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FINLAND
Chicago Humanities Festival
9th
NOVEMBER
2013
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Equal
Society
Student
achievement
(PISA)
High
Low
High
Income
inequality
(Gini
coecient)
Successful
State
Economic
compeVVveness
Finland
#3
United
States
#7
CorrupVon
PercepVon
Index
Finland
#2
United
States
#24
PoliVcal
Empowerment
of
Women
Finland
#2
United
States
#55
To
be
a
Mother
Finland
#1
United
States
#30
Technological
Advancement
Finland
#1
United
States
#9
Global
InnovaVon
Index
Finland
#4
United
States
#10
Child
Poverty
Rate
Finland
4%
United
States
22%
Global
Gender
Gap
Index
Finland
#2
United
States
#22
The
World
vs.
Finland
Global
Educa6onal
Reform
Movement
COMPETITION
STANDARDIZATION
TEST-BASED
ACCOUNTABILITY
SCHOOL
CHOICE
EDUCATION
AS
INDUSTRY
Impact of GERM
National averages of 15-year-old students learning outcomes in mathematics 2000-2009
2000
2003
2006
2009
560
540
520
500
480
460
440
420
USA
England
Canada
Australia
Japan
New Zealand
Netherlands
Sweden
Finland
Source: OECD
Global
Educa6onal
Reform
Movement
The
Finnish
Way
COMPETITION
COLLABORATION
STANDARDIZATION
PERSONALIZATION
TEST-BASED
ACCOUNTABILITY
TRUST-BASED
RESPONSIBILITY
SCHOOL CHOICE
EQUITY
EDUCATION
AS
INDUSTRY
EDUCATION
AS
HUMAN
RIGHT
No Miracle
Student
achievement
in
reading,
mathemaVcs
and
science
(e.g.
PISA)
1. Focus on equity
Excellence
Equity
Source: OECD (2012)
Weakness
of
the
relaVonship
between
achievement
and
family
background
0
Greece
Poland
Finland
Israel
Italy
Japan
Austria
Hungary
Korea
Estonia
Luxembourg
Czech Republic
France
Denmark
Norway
Belgium (Fr.)
Iceland
Slovenia
Belgium (Fl.)
Spain
England
Ireland
Netherlands
Portugal
Germany
Russian
Australia
1100
Scotland
1200
New Zealand
Mexico
United States
2. Time to Learn
1000
900
800
700
600
500
400
300
200
100
OECD 2013
2.
Time
to
Learn
9000
8000
7000
Ages 12-14
6000
5000
4000
Ages 9-11
3000
2000
Ages 7-8
1000
Netherlands
Australia
Italy
United States
Mexico
France
England
Ireland
Spain
Belgium
Portugal
OECD average
Denmark
Austria
Japan
Greece
Germany
Norway
Korea
Sweden
Finland
OECD 2013
2.
Time
to
Learn
9000
8000
7000
2 years
Ages 12-14
6000
5000
4000
Ages 9-11
3000
2000
Ages 7-8
1000
Netherlands
Australia
Italy
United States
Mexico
France
England
Ireland
Spain
Belgium
Portugal
OECD average
Denmark
Austria
Japan
Greece
Germany
Norway
Korea
Sweden
Finland
OECD 2013
3. Enhanced Professionalism
Applicants
Accepted
Applicants and accepted to primary teacher educaVon in Finlands eight universiVes in 2013
SOCIAL CAPITAL
3. Enhanced Professionalism
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HUMAN
CAPITAL
Finnish Lessons
Equity is excellence
Student
achievement
in
reading,
mathemaVcs
and
science
(e.g.
PISA)
Excellence
Equity
Weakness
of
the
relaVonship
between
student
achievement
and
family
background
School is a team
Thank you!
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