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How the pupils and students are assessed and
evaluated in Finnish schooling system?
University of Helsinki
22.9.2016
Najat Ouakrim-Soivio (Ph.D,L.Phil)
THE CONTENT OF THIS PRESENTATION
1) THE FINNISH SCHOOLING SYSTEM IN A NUTSHELL
2) ASSESSING THE BASIC AND GENERAL UPPER
SECONDARY EDUCATION IN FINLAND
3) FINNISH PARTICULARITIES
4) MATRICULATION EXAMINATION -THE ONLY NATIONAL
EXAM (HIGH-STAKE) IN THE END OF GENERAL UPPER-
SECONDARY SCHOOLING
5) ASSESSING AND EVALUATING PUPILS AND STUDENTS
6) FINNISH CRITERIA-BASED EDVALUATION IS A HYBRID!
7) CONCLUTIONS AND REFLECTIONS
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CENTRAL FEATURES OF THE
FINNISH EDUCATION POLICY
Teachers are highly qualified experts
- all teachers have Master’s Degree from university
- the teaching profession is popular and has a high status
- there is a lot of trust in the teachers
Active school leaders
– wide participation in professional development
– quite a lot of independence in the decision-making in school development
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CENTRAL FEATURES OF THE
FINNISH EDUCATION POLICY
• Equal opportunities for education.
• Education is free of charge.
• Public authorities must secure equal
opportunities for every resident in
Finland to get education also after
compulsory schooling and to develop
themselves, irrespective of their financial
standing.
• Every student has a right to be supported
in learning and in personal development
and welfare.
• Individual support for learning and
welfare of pupils – effort to minimise low
achievement through early intervention.
• Co-operation between the school and the
parents important.
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THE CONTENT OF EDUCATION IS STEERED
BY MEANS OF A CORE CURRICULUM
1) The Government determines and decides :
- the allocation of lesson hours, which forms the basis for the national core
curriculum
- the new general national aims for basic education and on the time
allocated to the teaching of different subjects and subject groups and to
guidance counselling (allocation of lesson hours) in the summer of 2012.
2) The reform will
- strengthen the teaching of skill and art subjects, physical education, civics
and value education, the status of environmental education and
cooperation between subjects and diversify language programs.
3) The National Board of Education conducts
- The renewal of National Core Curricula (Basic education and General Upper
secondary education)
- The Core Curriculum will be revised by 31 December 2014 for adoption in all
the year classes from 1 to 6 August 2016 onwards.
See more about the renewed (Curriculum of Basic education 2014):
http://www.oph.fi/english/curricula_and_qualifications/basic_education/curricula_2014
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The year plan for the schools are a document that particularize how the curriculum are implemented in
each school during the school year.
The local curriculum generates a common basis and gives a direction for daily schoolwork. It is seen as a
strategical and pedagogical tool. The schooling provider (most commonly municipalitiy) bears how the local
curriculum is elaborated and developed.
National Core Curriculum (2004; 2014). A binding, normative document .
The general guidelines for formative assessment during the learning proses and for summative
evaluation in the end of basic education. The local curriculum (for region or for school) are based on the
NCC.
The general principles of assessment and evaluation are determined in legislation:
Basic education act(682/1998)
Basic education decree (852/1998)
Government decrees (422/2012) and (378/2014)
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Assessment and
evaluation in Finnish
schooling system
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ASSESSING THE BASIC AND
GENERAL UPPER SECONDARY
EDUCATION IN FINLAND
Parliament/ Government
Ministry of Education/
The Evaluation plan (2016-2019)
(See the index)
Local Authorities and Joint Municipal Authorities
(Schools and other Educational Institutions)
Autoevaluation
Private Education Providers
(Schools and other Educational Institutions)
State-maintained Educational
Institutions
Matriculation
Examination
Board/
National examination
in the end of general
upper secondary school
Regional State
Administrative Agencies
Other Ministries
The Finnish Education
Evaluation
Center (FINEEC)
-> From May 2014
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USEFUL LINKS:
Video clip:
http://www.minedu.fi/opencms/export/video/fi
nEDUsmall.mp4
National Education Evaluation plan 2016-2019
http://karvi.fi/app/uploads/2016/05/2-National-
Education-Evaluation-Plan-2016-2019.pdf
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GOVERMENT ACTION PROGRAMME
ON EQUITY
The Government will initiate an action programme to further
promote equal opportunity in education. That is the reason
why the following issues are followed while assessing the
learning outcomes :
– differences between schools and regions and the influence of
gender and sosio-economic background on learning outcomes
will be reduced.
– e.g. the operating environment will be taken into account in the
financing and steering of schools.
The equal opportunity programme will also include a review to
determine to what extent legislation can be used to influence
differentiation.
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GENERAL WESTERN MODEL VS.
FINNISH SYSTEM
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GENERAL UPPER SECONDARY
EDUCATION IN FINLAND
Matriculation examination:
• The upper secondary school ends in a matriculation
examination, which does not qualify for any
occupation. Passing the matriculation examination and
entitles students to continue studies in universities,
polytechnics or vocational institutions.
• Matriculation examination is drawn up nationally, and
there is a centralized body to check its individual tests
against uniform criteria.
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DIGITALIZATION OF MATRICULATION
EXAMINATION (FROM 2016 TO 2019)
From paper format to electronic exam first tests autumn 2016, all tests
2019
A 2016 (German , Geography ,Philosophy )
S 2017 (French, Social studies ,Psychology )
A 2017 ( Second national language (Swedish, Finnish), Religion ,Ethics,
Health education, History)
S 2018 (English, Spanish, Italian, Portuguese , Latin Biology )
A 2018 (Mother tongue (Finnish, Swedish, Sami) Finnish/ Swedish as a
second language Russian Physics Chemistry Sami languages)
S 2019 (Mathematics)
Over 200 000 tests twice a year.
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FINNISH PARTICULARITIES
• No Inspectorate at all.
