: Finding information](https://auckland.campuslabs.com/engage/events?categories=19066)

See all [available workshops.](https://auckland.campuslabs.com/engage/organization/tetumuherenga)

**Short on time? Watch a video on:**

- [Finding information](https://canvas.auckland.ac.nz/courses/99789/pages/finding-information) – 5:38

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