Comparative Education

Topic : Comparison of Finland education system with Pakistan.

Presented to: Sir Shameem
Presented by : Group 1
Group members are :
01: Azra Parveen
06 : Ramsha Naeem
09 : Maria Abbas
15 : Saima Batool
Outlines
•Introduction
• National goals, vision and mission
• Education infrastructure in Finland
• Curriculum and teaching methodology
• Financing
• Evaluation system
• Academic teacher's qualification
• Administration of Finnish education system
• Achievements
• Issues and challenges
• Comparison with Pakistan
• Suggestion and Conclusion
Comparative education
• A study of how the philosophy, objectives and aims, policy and
practice of education in other countries influence the general
development, policy and practice of education in a particular
country.
Introduction

Finland is a country located in Northern Europe bordering the

Baltic Sea, Gulf of Bothnia, and the Gulf of Finland. Neighboring
countries include Sweden, Russia, and Norway, with Estonia lying
to its south across the Gulf of Finland.Finland is one of the world’s
most northern and geographically remote countries and is subject
to a severe climate.
National goal Vision and mission
• Finland’s main goal is to eradicate poverty and reduce
inequalities.
• Improve the Quality of vocational education and training
• Increase the attractiviness of VET.
• Incourage students to improve their Professional skills.
• Vision
• VFIS is an international school with concurrent English medium
and bilingual programmes.
Mission
• VFIS aims to inspire its students to be caring and balanced,
enabling them to lead rewarding personal and professional lives.
Students will gain the necessary skills, competences and
character qualities to successfully navigate the challenges and
opportunities of an ever-changing world. Their actions should
be driven by an international mindset.
Curriculum and teaching methodology
• Finland has a national core curriculum which includes learning
objectives for the core subjects; suggested time allotments for
each subject; and requirements for assessment, with guidance
on how to grade assessments at two benchmarks.
• The focus in education is on learning rather than testing. There
are no national tests for pupils in basic education in Finland.
Instead, teachers are responsible for assessment in their
respective subjects on the basis of the objectives included in
the curriculum.
Financing system
• Finland education system is mainly funded by the taxes.The
Universities need to get a certain amount of private money,to
get their share of tax funding.There are no tutions fee in the
Finnish school system.Textbook and other materials etc are of
charge in comprehensive school.In college ,high school ,and
vocational school as well as in Universities or their parents must
pay their school supplies.In upper schools and Universities the
students are supported by the State.The support can be a study
grant or a student’s loans. Students loans are state -guaranteed
loans. The state –guaranteed loans is vaild for a maximum of
30years.
Evaluation system
• Finland has no standardized tests.Teachers are responsible for the
assessment on the basis of the objective written in the curriculum.
• In Finland the main type of pupil assessment during the course of
studies and final assessment .One task of the basic education is to
develop the pupils capabilities for self assessment.
• The matriculation examination is held twice a year in spring and
Autumn in all Finnish secondary Schools at the same time.
• Here are four compulsory tests in the matriculation examination the
mother tongue,the Other national language, foreign language and
either mathematics or general tests.
Conti……..
• The grades are given end of every course.
• Each student receive a printed report once every school yeas.
Grades in the final Basic education certificate are given by the
teachers (students are 16years).
• Finnish comprehensive secondary School use the grading scale
10-4 of which 10-5are pass and 4 fail .
• The matriculation examination is marked with the grades L,E,M,
C,B,A and I of which L-A are pass and I are fail.
Academic Teacher qualification
• Pre School teacher get a becholer Degree in educational
science the extent of which Is 180credits (ETCS).This degree
qualities to serve as Kindergarten teacher And as pre School
Teacher.
• Classroome teacher get a master degree in education Science
(ETCS cr300) .This degree qualities to serve as classroom
teacher and as pre School teacher.
• Special Education system get a master degree in educational
science .This degree qualities to serve as Special education
system in Comprehensive schools and as a Classroom teachers.
Vocational School teacher