• Only one national examination in the end of upper-secondary
schooling, Matriculation examination (high-stake test).
• Pupils’ evaluation in Finnish educational system is an example of a
hybrid: since 2004 the National Core Curricula has defined the final
assessment criteria in each subject, but only for one grade
(8=good).
• No criteria at all during the upper secondary education, but the
final examinations (i.e. Matriculation examinations) are criteria-
based.
• Data is not collected yet nationally of the quality of compulsory or
general upper-secondary schools
-> Schools and schooling providers collect the data
mainly using autoevaluation.
-> The objectives and the use of the autoevaluation are
defined by schools or the providers themselves.
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Evaluating pupils
and students
knowledge, skills
and competences
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ASSESSMENT VS. EVALUATION
Assessment = Feedback for
pupils from the learning
process.
= Assessment for learning
and Assessment as learning
=> Formative assessment
Evaluation= Assessment of
learning outcomes
= Occurs at the end of the
learning unit
=>Summative assessment
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TEACHERS’ ASSESSMENT
LITERACY
According to Guskey and Bailey (2001, 16-17) they found four factors that
have an impact to teachers’ ways of assessing/evaluating:
o Teachers’ personal experiences i.e. how they were assessed/evaluated
themselves
o What and how teachers have learned during their pre-service training
o Teachers’ personal ideology or philosophy of teaching and learning
o Instructions or rules that educational administration has given to the
teachers.
Assessment and evaluation are always subjective, but the aim has to be an
objective assessment and/or evaluation.
Teachers’ role as an evaluator is dual: he/she evaluates his/her own
teaching and its’ results (Cross & Frary 1999, 53).
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Teachers
preliminary
Idea of pupil is
based:
• Professional
framework
• Teacher’s own
experiences
Continous
interaction
Where
prilminary idea
might change
Teacher’s working
hypothesis
= Expectations of
pupils performance
Instructions
to pupil.
Suppositions
to
assess/evalua
te pupil
Pupils’ actual
performance
in the
classroom/
other learning
environment
Feedback to the
teacher, how well
his/hers supposition
was in reality.
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WHY WE ASSESS AND/OR
EVALUATE?
The
information
assessment
or evaluation
gives
Pupil or
student
Other actors
at school
Teacher(s)
Parents
Other schools
and
institutions
Stakeholders
Headmaster
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THE CORRELATION BETWEEN GADES AND PUPILS’
SELFEFFICIENCY/CAPABILITY (Ouakrim-Soivio & Kuusela 2012)
0,18
0,96
0,38
0,51
0,17
1,20
0,25
0,54
0,18
1,08
0,31
0,52
0,00 0,20 0,40 0,60 0,80 1,00 1,20 1,40
Yhteiskuntaoppi
Kaikki TytĂśt Pojat
PitäminenHyÜdyllisyysOsaaminenAsennekeskiarvo
0,10 0,30 0,50 0,70 0,90 1,10 1,30
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THE CONNECTION BETWEEN
TEACHING, LEARNING AND
ASSESSING/EVALUATING
Teaching
Assessing and
evaluating
Learning
o Assessment or evaluation is
not a separate task or
action.
o Learning, teaching,
assessing and evaluating are
tightly connected to each
other.
o Guiding the learning
process and developing the
teaching is made by using
assessment and evaluation.
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THE THREE ”RULES” FOR
TEACHERS ASSESSMENT
LITERACY (1/3)
Assessment and evaluation are
not separable from the consept
of learning (Jakku-Sihvonen 2001; Atjonen 2007).
• Assessment and evaluation are always contextual.
• They should also reflect the consept of learning
(see autoevaluation + learner centered autentic
concept of learning)
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PUPILS’ / STUDENTS’
AUTOEVALUATION SKILLS
Reflection:
Pupil/ studen observe his/her
own senses, thoughts, methods
ajd leraning (proscess).
Autoevaluation:
Structured assessment of his/her
own actions and behaviour.
Metacognitive level:
Pupil/studen is capable of
unerstand his/her cognivite
actions/ behaviour. (Patrikainen 1999, 154;
Kasanen 2003, 26).
REFLECTION
.
AUTOEVALUATION
METAKOGNITIVE
LEVEL
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Assessment and evaluation are not separable from
the consept of learning…
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THE THREE ”RULES” FOR TEACHERS
ASSESSMENT LITERACY (2/3)
Assessment and evaluation are comparision between the
objectives and the achieved results (Guba & Lincoln 1989, 22-26;
Raivola 1995, 22-30).
• Only the objectives (aims) can be assessed or evaluated.
• When assessment or evaluation is attached to the.
objectives it makes the assessment more transparant.
• Criteria are used for assessment or evaluation.
Criterium, criteria= ”Dipstick” that are used
for assassment or evaluation.
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ONLY THE OBJECTIVES CAN BE
ASSESSED OR EVALUATED
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• What are the
objectives for
learning/ teaching?
Aims/
Objectives
• How the objectives
can be achieved (i.e.
methods, contents,
learning
environments etc.)?
Realization
• Why, what , when and
how to evaluate/to
assess?
• How the feedback is
given for that it helps
both learners and
teachers?
Assessment/
Evaluation
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Diagnostic
assessment =
assessing the
starting level
Formative assessment
= Continous feedback=
assessing the learning
prosess
Summative
assessment=
assessing for
instance the
learning outcomes
or performance
Prognostive
assessment =
proactive
assessment
THE THREE ”RULES” FOR TEACHERS
ASSESSMENT LITERACY (3/3)
Assessment and evaluation have many different tasks.
FORMATIVE ASSESSMENT= DURING THE LEARNING PROCESS
Assess how the pupil is learing.
Versatile, feedback that encourage and quide the pupil to achieve the objectives
that are set.
NOTE! Encouraging feedback is not the same than encouraing grade or mark!
