Abstract
The article compares Denmark and Finland in order to understand the differences between the relative successes of their school systems. In OECD’s PISA studies, Finnish students repeatedly achieve the highest Nordic scores in reading, science and math, while Danish students score lower. Even though Denmark has one of the world’s most expensive educational systems, the Finnish school system is the World’s best both in terms of quality and equity. The difference between the two national systems mainly rests with differences in how much they are able to raise the level of the 25 percent weakest learners. There is a number of classroom related reasons why the Finnish school system produces a better outcome for the weakest learners. The article underlines the need to focus more on good classroom management and better basic teacher training in Denmark. It also suggests the need for increased knowledge about inclusive classroom practices and the use of teaching assistants.
Highlights
Artiklen søger på et komparativt dansk-finsk grundlag at præsentere en række forklaringer på den finske PISA-succes.[1]
Flere unge finner har dog mod på og held med at starte egne virksomheder end tilsvarende danske, så måske er det så som så med den højt besungne danske kreativitet? Og på ét blødt område overhaler finnerne os klart, nemlig vedrørende det, der i OECD-sprog kaldes „equity“ – altså „lighed“
Denne gruppe omfatter både en meget stor gruppe „risikoelever“, dvs. elever med en svag socioøkonomisk baggrund, men også en mindre gruppe af meget dygtige elever, ofte fra den anden ende af det socioøkonomiske spektrum
Summary
Andel med manglende kompetencer kompetencer (niveau 5 og 6) (niveau 1a, 1b og derunder). Man hører ofte den påstand, at der i de finske PISAundersøgelser skulle der være en eller anden „ordning“, således at svagt fungerende elever (fx indvandrere eller „diagnosebørn“) ikke er med i opgavebesvarelserne i samme omfang som i andre lande. Jeg kan her påpege, at der absolut ikke er noget belæg for denne påstand. I Helsinki kan man nu også finde skoler, der ligesom i fx Ishøj, Vollsmose og Gjellerup, har et meget stort antal tosprogede elever fra Somalia, Mellemøsten og andre steder i den 3. Lad os i det følgende se på nogle af disse andre faktorer
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