Finland Listing
In Finland, Digital Literacy is refered to as Tietotekniikka, the term for Informatics is Tietojenkäsittelytiede (Computer Science).
| Data Mode | Data Value | Explanation |
|---|---|---|
| Data Availability | Data available | |
| Informatics: First Contact | Higher Secondary |
In high school level, grades 10 or 11, depending on whether the school organizes some elective course. |
| Informatics: Availability of Courses | No | |
| Informatics: Curriculum Consistency | School |
There is no informatics curriculum in primary or secondary education. |
| Informatics: Enrolment | N/A | |
| Digital Literacy: First Contact | Primary | |
| Digital Literacy: A Separate Subject? | Integrated |
It is integrated with other subjects. Some schools have special courses available, with a focus on various aspects of digital literacy. |
| Digital Literacy: Curriculum Consistency | School |
It is not consistent. There are, to my understanding, overall curricular goals defined my Ministry of Education, but schools have considerably freedom to implement them. |
| Digital Literacy: Enrolment | N/A | |
| Teacher Training: Special Qualifications | Special qualifications |
In Finland all teachers in primary, secondary and high school must have Master's level degree. In primary school Master's degree in Education, and from grade 7 upwards typically Master's degree in domain subject (e.g., Mathematics, Biology, English language, ...) and one year teacher's specialization education. The same would hold for Informatics teachers, if there were such ones. To my knowledge only University of Eastern Finland provides a teacher specialization in Informatics. |
| Teacher Training: Number of Subjects | N/A | |
| Teacher Training: Entry Requirement | M.Ed. / M.Sc. + pgc. | |
| Teacher Training: In-Service Length | N/A | |
| Teacher Training: Stand-alone Digital Literacy Curriculum | N/A | |
| Teacher Training: Stand-alone Informatics Curriculum | Yes | |
| Teacher Training: Typical Path Availability | Yes | |
| Teacher Training: Professionals as Teachers | N/A | |
| Teacher Training: Professional Experience | N/A | |
| Teacher Training: Mathematics Teachers | N/A | |
| Teacher Training: Physics Teachers | N/A | |
| Teacher Training: Business Teachers | N/A | |
| Teacher Training: Engineering Teachers | N/A | |
| Teacher Training: Teachers from other Disciplines | N/A | |
| Teacher Training: Security of Employment | N/A | |
| Educational Policies | Country | |
| Learning Objectives | N/A |