SUMMATIVE EVALUATION = IN THE END OF CERTAIN PERIOD
Tells pupils’performance. Selects!
NOTE! Evaluation has to be equal and treat pupils fairly = Comparable
criterion-based evaluation vs. norm-based evaluation
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Assessment should
make a completeness where the different tasks
of assessment are taken into the consideration
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Formative assessment
Summative assessment
Prognostic assessment
Formative assessment
Diagnostic assessment
THE PRINCIPLE OF
BALANCED SYSTEM
FORMATIVE
SUMMATIVE
FORMATIVE
SUMMATIVE
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ASSESSING KNOWLEDGE AND
SKILLS ( Adapted from the source: Terenzini 1989, 644-664)
The level
of assessment
(WHO?) individual The object of assessment
(WHAT?)
Knowledge, skills, attitudes
working and behavior
group
Formative Summative
The purpose of assessment (WHY?)
Self assessment,
Assessment
discussions etc.
Oral and written
exams, grading etc..
Group assessment,
Classroom
assessment etc.
Assessment of
learning outcomes
(i.e. how the
curriculum works?)
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ASSESSMENT/ EVALUATION IN DIVERS
OCCATIONS AND DIFFERENT WAYS.
TO ASSESS/ TO EVALUATE THE
PROGRESS IS QULIATATIVE AND
DESCRIPITIVE, VERBALLY OR ON PAPER.
SIX BASIC QUESTIONS THAT HELP TEACHERS
ASSESSMENT/ EVALUATION
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WHAT
Theory/ practice/
process/
Prdoduct/
performance…
WHY?
To motivate, To
grade
To give feedback
To correct the
mistakes, to
guide…
HOW?
Auto Evaluation,
peer evaluation,
group evaluation,
verbally, in written
form, portfolio,
exam, test,
presentation,
performance…
WHO?
An other pupil or
student, pupil herself or
himself, teacher(s),
Workingroup…
WHEN?
All the time, in the
middle/ in the
begining, in the
middle/ in the end
of learning
process…
IN WHAR FORMAT?
Digitally, in a paper, in
a diploma, verbally as
a part of portfolio…
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THE CRITERIA-BASED
EVALUATION IN FINLAND IS A
HYBRID!
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NCC (2003, 2015) MATRICULATION
EXAMINATION
NCC (2004,
2014)
GRADING IN
SCHOOLS
THE TASK OF PUPILS’ AND STUDENTS’ GRADING AND
FINAL ASSESSMENT IS:
• to confirm that the pupil or student has achieved the
objectives of the National Core Curriculum (NCC 2004;
2014) in different subjects.
• to indicate to the pupils or students themselves, to
parents and other persons how the pupil has succeeded
(Calfee & Masuda 1997; Loyd & Loyd 1997).
• to confirm that the pupils and students are ready to
move to the next grade or next level of schooling
(Broadfoot 1996; Klapp Lekholm 2008).
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THE CRITERIA FOR EVALUATION IN THE END OF
COMPULSORY SCHOOLING
• The final assessment criteria in each subject define the level
of knowledge and skills supposed to be achieved in the end
of basic education.
• The criteria define the level “good” (grade 8). Pupil receives
the grade, on average, when demonstrating the performance
level required by the criteria for the subject. Failing to meet
some criteria can be compensated for by surpassing the
standard of other criteria. (NCC 2004; 2014)
• The pupil has acquired the knowledge and skills required in
basic education adequately (grade 5) when being able to
demonstrate to some degree the performance level required
by the criteria (NCC 2004; 2014).
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THE CHALLENGES IN PRACTICE
• The final assessment must be nationally comparable and treat
the pupils / students equally (NCC 2004; 2014 ). The selection
and/or the entry of pupils to secondary education are mainly
based on the grades at the end of the basic education.
• Previous studies have shown frequent discrepancies between
competencies shown in the national assessments in history,
social studies, mathematics mother tongue, A and B-languages
and health education for example, both within and between
schools. The recent assessments also show that the
competencies of pupils with the same grade vary significantly.
(Ouakrim-Soivio 2013; HildĂŠn, Ouakrim-Soivio, Rautopuro 2016.)
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The research results by Ouakrim-
Soivio (2013; 2016)
• The results support earlier
findings regarding differences
between pupils’ teacher-given
grades and the competences
they show in national
assessments, reflecting
teachers’ adjusting of grades
according to pupils’
competence level.
• The results also show
considerable in-between-
subject differences in grading
both at the basic and the
upper general school level.
41
45 48
53
58
65
71
55
58
66
72
78
81
40
50
60
70
80
90
4 5 6 7 8 9 10
The
percentage
(%) of
correct
answers in
the
assessment
of learning
outcomes…
Student’s grade in Social Sciences
Q1
Q2
Q3
Q4
32
36
41
45
52
57
40
45
51
59
65
73
30
40
50
60
70
80
5 6 7 8 9 10
The
percentage
(%) of correct
answers in
the
assessment
of learning
outcomes in
History
Student’s grade in History
Q1
Q2
Q3
Q4
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THE CRITERIA FOR FINAL ASSESSMENT
IN THE END OF GENERAL UPPER-SECONDARY SCHOOLING
• No criteria at all in National Core Curriculum (2003; 2015).
• Evaluation in the Matriculation Examination is criteria-based (per
subject), but the National Core Curriculum of general upper-
secondary education (2003, 2015) offers no criteria for any subject.
• The Matriculation Examination has criteria for ”a good answer” for
every question in every examination, to be interpreted by the
students also regarding questions in future examinations.
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Research Results by Kupiainen
(2014)
The relation of students’ grades at school to the grade they get in the
same subject in the Matriculation examination varies from the r=.62 of
health education to the r=.84 of A-level English – the exam taken by
almost every student. The relation of the two grades at school level for
Finnish is shown above.
