Finnish School in International Comparison

Jouni Välijärvi; Sari Sulkunen

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Finnish School in International Comparison

In: Miracle of Education

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Jouni Välijärvi

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Traditionally, one of the strengths of the Finnish education system has been students’ advanced reading literacy skills. In PISA assessments, the proficiency levels for mathematics and science have also been high in Finland. Albeit the average level of Finnish student performance has slightly declined in the latest PISA assessments, Finland is still among the highest-ranking countries in the world. The variation between individual students and between schools, in particular, has remained below the international average. The Finnish school system provides highly equal educational opportunities irrespective of the students’ socio-economic background and place of residence. In Finland the correlations between students’ engagement, self efficacy and reading habits with their cognitive outcomes are higher than in any other country. Their reading habits have changed rapidly in recent years, however, which indicates the deep impact of the new media on students’ attitudes, motivation and behaviour at school. This challenges schools to reform their instructional practices to raise the level of cognitive performance. The national curriculum reform is promoting necessary changes on both the national and individual school level. Also new projects to reshape teachers’ professional development and to promote the use of digital learning environments at school have been launched.

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Miracle of Education

The Principles and Practices of Teaching and Learning in Finnish Schools

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Print Publication Date:: 01 Jan 2016

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