EDFO 420 Final Exam
Finland & Private Schools Correct Answer: no private schools, no school is allowed to charge tuition,
independent schools are publicly financed, illegal to make money off education, no private universities
Finland: America is obsessed with... Correct Answer: student performance, accountability for bad
teachers, merit pay, competition/private sector, school choice
Finnish Assessment Correct Answer: independent tests teachers create themselves, reports based on
individualized grading by each teacher
Goal of Finnish School Correct Answer: every student has the same opportunity to learn, cooperation
and equity
Primary Drive of Finnish Schools since 1980s Correct Answer: equality of opportunity, instrument to
even out social equality, health and safe environments
Teacher Conditions in Finland Correct Answer: prestige, decent pay, and a lot of responsibility,
respected as equals to doctors and lawyers, very selective programs with a required masters degree
Factors Finland Changed Correct Answer: standardization to personalization, basic curriculum to a deep
and broad learning, teachers own the curriculum, co teaching models, respecting individuality
Primary aim of Finnish School Correct Answer: equity and cooperation
Message of 'Waiting for Superman' Correct Answer: American public education is a failed enterprise,
problem is not money but bad teachers
Charter versus public schools Correct Answer: 17% superior, 37% worse, 46% equal
Credo Study Correct Answer: wide variation in charter schools, less than 1% get amazing results, twice
as many failing charters as successful ones, evaluated about 2,500 charter schools
Teacher Quality Correct Answer: affects 7.5%-10% of test score gains, 10-20% of achievement outcomes
Relationship between charter and public schools Correct Answer: moved from collaboration to
competition
Geoffrey Canada Correct Answer: paid $400k annually, school has $200 million, not a source to prove
money is not the problem
Teacher Unions (Charter School) Correct Answer: portrayed like drug cartels who protect bad teachers
, % of teachers that leave in the first 5 years Correct Answer: over 50%
Factors of Thriving Correct Answer: temperament, insightful, relationships, and moral strength
Psychological Resilience Correct Answer: results from a combination of inner strength and outer
supports
Inclusive Schools Correct Answer: teach the skills necessary to manage differences as a valued added
opportunity
Inclusive curricula and pedagogy Correct Answer: incorporate lesbian and gay issues throughout the
curriculum, giving respect and consideration to marginal creators, challenging status quo
Inclusive polices and practices Correct Answer: clear non-discrimination and anti-harassment policies,
sexual orientation as a protected status; giving direction and authority for educators to act proactively
and reactively in support of inclusiveness
GSAs & Safe Zones Correct Answer: promote inclusion, provide education, awareness, and focused
space of inclusion, promotes a safe culture for LGBTQ+ students
Tracking Correct Answer: practice of dividing students into separate classes for high, average, and low-
achievers, each group has different curriculum paths
Oakes Study Correct Answer: studied curriculum content, instruction quality and classroom climate in
33 schools, wanted to gather info about the knowledge and skills of students in tracked classes
Oakes Findings Correct Answer: no evidence to support any assumptions about tracking
Tracking Assumptions Correct Answer: promotes overall student achievement, less capable students
will suffer emotional/educational damage from daily classroom contact with bright peers, students are
placed fairly and accurately, only way to manage student differences
Tracking Effects Correct Answer: fosters inequality, students have vastly different experiences at school,
learning different knowledge and skills, supports the hidden curriculum, training students for certain
postsecondary destinations
Placement in Low Tracks Correct Answer: based on intellectual performance
Characteristics of Tracking Correct Answer: intellectual performance is judged and determines
placement, classes tracks labeled according to performance levels or postsecondary destinations,
curriculum tailored to perceived needs and abilities of students, forms a hierarchy, students experience
school in different ways.
Disproportionate Impact Correct Answer: huge impact on low track, high track has better experience
Finland & Private Schools Correct Answer: no private schools, no school is allowed to charge tuition,
independent schools are publicly financed, illegal to make money off education, no private universities
Finland: America is obsessed with... Correct Answer: student performance, accountability for bad
teachers, merit pay, competition/private sector, school choice
Finnish Assessment Correct Answer: independent tests teachers create themselves, reports based on
individualized grading by each teacher
Goal of Finnish School Correct Answer: every student has the same opportunity to learn, cooperation
and equity
Primary Drive of Finnish Schools since 1980s Correct Answer: equality of opportunity, instrument to
even out social equality, health and safe environments
Teacher Conditions in Finland Correct Answer: prestige, decent pay, and a lot of responsibility,
respected as equals to doctors and lawyers, very selective programs with a required masters degree
Factors Finland Changed Correct Answer: standardization to personalization, basic curriculum to a deep
and broad learning, teachers own the curriculum, co teaching models, respecting individuality
Primary aim of Finnish School Correct Answer: equity and cooperation
Message of 'Waiting for Superman' Correct Answer: American public education is a failed enterprise,
problem is not money but bad teachers
Charter versus public schools Correct Answer: 17% superior, 37% worse, 46% equal
Credo Study Correct Answer: wide variation in charter schools, less than 1% get amazing results, twice
as many failing charters as successful ones, evaluated about 2,500 charter schools
Teacher Quality Correct Answer: affects 7.5%-10% of test score gains, 10-20% of achievement outcomes
Relationship between charter and public schools Correct Answer: moved from collaboration to
competition
Geoffrey Canada Correct Answer: paid $400k annually, school has $200 million, not a source to prove
money is not the problem
Teacher Unions (Charter School) Correct Answer: portrayed like drug cartels who protect bad teachers
, % of teachers that leave in the first 5 years Correct Answer: over 50%
Factors of Thriving Correct Answer: temperament, insightful, relationships, and moral strength
Psychological Resilience Correct Answer: results from a combination of inner strength and outer
supports
Inclusive Schools Correct Answer: teach the skills necessary to manage differences as a valued added
opportunity
Inclusive curricula and pedagogy Correct Answer: incorporate lesbian and gay issues throughout the
curriculum, giving respect and consideration to marginal creators, challenging status quo
Inclusive polices and practices Correct Answer: clear non-discrimination and anti-harassment policies,
sexual orientation as a protected status; giving direction and authority for educators to act proactively
and reactively in support of inclusiveness
GSAs & Safe Zones Correct Answer: promote inclusion, provide education, awareness, and focused
space of inclusion, promotes a safe culture for LGBTQ+ students
Tracking Correct Answer: practice of dividing students into separate classes for high, average, and low-
achievers, each group has different curriculum paths
Oakes Study Correct Answer: studied curriculum content, instruction quality and classroom climate in
33 schools, wanted to gather info about the knowledge and skills of students in tracked classes
Oakes Findings Correct Answer: no evidence to support any assumptions about tracking
Tracking Assumptions Correct Answer: promotes overall student achievement, less capable students
will suffer emotional/educational damage from daily classroom contact with bright peers, students are
placed fairly and accurately, only way to manage student differences
Tracking Effects Correct Answer: fosters inequality, students have vastly different experiences at school,
learning different knowledge and skills, supports the hidden curriculum, training students for certain
postsecondary destinations
Placement in Low Tracks Correct Answer: based on intellectual performance
Characteristics of Tracking Correct Answer: intellectual performance is judged and determines
placement, classes tracks labeled according to performance levels or postsecondary destinations,
curriculum tailored to perceived needs and abilities of students, forms a hierarchy, students experience
school in different ways.
Disproportionate Impact Correct Answer: huge impact on low track, high track has better experience