-1,00
-,50
,00
,50
1,00
1,50
1 3 5 7 9 11 13 15 17 19 21 23 25 27 29 31 33 35 37
YO
Lukio
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Research results by
Kupiainen (2014)
• Students’ final grades vary somewhat according to
subject but the differences are mainly due to
differences in girls’ grades (See next slides 43 by
Kupiainen)
• Additionally, the criteria for grade eight in the core
curriculum seem to have inflated earlier grade means
and become – especially for girls – the new mean.
• This might induce students to a false understanding
of their actual competence level.
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Female Male
B-level mathematics 7,04 6,85
B-level Swedish 7,33 6,57
A-level mathematics 7,39 7,25
Chemistry 7,45 7,43
A-level English 7,47 7,52
Physics 7,51 7,41
Biology 7,64 7,48
History 7,66 7,70
Social studies 7,82 7,70
Geography 7,85 7,80
Philosophy 7,88 7,47
Finnish 7,96 7,32
Religion 7,98 7,49
Psychology 8,10 7,54
Health education 8,23 7,54
GENDERDIFFERENCES
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CONCLUTIONS AND
REFLECTIONS
• The results can be seen to indicate that the NCC/BE with the
criteria given in it for the grade eight (8) in the different
subjects, indicating ‘good competence’ in the Finnish grading
scale from 4 (failed) to 10 (excellent), do not serve as an
adequate tool for equal evaluation.
• It is easy to see – and to a degree also to understand – that
teachers adjust their grades according to the general
competence level of their class.
• The same is true regarding students’ grades in upper
secondary schools.
• Apparently, what has happened is that the criteria for grade
eight have rather inflated the hitherto grade means at least
during the lower grade-levels, possibly inducing to students a
false understanding of their actual competence level and,
consequently, of need for improvement.
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CONCLUTIONS AND REFLECTIONS
• To ensure consistent final assessment, the NCC should
give teachers more support for evaluation.
• This could be done by defining grading criteria more
clearly, by defining criteria also for other grades.
• An additional means would be to develop specific
material for criteria-based evaluation in the different
subjects or to provide for the school’s use
standardised ‘model exams’ to help the calibration of
students’ grades – at least as long as the system is not
ripe for an outright exit exam for basic education (see
e.g., JĂźrges et al. 2003).
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CONCLUTIONS AND
REFLECTIONS
• The Finnish assessment and evaluation system is
favorable for “pedagogical approaches” i.e. self-
assessments in municipal- and school level and
formative evaluation in pupils level.
• Data and information for decision making are also
needed to know how good the quality of teaching is in
national level.
• At this moment there are a lots of discussions if the
Matriculation examination could serve as an entrance
exam for Finnish universities and polytechnics or
should the Exam be finished completely?
9/16/2016
Najat Ouakrim-Soivio (Ph.D/ L.Phil)
najat@arviointi.fi www.arviointi.fi
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If you would like to ask of you have
comments, please, don’t hesitate to
contac me!
Najat Ouakrim-Soivio
(Ph.D. in Education and L.Phil in history)
najat @arviointi.fi
www.arviointi.fi
twitter: @najatouakrim
9/16/2016
Najat Ouakrim-Soivio (Ph.D/ L.Phil)
najat@arviointi.fi www.arviointi.fi
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Najat Ouakrim-Soivio (KT, FL)
najat@arviointi.fi www.arviointi.fi
Thank you!
499/16/2016
Najat Ouakrim-Soivio (Ph.D/ L.Phil)
najat@arviointi.fi www.arviointi.fi

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Athena-lecture, 22.9.2016, Najat Ouakrim-Soivio (Ph.D,L.Phil)

  • 1. How the pupils and students are assessed and evaluated in Finnish schooling system? University of Helsinki 22.9.2016 Najat Ouakrim-Soivio (Ph.D,L.Phil)
  • 2. THE CONTENT OF THIS PRESENTATION 1) THE FINNISH SCHOOLING SYSTEM IN A NUTSHELL 2) ASSESSING THE BASIC AND GENERAL UPPER SECONDARY EDUCATION IN FINLAND 3) FINNISH PARTICULARITIES 4) MATRICULATION EXAMINATION -THE ONLY NATIONAL EXAM (HIGH-STAKE) IN THE END OF GENERAL UPPER- SECONDARY SCHOOLING 5) ASSESSING AND EVALUATING PUPILS AND STUDENTS 6) FINNISH CRITERIA-BASED EDVALUATION IS A HYBRID! 7) CONCLUTIONS AND REFLECTIONS 9/16/2016 Najat Ouakrim-Soivio (Ph.D/ L.Phil) najat@arviointi.fi www.arviointi.fi 2
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  • 4. CENTRAL FEATURES OF THE FINNISH EDUCATION POLICY Teachers are highly qualified experts - all teachers have Master’s Degree from university - the teaching profession is popular and has a high status - there is a lot of trust in the teachers Active school leaders – wide participation in professional development – quite a lot of independence in the decision-making in school development 9/16/2016 Najat Ouakrim-Soivio (Ph.D/ L.Phil) najat@arviointi.fi www.arviointi.fi 4
  • 5. CENTRAL FEATURES OF THE FINNISH EDUCATION POLICY • Equal opportunities for education. • Education is free of charge. • Public authorities must secure equal opportunities for every resident in Finland to get education also after compulsory schooling and to develop themselves, irrespective of their financial standing. • Every student has a right to be supported in learning and in personal development and welfare. • Individual support for learning and welfare of pupils – effort to minimise low achievement through early intervention. • Co-operation between the school and the parents important. 9/16/2016 Najat Ouakrim-Soivio (Ph.D/ L.Phil) najat@arviointi.fi www.arviointi.fi 5
