Finland i Ya

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EDUCATION INFINLAND


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• History

• From the 13th century a part of Sweden• In 1809 ceded to Russia as an autonomous

Grand Duchy• Independent parliamentary democracy

since 191

• ! mem"er of the #$ since 199%

• People• &opulation %'( million• )wo o*cial lan+ua+es, Finnish and Swedish• -onetary unit the euro. /• a"our force 2(00• &u"lic ser4ice 3(5

-anufacturin+ 185 )rade 165Finance and "usiness 175

• )ransport 5• onstruction 5

!+riculture and forestry %5


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ide international interest towards Finnish schoolsystem and teacher education,

• &IS! results• )he speci:c characteristics of Finnish teacher

education

• ;u+e amount of applicants in teacher education

• Equality of education has high priority

• Education for all

• Social and regional equality

• Well-educated parents -> promotes motivation

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Life-long and life-wide learning


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TheEducation

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,+ Preschool For 6 years old children. who willstart compulsory education in thefollowin+ year =oluntary Free of char+e &ro4ided in >inder+arten or schoolen4ironment inpreinder+artenclasses %00 children in school en4ironmentclasses )o+ether 6% 5 of entire a+e +roup isparticipatin+ preschool

education? num"er is increasin+

Aims "n' 8ey Contents @&hysical and motor de4elopmentA

!ims, &hysical and motor condition.mo4ement control and "asic motors>ills shall "e trained throu+heBercise and play shall support children in actin+

independently. proacti4ely and co<operati4ely and in "ein+ "ra4e inphysical eBercise situations ontents, Daily physical eBercise and e4erydayacti4ities 2+uided and self


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7+ CO(P9EHEN!I)E!CHOOL )he comprehensi4e school

consists of 9 +rades #lementary le4el, 1s. papers. pencilsetc' early all children

299'5 complete thecom rehensi4e school

!asic Education


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• Teaching groups in "asic education are

formed according to year classes#• $uring the first si% years& instruction is usuallygiven "y the class teacher& who teaches all ormost su"'ects#

• (nstruction in the three highest forms isusually in the form of su"'ect teaching& wheredifferent su"'ects are taught "y su"'ectteachers#

• !asic education also includes pupilcounselling and& if necessary& specialeducation#


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Features of "asic education

• no admission requirements

• no charges

• a nine-year comprehensive school

•may include voluntary one-year pre-school educationand voluntary one-year additional education )*+th form,

• provides eligi"ility for all upper secondary education

• almost all Finnish children complete comprehensiveschool

• interruption and repeating a form is rare

• compulsory education is fulfilled "y completing the "asiceducation sylla"us


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eneral .pper Secondary

education• .pper secondary school offers general education for

students of a"out */-*0 years of age#

• (t continues the educational tas1 of comprehensive schooland gives students eligi"ility for all studies at the tertiary

level#• .pper secondary school ends with the matriculation

e%amination#• Since *023& instruction in upper secondary schools has

"een divided into courses& each consisting of a"out 42lessons#


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• The school year is usually divided into five or si%periods# 5 separate timeta"le is drawn up for eachperiod& concentrating on certain su"'ects#

• Students6 progress and the composition of teachinggroups thus depends on the students6 choice ofcourses#

• 7onsequently& year classes have "een a"olished in

all upper secondary schools& which now functionwithout fi%ed forms .pper secondary school studiesconsist of compulsory& specialisation and appliedcourses#

• 5ll students must complete the compulsory courses#Schools must provide specialisation courses forstudents to choose from#


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Features of .pper Secondary School

• The admission requirement for the upper secondary schoolis the completion of comprehensive school 8 .pper secondary schools select their students mainly on the "asis

of previous study record

8 5pplication ta1es place through the national 'oint applicationprocedure

• .pper secondary school gives students eligi"ility for allstudies at the tertiary level

• 9ore than half of each age group complete upper

secondary school


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9atriculation e%amination

• The 9atriculation E%amination is held twice a year& inspring and in autumn& in all Finnish upper secondaryschools& at the same time

• here are four compulsory tests in the matriculatione%amination: mother tongue& the other national language&foreign language and either mathematics or generalstudies test# (n addition& candidates may voluntarily ta1eoptional tests#

• 5 candidate must complete the e%amination during notmore than three consecutive e%amination periods# The

e%amination can also "e completed in one e%aminationperiod


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('6'(00 1%

=#) 2=ocational educationand trainin+ in Finland

• =ocational upper secondary education andtrainin+ is "ased on the "asic education sylla"us'! three