• Vocational school teachers as a rule get a degree at a university

or at a vocational institute of higher education, then they work
for a few years, and after that they do the pedagogical studies at
a vocational institute of higher education to qualify to serve as
teachers.
Teachers training in Finland
• Teacher training is provided by both traditional
universities and universities of applied sciences.
• They both grant the same formal qualification which is
needed both in general and vocational schoolbo.
• Teaching staff Teachers of comprehensive schools
(grades 1-6) Teachers of core subjects (grades 7-9 and
high schools) Teachers of vocational subjects (UAS,
VET, adult institutions) Teachers providing special
needs education Guidance counsellors .
Administration of Finish education
system
• In Finland, the national administration of education and training
has a two-tier structure.
• The Ministry of Education and Culture is the highest authority
and is responsible for all publicly funded education in Finland.
• The Finnish National Agency for Education EDUFI is the national
development agency responsible for early childhood education
and care, pre-primary, basic, general and vocational upper
secondary education as well as for adult education and training.
• Higher education is the responsibility of the Ministry of
Education and Culture.
Cont......
• EDUFI hosts several national programmes that promote
and provide funding for internationalization.
Achievements
• Finland’s education system is one of the best school systems
in the world.
• 66% of students in Finland go to college which is the highest
rate in the European Union. Also, 93% of students graduate
from academic or vocational high schools.
• The Programme for International Student Assessment (PISA)
is a standardized test administered to students in over 40
locations globally.
• In 2000, it showed that Finnish students were the best in the
world when it comes to reading
Cont....
• . On 2003 PISA test they achieved the best results in math. And
in 2006, Finnish youth were first out of 57 countries in science.
• In 2000, it showed that Finnish students were the best in the
world when it comes to reading.
Issues and challenges
• Despite of having low stress classroom environment still there
is also peer pressure among students in finish schools.
• The other big problem or issue is that there is enterance test to
enroll in university for students to keep limited amount of
students so in this way many young students fails to get
enrollment in universities .
Comparison with Pakistan
Finland has a very interesting but fruitful education system if
compared to Pakistan’s education system.
Education system of Pakistan:
Pakistan is a democratic country which came into being at
14 august 1947.
the education system of Pakistan is comprised of 260,903
institutions and is facilitating 41,018,384 students with the help of
1,535,461 teachers. The system includes 180,846 public institutions
and 80,057 private institutions. Hence 31% educational institutes
are run by private sector while 69% are public institutes.
Comparison with Pakistan
Finland
•Finland has a five-tier
education system:
•1) Early Education (0-7), free
of books, homework, and
written examination;
•2) Basic Education (7-16);
•3) Upper School or
Vocational Education (16-19);
Pakistan
• Similarly, the Pakistani
educational system is also
comprised of five tiers:
Primary, Middle, Secondary,
Higher Secondary, and
graduation.
Cont...
Finland
• 4) Bachelor’s Education (4
years);
• 5) Master Education (5 years)
in the specialization.
• In grades 1-6, students are
taught by class teachers; while
in grades, 7-9 students are
taught by subject specialists.
Pakistan
• Contrary to the Finnish
education system, in Pakistan,
there are no subject
specialists from grade 1 to 10,
and the students are
burdened with heavy books,
homework, and written
examinations
Conti...
Finland
• According to the Finnish
education system, from grade
1 to 5, the students are
evaluated verbally, and from
grade 6 to 9, the students are
evaluated numerically. The
students are not compared to
each other. They are given
grades.
Pakistan
• Indeed, the majority of Pakistani
students are suffering from
mental depression due to
securing low marks in written
exams.
• In Pakistan there is very little
emphasis on formative
assessment.
• Most emphasis on summative
assessment.
Cont...
Finland
• Finland, from grades 1 to 9,
the students are taught
different skills of cooking,
painting, drilling, singing,
carpeting, etc. ...
Pakistan
• While in Pakistan, the students
of the same level are taught
religious injunctions, foreign
languages, and the history of
bias, wars, and xenophobia. In
Pakistan, due to the presence of
private schools and heavy fees,
education has become a
profitable business rather than a
sacred goal or purpose.
Cont...
• In contrast to the Finnish education system, Pakistan has not yet
a uniform and standard education system, and it spends only
2.5% of its GDP on education. In Pakistan, after the passage of
the 18th amendment, every province has its own curriculum.
Despite all odds and enthusiasms, Single National Curriculum
(SNC) may prove a boon for proletarians and bane for
bourgeoises.
Suggestions
• Constitutional coverage
• Government expenditure
• Equal opportunities
• Staff training
• Vocational education
Conclusion
• In the end, Pakistan must take a leaf from the book of the
Finnish education system. The Pakistani education system
cannot meet the challenges of the 21st century. Pakistan is in
the dire need of a science and technology-based education
system than ever. Only a standard and inclusive education
system may protect the country from evil eyes.