Learning and speaking more than one language could delay the onset of dementia by as many as four or five years. In a recent study, researchers at the University of Ghent found that the average age of diagnosis for Alzheimer's patients who only speak one language was 73. For bilinguals, the age was 77. For some, multilingualism delayed onset by five years.
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In Finland at least 1/5 of the population is at least bilingual.
Thursday, December 25, 2014
Thursday, November 20, 2014
Strong Performers and Successful Reformers
One reason for Finland’s success is the high degree of personal responsibility conferred on both teachers and students. In the 1970s and 1980s, management of Finland’s school system was decentralized and traditional academic structures in upper secondary schools were replaced by flexible modular structures, giving pupils more choice in what they study. Teachers were given freedom to design their curriculum and choose textbooks. -
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Sunday, November 9, 2014
Ice ages, famine and war: the recipe for Pisa success?
Paper claims that deadly events boosted Finns’ average IQ
The paper, written by two psychologists and an English anthropologist based in Finland, highlights a strong correlation between a country’s performance in Pisa – which tests 15-year-olds’ applied knowledge in reading, maths and science – and its average IQ. It argues that reasons for Finland’s high average IQ can be traced back to events that took place centuries ago and have little to do with modern schooling.
It also claims that the wealthy were “likely to have had the highest intelligence” and points to “the Finnish famine of 1696-97, in which it is estimated that 30 per cent of the population perished, with the least well-off the most devastated”.
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news | Published in TES magazine on 7 November, 2014 | By: William Stewart
The paper, written by two psychologists and an English anthropologist based in Finland, highlights a strong correlation between a country’s performance in Pisa – which tests 15-year-olds’ applied knowledge in reading, maths and science – and its average IQ. It argues that reasons for Finland’s high average IQ can be traced back to events that took place centuries ago and have little to do with modern schooling.
It also claims that the wealthy were “likely to have had the highest intelligence” and points to “the Finnish famine of 1696-97, in which it is estimated that 30 per cent of the population perished, with the least well-off the most devastated”.
Read more in TES>>>>>
news | Published in TES magazine on 7 November, 2014 | By: William Stewart
Saturday, October 4, 2014
SCIRA 50 years
the Swedish Council of the International Reading Association
Congratulations from FinRA
Wednesday, April 30, 2014
Renewal of the curriculum
Renewal of the core curriculum for pre-primary and basic education is under way.
The preparation is carried out in working groups that focus on structure and objectives, conceptions of learning, support for learning and the different subjects taught in basic education. Each working group consists of educational officials, researchers and teachers.
The preparation of the curriculum is interactive. All education providers can follow the preparation and give feedback at the different phases. They are also encouraged to involve pupils and their parents in the process.
You can read more about the curriculum reform here.
The preparation is carried out in working groups that focus on structure and objectives, conceptions of learning, support for learning and the different subjects taught in basic education. Each working group consists of educational officials, researchers and teachers.
The preparation of the curriculum is interactive. All education providers can follow the preparation and give feedback at the different phases. They are also encouraged to involve pupils and their parents in the process.
You can read more about the curriculum reform here.
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