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('6'(00 16

)he content of =#) studies

• earnin+ outcomes approach in education and trainin+system

• )he scope of a 4ocational uali:cation is 1(0 credits E 3years'

90 credits of 4ocational studies includin+ at least (0 creditsof on


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olytechnic Education

• The Finnish polytechnic system was "uilt during the *00+6s tocreate a non-university sector in higher education# (t is foundedon the institutions which previously provided post-secondaryvocational education and which have "een developed to form anationwide networ1 of regional institutions of higher education&i#e# polytechnics# (n the autumn of 3++*& there were a total of 30

polytechnics#• olytechnics provide instruction for e%pert functions in the

sectors of natural resources& technology and communications&"usiness and administration& tourism& catering and institutionalmanagement& health care and social services& culture& and thehumanities and education#

• Studies leading to a polytechnic degree ta1e 4#;-


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• Hne of the most comprehensi4e

uni4ersity networ>s in #urope• 10 multii. )ur>u 2(. )ampere. Hulu. y4Js>ylJ.

oensuu. =aasa. Kuopio. Ro4aniemi• 3 uni4ersities of technolo+y

8 ;elsin>i. )ampere. appeenranta 8 L Faculty of )echnolo+y in Hulu, 7818 students

• 3 schools of economics and"usiness administration 8 ;elsin>i 2(. )ur>u 8 L Faculty of #conomics in Hulu,

10(3 students

• 7 art academies

Oulu

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HelsinkiTurku

T"mpere

L"ppeenr"nt"

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8uopio

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Uni#ersities in Finl"n' in7--3


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• There are twenty universities in Finland: ten multidisciplinary

universities& three universities of technology& three schools of

economics and "usiness administration and four art academies#

The networ1 of universities covers the different parts of the

country and provides a student place for almost one third of theage group# 5ll universities are owned "y the State#

• Universities select their own students independently.

• Various types of entrance examinations form a centralpart of the selection process.

• The total intake of the universities guarantees a studentplace for about a third of the relevant age group.

• The average duration for completing a Master's degreeis about 6. years.

.niversity Education


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• )he twoin+ hours M 60 #)S

T=o>cycle mo'el ?or


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KRIS)II! K$-&$!I#

Te"cher E'uc"tion in

Finl"n'• )eacherNs profession has a hi+h status• &opular :eld of study O hi+h uali:cations reuired

• -asterNs de+ree necessary also for primary le4el teachers

• Inte+ration of theory and practice 2)eacher trainin+ school

• &eda+o+ical >nowled+e and su"Cect >nowled+e inte+rated

• )eachers are seen as life


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Finnish Te"cher E'uc"tion h"s " lonhistory

• Teacher education for primary and secondary

schools was transferred to universities in *0=*

• Typical features

- research-"ased orientation

- continuous national and international

evaluations

- "asic core curriculum in pedagogy


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A CLA!!9OO(TEACHE9

• )he classroom teacher completes a -asterNs )hesis 2-'! and the study pro+rammeconsists of 300 study points'

• -ain su"Cect, #ducation 2170 sp-inor su"Cect 260 sp consists of all the 13school su"Cects a class teacher teaches atthe :rst 6 +rades of elementary school'

• )heory practice relation 8 !cademic tradition of research


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TEACHE9*!P9OFE!!ION

TEACHE9*! P9OFE!!ION

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TEACHIN

hat is a proper >nowled+e "ase for a +ood teacherP


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DON’T DO AS I DO, DO WHAT I SAY TO DO

TEACHERS TEACH AS THEY WERE TAUGHT


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Finland in &IS! Studies

• Finland came out top in the H#DQs(003 &IS! study of learnin+ resultsamon+ 1%


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11 o*cial eBplanations of the &IS! success"y the Finnish ational oard of #ducation

• #ual opportunities for education irrespecti4e of domicile. seB. economicsituation or mother ton+ue

• Re+ional accessi"ility of education

• o separation of seBes

• #ducation totally free of char+e

• omprehensi4e. non


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hina is switchin+ to course


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)he stren+ths of Finnishschools

• oo' te"chers• eBcient te"chin

• uni?orm $u"lity

e may ha4e somethin+ to +i4e toother countries. so they seem to thin>

@Forei+n educators in dro4es want to 4isit Finnishschools for the simple reason that they are so +ood

ely the "est on #arth'A ashin+ton&ost

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