  • 6. THE CONTENT OF EDUCATION IS STEERED BY MEANS OF A CORE CURRICULUM 1) The Government determines and decides : - the allocation of lesson hours, which forms the basis for the national core curriculum - the new general national aims for basic education and on the time allocated to the teaching of different subjects and subject groups and to guidance counselling (allocation of lesson hours) in the summer of 2012. 2) The reform will - strengthen the teaching of skill and art subjects, physical education, civics and value education, the status of environmental education and cooperation between subjects and diversify language programs. 3) The National Board of Education conducts - The renewal of National Core Curricula (Basic education and General Upper secondary education) - The Core Curriculum will be revised by 31 December 2014 for adoption in all the year classes from 1 to 6 August 2016 onwards. See more about the renewed (Curriculum of Basic education 2014): http://www.oph.fi/english/curricula_and_qualifications/basic_education/curricula_2014 9/16/2016 Najat Ouakrim-Soivio (Ph.D/ L.Phil) najat@arviointi.fi www.arviointi.fi 6
  • 7. The year plan for the schools are a document that particularize how the curriculum are implemented in each school during the school year. The local curriculum generates a common basis and gives a direction for daily schoolwork. It is seen as a strategical and pedagogical tool. The schooling provider (most commonly municipalitiy) bears how the local curriculum is elaborated and developed. National Core Curriculum (2004; 2014). A binding, normative document . The general guidelines for formative assessment during the learning proses and for summative evaluation in the end of basic education. The local curriculum (for region or for school) are based on the NCC. The general principles of assessment and evaluation are determined in legislation: Basic education act(682/1998) Basic education decree (852/1998) Government decrees (422/2012) and (378/2014) 9/16/2016 Najat Ouakrim-Soivio (Ph.D/ L.Phil) najat@arviointi.fi www.arviointi.fi 7
  • 8. Assessment and evaluation in Finnish schooling system 89/16/2016 Najat Ouakrim-Soivio (Ph.D/ L.Phil) najat@arviointi.fi www.arviointi.fi
  • 9. ASSESSING THE BASIC AND GENERAL UPPER SECONDARY EDUCATION IN FINLAND Parliament/ Government Ministry of Education/ The Evaluation plan (2016-2019) (See the index) Local Authorities and Joint Municipal Authorities (Schools and other Educational Institutions) Autoevaluation Private Education Providers (Schools and other Educational Institutions) State-maintained Educational Institutions Matriculation Examination Board/ National examination in the end of general upper secondary school Regional State Administrative Agencies Other Ministries The Finnish Education Evaluation Center (FINEEC) -> From May 2014 9/16/2016 Najat Ouakrim-Soivio (Ph.D/ L.Phil) najat@arviointi.fi www.arviointi.fi 9
  • 10. USEFUL LINKS: Video clip: http://www.minedu.fi/opencms/export/video/fi nEDUsmall.mp4 National Education Evaluation plan 2016-2019 http://karvi.fi/app/uploads/2016/05/2-National- Education-Evaluation-Plan-2016-2019.pdf 9/16/2016 Najat Ouakrim-Soivio (Ph.D/ L.Phil) najat@arviointi.fi www.arviointi.fi 10
  • 11. GOVERMENT ACTION PROGRAMME ON EQUITY The Government will initiate an action programme to further promote equal opportunity in education. That is the reason why the following issues are followed while assessing the learning outcomes : – differences between schools and regions and the influence of gender and sosio-economic background on learning outcomes will be reduced. – e.g. the operating environment will be taken into account in the financing and steering of schools. The equal opportunity programme will also include a review to determine to what extent legislation can be used to influence differentiation. 119/16/2016 Najat Ouakrim-Soivio (Ph.D/ L.Phil) najat@arviointi.fi www.arviointi.fi
  • 12. GENERAL WESTERN MODEL VS. FINNISH SYSTEM 9/16/2016 Najat Ouakrim-Soivio (Ph.D/ L.Phil) najat@arviointi.fi www.arviointi.fi 12
  • 13. GENERAL UPPER SECONDARY EDUCATION IN FINLAND Matriculation examination: • The upper secondary school ends in a matriculation examination, which does not qualify for any occupation. Passing the matriculation examination and entitles students to continue studies in universities, polytechnics or vocational institutions. • Matriculation examination is drawn up nationally, and there is a centralized body to check its individual tests against uniform criteria. 9/16/2016 Najat Ouakrim-Soivio (Ph.D/ L.Phil) najat@arviointi.fi www.arviointi.fi 13
  • 14. DIGITALIZATION OF MATRICULATION EXAMINATION (FROM 2016 TO 2019) From paper format to electronic exam first tests autumn 2016, all tests 2019 A 2016 (German , Geography ,Philosophy ) S 2017 (French, Social studies ,Psychology ) A 2017 ( Second national language (Swedish, Finnish), Religion ,Ethics, Health education, History) S 2018 (English, Spanish, Italian, Portuguese , Latin Biology ) A 2018 (Mother tongue (Finnish, Swedish, Sami) Finnish/ Swedish as a second language Russian Physics Chemistry Sami languages) S 2019 (Mathematics) Over 200 000 tests twice a year. 9/16/2016 Najat Ouakrim-Soivio (Ph.D/ L.Phil) najat@arviointi.fi www.arviointi.fi 14
