Abstract
Since PISA 2000 there has been a huge international interest towards
education in Finland. Are there particular explanations to the PISA-success, a
philosophers' stone, to be found? Is it possible to export innovative
components found in Finnish schools to other countries and what exactly are
these components? Is it about accessibility? Can the successful components
be noticed and described? And why has the Finnish PISA-results in
mathematics dropped lately? Questions like these have been asked over the
years. In the paper I discuss trends in the Finnish public schooling that I find to
be of particular importance and highlight changes in the curriculum and trends
in mathematics education generally. I connect my arguments to research
findings as well as to anecdotal stories.
education in Finland. Are there particular explanations to the PISA-success, a
philosophers' stone, to be found? Is it possible to export innovative
components found in Finnish schools to other countries and what exactly are
these components? Is it about accessibility? Can the successful components
be noticed and described? And why has the Finnish PISA-results in
mathematics dropped lately? Questions like these have been asked over the
years. In the paper I discuss trends in the Finnish public schooling that I find to
be of particular importance and highlight changes in the curriculum and trends
in mathematics education generally. I connect my arguments to research
findings as well as to anecdotal stories.
| Original language | English |
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| Title of host publication | Building on the Past to Prepare for the Future |
| Subtitle of host publication | Proceedings of the 16th International Conference of The Mathematics Education for the Future Project |
| Editors | Janina Morska, Alan Rogerson |
| Place of Publication | Münster |
| Publisher | WTM-Verlag |
| Pages | 439-444 |
| ISBN (Electronic) | 978-3-95987-218-8 |
| ISBN (Print) | 978-3-95987-217-1 |
| DOIs | |
| Publication status | Published - Aug 2022 |
| MoE publication type | B3 Non-refereed article in conference proceedings |
| Event | The 16th International Conference of The Mathematics Education for the Future Project - King's College, Cambridge, United Kingdom Duration: 8 Aug 2022 → 13 Aug 2022 |
Conference
| Conference | The 16th International Conference of The Mathematics Education for the Future Project |
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| Country/Territory | United Kingdom |
| City | Cambridge |
| Period | 08/08/22 → 13/08/22 |