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[26] [27] Finnish education reformer Pasi Sahlberg attributes Finland's high educational achievements to its emphasis on social and educational equality and stress on cooperation and collaboration, as opposed to the competition among teachers and schools that prevails in other nations. [28]
The compulsory educational system in Finland consists of a nine-year comprehensive school from 1st to 9th grade, (Finnish peruskoulu, Swedish grundskola, "basic school"), and with new legislation, the compulsory education was expanded to ages of 7 to 18 and to include upper secondary school (Finnish lukio, Swedish gymnasium) or vocational ...
Health education; The emblem of the Finnish Matriculation Examination Board. The exam takes place at schools according to minute regulations laid out by the national board. Each exam takes six hours. After the exam, the teachers grade the papers and send the graded papers to the national board which then re-grades every paper.
The Finnish Education Evaluation Centre (FINEEC) is an independent government agency that evaluates education in Finland and the work of Finnish education providers from early childhood education to higher education. It also produces information for education policy decision-making and the development of education.
The Finnish National Agency for Education (OPH, Opetushallitus) [1] is a Finnish agency under the Ministry of Education and Culture, responsible for the development of early childhood education, pre-school and basic education, morning and afternoon activities, upper secondary education, basic vocational education, adult education, liberal arts and basic arts education.
Sloyd (Swedish slöjd), also known as educational sloyd, is a system of handicraft-based education started by Uno Cygnaeus in Finland in 1865. The system was further refined and promoted worldwide, and was taught in the United States until the early 20th century. It is still taught as a compulsory subject in Finnish, Danish, Swedish and ...
Finnish grade English explanation US equivalent [3] German equivalent [3] Dutch Equivalent [4] Greek Equivalent [5] 5 excellent A 1.0 10 10 4 very good B+ 1.7 9 9 3 good B− 2.3 8 8 2 satisfactory C− 3.0 7 7 1 pass D 3.7 6 6 0 fail / insufficient F 5.0 fail / insufficient < 5
This category collects all articles about education in Finland. Please use the respective subcategories. Subcategories. This category has the following 14 ...