  • 15. FINNISH PARTICULARITIES • No Inspectorate at all. • Only one national examination in the end of upper-secondary schooling, Matriculation examination (high-stake test). • Pupils’ evaluation in Finnish educational system is an example of a hybrid: since 2004 the National Core Curricula has defined the final assessment criteria in each subject, but only for one grade (8=good). • No criteria at all during the upper secondary education, but the final examinations (i.e. Matriculation examinations) are criteria- based. • Data is not collected yet nationally of the quality of compulsory or general upper-secondary schools -> Schools and schooling providers collect the data mainly using autoevaluation. -> The objectives and the use of the autoevaluation are defined by schools or the providers themselves. 9/16/2016 Najat Ouakrim-Soivio (Ph.D/ L.Phil) najat@arviointi.fi www.arviointi.fi 15
  • 16. Evaluating pupils and students knowledge, skills and competences 9/16/2016 Najat Ouakrim-Soivio (Ph.D/ L.Phil) najat@arviointi.fi www.arviointi.fi 16
  • 17. ASSESSMENT VS. EVALUATION Assessment = Feedback for pupils from the learning process. = Assessment for learning and Assessment as learning => Formative assessment Evaluation= Assessment of learning outcomes = Occurs at the end of the learning unit =>Summative assessment 9/16/2016 Najat Ouakrim-Soivio (Ph.D/ L.Phil) najat@arviointi.fi www.arviointi.fi 17
  • 18. TEACHERS’ ASSESSMENT LITERACY According to Guskey and Bailey (2001, 16-17) they found four factors that have an impact to teachers’ ways of assessing/evaluating: o Teachers’ personal experiences i.e. how they were assessed/evaluated themselves o What and how teachers have learned during their pre-service training o Teachers’ personal ideology or philosophy of teaching and learning o Instructions or rules that educational administration has given to the teachers. Assessment and evaluation are always subjective, but the aim has to be an objective assessment and/or evaluation. Teachers’ role as an evaluator is dual: he/she evaluates his/her own teaching and its’ results (Cross & Frary 1999, 53). 9/16/2016 Najat Ouakrim-Soivio (Ph.D/ L.Phil) najat@arviointi.fi www.arviointi.fi 18
  • 19. Teachers preliminary Idea of pupil is based: • Professional framework • Teacher’s own experiences Continous interaction Where prilminary idea might change Teacher’s working hypothesis = Expectations of pupils performance Instructions to pupil. Suppositions to assess/evalua te pupil Pupils’ actual performance in the classroom/ other learning environment Feedback to the teacher, how well his/hers supposition was in reality. 9/16/2016 Najat Ouakrim-Soivio (Ph.D/ L.Phil) najat@arviointi.fi www.arviointi.fi 19
  • 20. WHY WE ASSESS AND/OR EVALUATE? The information assessment or evaluation gives Pupil or student Other actors at school Teacher(s) Parents Other schools and institutions Stakeholders Headmaster 9/16/2016 Najat Ouakrim-Soivio (Ph.D/ L.Phil) najat@arviointi.fi www.arviointi.fi 20
  • 21. THE CORRELATION BETWEEN GADES AND PUPILS’ SELFEFFICIENCY/CAPABILITY (Ouakrim-Soivio & Kuusela 2012) 0,18 0,96 0,38 0,51 0,17 1,20 0,25 0,54 0,18 1,08 0,31 0,52 0,00 0,20 0,40 0,60 0,80 1,00 1,20 1,40 Yhteiskuntaoppi Kaikki TytĂśt Pojat PitäminenHyĂśdyllisyysOsaaminenAsennekeskiarvo 0,10 0,30 0,50 0,70 0,90 1,10 1,30 9/16/2016 Najat Ouakrim-Soivio (Ph.D/ L.Phil) najat@arviointi.fi www.arviointi.fi 21
  • 22. THE CONNECTION BETWEEN TEACHING, LEARNING AND ASSESSING/EVALUATING Teaching Assessing and evaluating Learning o Assessment or evaluation is not a separate task or action. o Learning, teaching, assessing and evaluating are tightly connected to each other. o Guiding the learning process and developing the teaching is made by using assessment and evaluation. 9/16/2016 Najat Ouakrim-Soivio (Ph.D/ L.Phil) najat@arviointi.fi www.arviointi.fi 22
  • 23. THE THREE ”RULES” FOR TEACHERS ASSESSMENT LITERACY (1/3) Assessment and evaluation are not separable from the consept of learning (Jakku-Sihvonen 2001; Atjonen 2007). • Assessment and evaluation are always contextual. • They should also reflect the consept of learning (see autoevaluation + learner centered autentic concept of learning) 9/16/2016 Najat Ouakrim-Soivio (Ph.D/ L.Phil) najat@arviointi.fi www.arviointi.fi 23
  • 24. PUPILS’ / STUDENTS’ AUTOEVALUATION SKILLS Reflection: Pupil/ studen observe his/her own senses, thoughts, methods ajd leraning (proscess). Autoevaluation: Structured assessment of his/her own actions and behaviour. Metacognitive level: Pupil/studen is capable of unerstand his/her cognivite actions/ behaviour. (Patrikainen 1999, 154; Kasanen 2003, 26). REFLECTION . AUTOEVALUATION METAKOGNITIVE LEVEL 9/16/2016 Najat Ouakrim-Soivio (Ph.D/ L.Phil) najat@arviointi.fi www.arviointi.fi 24
  • 25. Assessment and evaluation are not separable from the consept of learning… 9/16/2016 Najat Ouakrim-Soivio (Ph.D/ L.Phil) najat@arviointi.fi www.arviointi.fi 25
  • 26. THE THREE ”RULES” FOR TEACHERS ASSESSMENT LITERACY (2/3) Assessment and evaluation are comparision between the objectives and the achieved results (Guba & Lincoln 1989, 22-26; Raivola 1995, 22-30). • Only the objectives (aims) can be assessed or evaluated. • When assessment or evaluation is attached to the. objectives it makes the assessment more transparant. • Criteria are used for assessment or evaluation. Criterium, criteria= ”Dipstick” that are used for assassment or evaluation. 9/16/2016 Najat Ouakrim-Soivio (Ph.D/ L.Phil) najat@arviointi.fi www.arviointi.fi 26
  • 27. ONLY THE OBJECTIVES CAN BE ASSESSED OR EVALUATED 9/16/2016 Najat Ouakrim-Soivio (Ph.D/ L.Phil) najat@arviointi.fi www.arviointi.fi 27 • What are the objectives for learning/ teaching? Aims/ Objectives • How the objectives can be achieved (i.e. methods, contents, learning environments etc.)? Realization • Why, what , when and how to evaluate/to assess? • How the feedback is given for that it helps both learners and teachers? Assessment/ Evaluation
