The document provides an introduction to education in Finland including:
- Finland has a highly regarded education system that is free and publicly funded with all having equal access.
- Education in Finland emphasizes teacher autonomy, low homework, and more time for subjects like art and music.
- Pedagogical approaches in Finland include problem-based learning, project-based learning and competence-based learning.
- Teacher education is rigorous with all teachers requiring at least a bachelor's degree and continuous professional development is emphasized.
1. Introduction to education in Finland and
some pedagogical approaches and methods
芬兰教育与教学方法
New Teachers Pre-Service Training
新教师入职培训
Chongqing University of Sciences and Technology
Chongqing, China 25. July 2017
重庆科技学院
中国,2017年7月25日
Matleena Laakso
TAMK – Tampere University of Applied Sciences
坦佩雷应用科学大学
Li Zhang, translation
TAMK & Bright Sky Consulting
坦佩雷应用科学大学,Bright Sky 教育咨询
Qui Chuan, interpreter
Some slides introducing Education in
Finland are made with Hanna Saraketo
and Juha Lahtinen (TAMK).
2. Matleena Laakso
马特莱娜·拉科索
• Master of education, teacher’s
pedagogical qualification
• Expert in teaching and learning,
specialised in ICT and
digitalisation in education and
professional development
• Expert at the School of Vocational
Teacher Education at TAMK
• WeChat ID: matleenalaakso
• 教育学硕士,具有教师教学资格
• 教学和学习领域专家,专门从事ICT和
数字化教育与职业发展等研究领域
• 坦佩雷科技大学职业教师教育学院专
家
• 微信账号:matleenalaakso
5. Finland
芬兰
Country of clean nature,
thousands of lakes and
forests and the midnight
sun.
国家自然环境纯净,有
成千上万的湖泊 与森
林,午夜还有阳光
6. Finland at a glance 芬兰概貌
• A stable, peaceful, well-organized country and EU member state
• High level of research and access to information technology
• Trust and equality among people
• The best place to be a mother – or a child
• Society where English is widely spoken
• The national education system regularly ranks among the best in the
world (e. g. in the OECD‘s PISA rankings)
• Home of Santa Claus
• 国家稳定、和平、秩序井然,是欧盟成员国
• 高水平的研究和信息技术入口
• 人民互相信任,平等友爱
• 英语在社会上广泛使用
• 是生养孩子的最佳地方
• 国家教育系统在世界上位列前茅
例如OECD‘s PISA 排名)
• 圣诞老人之家
Picture: Hietaparta CC0, Pixabay.com
13. Some key factors of Finnish education
芬兰教育的重要因素
Sanna Ruhalahti: www.slideshare.net/SannaRuhalahti/finnish-education-presentation-cavan-institute/7
• All have equal access to high-quality education
• It is free and publicly funded
• Rights to educational support
• Lifelong learning - no dead ends
• Educational autonomy and local authorities
• Quality assurance based on steering, no controlling
• Highly educated teaching personnel
• Good and well supported education & training
14. What is so special about
Finnish education?
芬兰教育的特别之处在于哪?
Finnish National Board of Education: :
www.oph.fi/download/180148_Compulsory_education_in_Finland.pdf
• Teaching is a very popular profession
• No national exams
• No teacher evaluation
• Teachers feel valued by society
• Short school days
• The amount of homework is low
• Number of lessons in art, music and physical education
have been increased
• No inspections
15.
16. School timetable (3rd class, 9 y)
学生课程表 (三年级,9岁)
Finnish
Math
PE
Finnish
Math
Finnish
Environment and
natural sciences
History
Finnish
Math
Math
Environment and
natural sciences
Art
Art
Religion/ethics
PE
PE
German
Music
German
German
Textile and
technical work
Textile and
technical work
Finnish
Kuva: Iina 7 y., CC BY-SA
17. School timetable (9th class, 15 y)
学生课程表(九年级,15岁)
Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday
German Social studies German
Math Finnish Swedish Social studies Social studies
Mother tongue
and literature
Mother tongue
and literature
Pupil
counselling
Biology/
Geography
Biology/
Geography
Germany Religion Computer
science
Swedish English
Biology/
Geography
Math Computer
science
Physics/
Chemistry
English
PE Home
economics
Math Physics/
Chemistry
PE Home
economics
Math
18.
19. The Finnish Higher Education System
芬兰高等教育系统
The Finnish higher education system comprises two parallel
sectors 芬兰高教系统包括2个平行的部门(双元模式)
• University sector 14所研究型综合大学
– 14 research universities
– number of students 168 000
– of which 18 000 doctoral students
– All institutions funded by the state and external research funding
• Universities of applied sciences sector (est. in the mid-
1990s) 24所应用科技大学
– 24 institutions
– Number of students 148 000
– All institutions funded by the state and external R&D funding
– Regional development tasks
– Bachelor’s degrees (vocational and professional degrees)
– (Professional) Master’s degrees in selected fields
20. Teacher education
教师培训
The high level of training is seen
necessary as teachers are very
autonomous professionally.
• All teachers from day-care and
preschool to university are
required a (Bachelor’s) or
Master’s or degree.
• Also pedagogical studies are
almost always required.
23. Education in Finland: 3 reasons to be
so good 芬兰教育成功的三个原因
Pictures: Matleena Laakso CC BY & Neofelis Nebulosa PD & Collusor CC0, pixabay.com
24. What would you like to copy adapt from
Finland to your work, department or
university?
你们希望从芬兰复制改进哪些做法可以应用
到你们的工作中, 院系或大学?
• Share ideas with those sitting next to you and share
one idea to our WeChat group.
25. Want to know more?
想要知道更多?
More about the Tampere Region
• studyintampere (Tredea)
• visittampere.fi (Tredea)
More About Finland
• www.studyinfinland.fi (Centre for International Mobility CIMO)
• www.visitfinland.com (Finnish Tourist Board)
More about Finnish education by Finnish National Agency for Education
• www.oph.fi/english/education_system_education_policy
• www.oph.fi/download/146428_Finnish_Education_in_a_Nutshell.pdf
31. Problem-based Learning (PBL)
as an educational strategy
基于问题式的学习
作为一种教育策略
PBL curriculum
• improves interpersonal skills
• improves work life competencies
• integrates different disciplines
• includes both individual and collaborative learning
processes
• includes independent knowledge acquisition and
shared knowledge construction
• has less contact teaching and more facilitation
32. Using problems (cases, scenarios, triggers)
as starting points for learning)
学习的起点:问题(案例、情景、抛砖引玉)
Picture: Rronis CC BY-SA, Wikimedia Commons
33. Assessment
Learning process
Problem solving process
Group process
Starting point
Brainstorming
Best ideas
Learning objects
Knowledge
sharing
Visual
synthesis
Self-study
PBL learning task
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
Tutorial-
meeting I
Tutorial-
meeting II
Tutorial is the 2 hour small
group study phase of the
PBL curriculum.
34. Assessment and feedback in PBL tutorials
基于问题式的学习教程的评估与反馈
• In the beginning of each meeting, students will
choose what they want to be observed. For example
the learning process, the problem solving, the group
process,..
• How did you give new perspectives to the group work?
• Did you present innovative ideas?
• How did you support others?
• At the end of the meeting the observer gives the
feedback individually to each member of the group
and to the teacher.
35. The final review
最后审查
• Did you deal with the right issues?
• How did you find the atmosphere of the tutorial?
• Did you say what you wanted to?
• Have you been heard?
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