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8/17/2019 Finnish Education Reform

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FINNISH’sEducation

Reform

Comparative Education class

Hanna Vanya

Dahee Shin


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Contents

1 The Glory of Finnish Education

2 Dawn of The Finnish Education

3 The Change of Finnish Education System

4 Discussion

5 Conclusion


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“What is Finnisheducation?”


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Finnish Education in General

Colonized for 700years

12~17c

18~19cAfter Independence

•

Fewer Resources• Disadvantageous position

☞ There was nothing they had!


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Education was the LAST resourcesfor SERVIVAL

“We cannot afford to lose even only one student's talent”

☞ There must be no losers in Education


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In 1980s

US and UK

“competiton”

Finland

“cooperation”

'Efficient' methods forHuman Resources

Development

☞ no selecting, tracking, orstreaming students


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Cooperative Learning

Absolute Evaluation

There is noRanking,

But only PersonalAchievement

In Finnish ReportCard


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TEST aftercomprehensive School

(9 years)The Low achievementstudents and school

Special education within theclassroom and instructional

efforts

(50% Bigger Budget allocation ofcompared to normal children)


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Other Features of the Finnish Education

• Provides Education and Meals with FREE for comprehensive school

• Teachers in Finland are all reqired to have a master’s degree


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Other Features of the Finnish Education

• Students get plenty of teacher interaction


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“Was it

Successful?”


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The Glory of Finnish Education

PISA 2012: Variation in Mathematics Performance

Low achievement Gap


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High Ranking in PISA

literacy Score : 1st

mathematical

literacy Score : 4th

Scientific literacy

Score : 3rd


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High Ranking in PISA


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The Dawn of Finnish Education

Fallen Ranking in PISA


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Why?

Performed in basic-level courses in education☞ Avoid difficult problems1


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Why?

Nelglect to develop Finland’s own schoolsystem2

”Some argue that complacency and focus

on explaining the past to thousands ofeducation tourists have shifted attention

away from developing Finland’s own schoolsystem .”


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Why?

Achievement Gap Between ImmigrantStudents3

20092~30020121270

15% of Entire Students

But, 100 points gap ☞ 2-3 years gap


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The Change ofFinnish Education

System


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Content of teachingPedagogy &

School practices

should be reviewed and renewed in relation to thechanges in the operating environment and skills


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1

Phenomenon-based

Learning

Schools Decide The

Programmes

Student

Involved In

Lesson Design


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Phenomenon-based

Learning

Reality:With the new basic school reform all children will learn viaperiods looking at broader topics, such as the EuropeanUnion, community and climate change, or 100 years of

Finland’s independence, which would bring inmulti-disciplinary modules on languages, geography,

sciences and economics.

Rumors:Math, History, English and Art will be abandoned.


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SchoolDecides TheProgrammes

Education governance is highly decentralized, givingFinland’s 320 municipalities significant amount of freedomto arrange schooling according to the local circumstances. Central government issues legislation, tops up local funding of schools, and provides a guiding framework for wha

t schools should teach and how.

Finland’s National Curriculum Framework is a loose common standard that steers curriculum planning at the le

vel of the municipalities and their schools. It leaveseducators freedom to find the best ways to offer good

teaching and learning to all children. Therefore, practicesvary from school to school and are often customized to

local needs and situations.


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StudentInvolved InLessonDesign

NCF 2016 states that students must be involved in the

planning of phenomenon-based study periods and that they

must have voice in assessing what they have learned from it.

Finland’s students will be involved in planning these new,

interdisciplinary projects, and will be expected to evaluate

their success.


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What is changed within the subject?

Pupil’s minimum amount of lessons is 222 in grades 1-9

More lesson hours to:o Social studies (+2)o Physical education (+2)o Music and visual arts (+1+1)

Integrated environmental studies in grades 1-6, including:o Biologyo Geographyo Physicso Chemistry

o Health studies

More varied language programo State supports financially municipalities in providing extra

language studies


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2

What will education mean in the future? What types of

competencies will be needed? What kind of practiceswould best produce the desired education and learning?

------VISION------


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School as a Learning

Community

Changing Role Of Students

Working together, participation

Inquiry-based and creative learning

World Of Change

Environmental issues, globalization, economy

World of work, technology, diversity of society

Changing Role Of Teachers And Teaching

Learning conception

Working together and building learning entities

Changing Concepts Of Learning And

Competence

Wide and transversal, ethical,

sustainable

Interaction, learning to learn,

working with knowledge


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FOCUS

To prepare students of future working life.The reforms reflect growing calls in the UK – not least from the Confederation of British Industry and Labor's Shadow Education Secretary Tristram Hunt – for education to promote

character, resilience and communication skills, rather than just pushing children through “

exam factories”.

Our way of teaching is outdatedSubject-specific lessons – an hour of history in the morning, an hour of geography in the af

ternoon – are already being phased out for 16-year-olds in the city’s upper schools.

Kids listen to lectures, take standardized tests, are issued standardized report cards and do

n’t get enough free play during recess.


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3

The Main Objectives For Education:

“Developing schools as learning communities, and Emphasizing the

joy of learning and a collaborative atmosphere, as well as promotin

g student autonomy in studying and in school life – these are some

of our key aims in the reform” Irmeli Halinen, head of curriculum development at the Finnish National Board of Education

Growth towardshumanity andResponsiblecitizenship

Promotingeducation,

equality, andlifelonglearning.

NecessaryKnowledgeand skills


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How do you think of

Finnish Education after

listening to ourpresentation?


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Do you think the newest

Finish Education Policy will

be successful to improve

kids education?


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Is it good or bad to test

all the countries with

different background

with one standard test

like PISA?


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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UCipU26dLj0


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CONCLUSION


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