  • 28. 9/16/2016 Najat Ouakrim-Soivio (Ph.D/ L.Phil) najat@arviointi.fi www.arviointi.fi 28 Diagnostic assessment = assessing the starting level Formative assessment = Continous feedback= assessing the learning prosess Summative assessment= assessing for instance the learning outcomes or performance Prognostive assessment = proactive assessment
  • 29. THE THREE ”RULES” FOR TEACHERS ASSESSMENT LITERACY (3/3) Assessment and evaluation have many different tasks. FORMATIVE ASSESSMENT= DURING THE LEARNING PROCESS Assess how the pupil is learing. Versatile, feedback that encourage and quide the pupil to achieve the objectives that are set. NOTE! Encouraging feedback is not the same than encouraing grade or mark! SUMMATIVE EVALUATION = IN THE END OF CERTAIN PERIOD Tells pupils’performance. Selects! NOTE! Evaluation has to be equal and treat pupils fairly = Comparable criterion-based evaluation vs. norm-based evaluation 9/16/2016 Najat Ouakrim-Soivio (Ph.D/ L.Phil) najat@arviointi.fi www.arviointi.fi 29
  • 30. Assessment should make a completeness where the different tasks of assessment are taken into the consideration 9/16/2016 Najat Ouakrim-Soivio (Ph.D/ L.Phil) najat@arviointi.fi www.arviointi.fi 30 Formative assessment Summative assessment Prognostic assessment Formative assessment Diagnostic assessment
  • 31. THE PRINCIPLE OF BALANCED SYSTEM FORMATIVE SUMMATIVE FORMATIVE SUMMATIVE 9/16/2016 Najat Ouakrim-Soivio (Ph.D/ L.Phil) najat@arviointi.fi www.arviointi.fi 31
  • 32. ASSESSING KNOWLEDGE AND SKILLS ( Adapted from the source: Terenzini 1989, 644-664) The level of assessment (WHO?) individual The object of assessment (WHAT?) Knowledge, skills, attitudes working and behavior group Formative Summative The purpose of assessment (WHY?) Self assessment, Assessment discussions etc. Oral and written exams, grading etc.. Group assessment, Classroom assessment etc. Assessment of learning outcomes (i.e. how the curriculum works?) 9/16/2016 Najat Ouakrim-Soivio (Ph.D/ L.Phil) najat@arviointi.fi www.arviointi.fi 32
  • 33. ASSESSMENT/ EVALUATION IN DIVERS OCCATIONS AND DIFFERENT WAYS. TO ASSESS/ TO EVALUATE THE PROGRESS IS QULIATATIVE AND DESCRIPITIVE, VERBALLY OR ON PAPER.
  • 34. SIX BASIC QUESTIONS THAT HELP TEACHERS ASSESSMENT/ EVALUATION 9/16/2016 34 WHAT Theory/ practice/ process/ Prdoduct/ performance… WHY? To motivate, To grade To give feedback To correct the mistakes, to guide… HOW? Auto Evaluation, peer evaluation, group evaluation, verbally, in written form, portfolio, exam, test, presentation, performance… WHO? An other pupil or student, pupil herself or himself, teacher(s), Workingroup… WHEN? All the time, in the middle/ in the begining, in the middle/ in the end of learning process… IN WHAR FORMAT? Digitally, in a paper, in a diploma, verbally as a part of portfolio… Najat Ouakrim-Soivio (Ph.D/ L.Phil) najat@arviointi.fi www.arviointi.fi
  • 35. THE CRITERIA-BASED EVALUATION IN FINLAND IS A HYBRID! 9/23/2016 Najat Ouakrim-Soivio (KT, FL) najat@arviointi.fi www.arviointi.fi 35 NCC (2003, 2015) MATRICULATION EXAMINATION NCC (2004, 2014) GRADING IN SCHOOLS
  • 36. THE TASK OF PUPILS’ AND STUDENTS’ GRADING AND FINAL ASSESSMENT IS: • to confirm that the pupil or student has achieved the objectives of the National Core Curriculum (NCC 2004; 2014) in different subjects. • to indicate to the pupils or students themselves, to parents and other persons how the pupil has succeeded (Calfee & Masuda 1997; Loyd & Loyd 1997). • to confirm that the pupils and students are ready to move to the next grade or next level of schooling (Broadfoot 1996; Klapp Lekholm 2008). 9/16/2016 Najat Ouakrim-Soivio (Ph.D/ L.Phil) najat@arviointi.fi www.arviointi.fi 36
  • 37. THE CRITERIA FOR EVALUATION IN THE END OF COMPULSORY SCHOOLING • The final assessment criteria in each subject define the level of knowledge and skills supposed to be achieved in the end of basic education. • The criteria define the level “good” (grade 8). Pupil receives the grade, on average, when demonstrating the performance level required by the criteria for the subject. Failing to meet some criteria can be compensated for by surpassing the standard of other criteria. (NCC 2004; 2014) • The pupil has acquired the knowledge and skills required in basic education adequately (grade 5) when being able to demonstrate to some degree the performance level required by the criteria (NCC 2004; 2014). 9/16/2016 Najat Ouakrim-Soivio (Ph.D/ L.Phil) najat@arviointi.fi www.arviointi.fi 37
  • 38. THE CHALLENGES IN PRACTICE • The final assessment must be nationally comparable and treat the pupils / students equally (NCC 2004; 2014 ). The selection and/or the entry of pupils to secondary education are mainly based on the grades at the end of the basic education. • Previous studies have shown frequent discrepancies between competencies shown in the national assessments in history, social studies, mathematics mother tongue, A and B-languages and health education for example, both within and between schools. The recent assessments also show that the competencies of pupils with the same grade vary significantly. (Ouakrim-Soivio 2013; HildĂŠn, Ouakrim-Soivio, Rautopuro 2016.) 9/16/2016 Najat Ouakrim-Soivio (Ph.D/ L.Phil) najat@arviointi.fi www.arviointi.fi 38
  • 39. The research results by Ouakrim- Soivio (2013; 2016) • The results support earlier findings regarding differences between pupils’ teacher-given grades and the competences they show in national assessments, reflecting teachers’ adjusting of grades according to pupils’ competence level. • The results also show considerable in-between- subject differences in grading both at the basic and the upper general school level. 41 45 48 53 58 65 71 55 58 66 72 78 81 40 50 60 70 80 90 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 The percentage (%) of correct answers in the assessment of learning outcomes… Student’s grade in Social Sciences Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 32 36 41 45 52 57 40 45 51 59 65 73 30 40 50 60 70 80 5 6 7 8 9 10 The percentage (%) of correct answers in the assessment of learning outcomes in History Student’s grade in History Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 9/16/2016 Najat Ouakrim-Soivio (Ph.D/ L.Phil) najat@arviointi.fi www.arviointi.fi 39
  • 40. THE CRITERIA FOR FINAL ASSESSMENT IN THE END OF GENERAL UPPER-SECONDARY SCHOOLING • No criteria at all in National Core Curriculum (2003; 2015). • Evaluation in the Matriculation Examination is criteria-based (per subject), but the National Core Curriculum of general upper- secondary education (2003, 2015) offers no criteria for any subject. • The Matriculation Examination has criteria for ”a good answer” for every question in every examination, to be interpreted by the students also regarding questions in future examinations. 9/16/2016 Najat Ouakrim-Soivio (Ph.D/ L.Phil) najat@arviointi.fi www.arviointi.fi 40
  • 41. Research Results by Kupiainen (2014) The relation of students’ grades at school to the grade they get in the same subject in the Matriculation examination varies from the r=.62 of health education to the r=.84 of A-level English – the exam taken by almost every student. The relation of the two grades at school level for Finnish is shown above. -1,00 -,50 ,00 ,50 1,00 1,50 1 3 5 7 9 11 13 15 17 19 21 23 25 27 29 31 33 35 37 YO Lukio 9/16/2016 Najat Ouakrim-Soivio (Ph.D/ L.Phil) najat@arviointi.fi www.arviointi.fi 41
  • 42. Research results by Kupiainen (2014) • Students’ final grades vary somewhat according to subject but the differences are mainly due to differences in girls’ grades (See next slides 43 by Kupiainen) • Additionally, the criteria for grade eight in the core curriculum seem to have inflated earlier grade means and become – especially for girls – the new mean. • This might induce students to a false understanding of their actual competence level. 9/16/2016 Najat Ouakrim-Soivio (Ph.D/ L.Phil) najat@arviointi.fi www.arviointi.fi 42
  • 43. Female Male B-level mathematics 7,04 6,85 B-level Swedish 7,33 6,57 A-level mathematics 7,39 7,25 Chemistry 7,45 7,43 A-level English 7,47 7,52 Physics 7,51 7,41 Biology 7,64 7,48 History 7,66 7,70 Social studies 7,82 7,70 Geography 7,85 7,80 Philosophy 7,88 7,47 Finnish 7,96 7,32 Religion 7,98 7,49 Psychology 8,10 7,54 Health education 8,23 7,54 GENDERDIFFERENCES Najat Ouakrim-Soivio (Ph.D/ L.Phil) najat@arviointi.fi www.arviointi.fi
  • 44. CONCLUTIONS AND REFLECTIONS • The results can be seen to indicate that the NCC/BE with the criteria given in it for the grade eight (8) in the different subjects, indicating ‘good competence’ in the Finnish grading scale from 4 (failed) to 10 (excellent), do not serve as an adequate tool for equal evaluation. • It is easy to see – and to a degree also to understand – that teachers adjust their grades according to the general competence level of their class. • The same is true regarding students’ grades in upper secondary schools. • Apparently, what has happened is that the criteria for grade eight have rather inflated the hitherto grade means at least during the lower grade-levels, possibly inducing to students a false understanding of their actual competence level and, consequently, of need for improvement. 9/16/2016 Najat Ouakrim-Soivio (Ph.D/ L.Phil) najat@arviointi.fi www.arviointi.fi 44
  • 45. CONCLUTIONS AND REFLECTIONS • To ensure consistent final assessment, the NCC should give teachers more support for evaluation. • This could be done by defining grading criteria more clearly, by defining criteria also for other grades. • An additional means would be to develop specific material for criteria-based evaluation in the different subjects or to provide for the school’s use standardised ‘model exams’ to help the calibration of students’ grades – at least as long as the system is not ripe for an outright exit exam for basic education (see e.g., JĂźrges et al. 2003). 9/16/2016 Najat Ouakrim-Soivio (Ph.D/ L.Phil) najat@arviointi.fi www.arviointi.fi 45
  • 46. CONCLUTIONS AND REFLECTIONS • The Finnish assessment and evaluation system is favorable for “pedagogical approaches” i.e. self- assessments in municipal- and school level and formative evaluation in pupils level. • Data and information for decision making are also needed to know how good the quality of teaching is in national level. • At this moment there are a lots of discussions if the Matriculation examination could serve as an entrance exam for Finnish universities and polytechnics or should the Exam be finished completely? 9/16/2016 Najat Ouakrim-Soivio (Ph.D/ L.Phil) najat@arviointi.fi www.arviointi.fi 46
  • 47. If you would like to ask of you have comments, please, don’t hesitate to contac me! Najat Ouakrim-Soivio (Ph.D. in Education and L.Phil in history) najat @arviointi.fi www.arviointi.fi twitter: @najatouakrim 9/16/2016 Najat Ouakrim-Soivio (Ph.D/ L.Phil) najat@arviointi.fi www.arviointi.fi 47
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  • 49. Thank you! 499/16/2016 Najat Ouakrim-Soivio (Ph.D/ L.Phil) najat@arviointi.fi www.arviointi.fi