A3 Book section, Chapters in research books
Finnish Matriculation Examination, National Curriculum, and teachers’ attitudes, perspectives, and practices : when the two assessment cultures meet (2022)
Ylioppilastutkinto, opetussuunnitelman perusteet ja opettajien asenteet, näkemykset ja käytännöt : kun kaksi arviointikulttuuria kohtaavat

Leontjev, D. (2022). Finnish Matriculation Examination, National Curriculum, and teachers’ attitudes, perspectives, and practices : when the two assessment cultures meet. In T. Seppälä, S. Lesonen, P. Iikkanen, & S. D'hondt (Eds.), Kieli, muutos ja yhteiskunta (pp. 133-150). Suomen soveltavan kielitieteen yhdistys AFinLA. AFinLA:n vuosikirja, 2022. https://doi.org/10.30661/afinlavk.113656

JYU authors or editors

Publication details

All authors or editors: Leontjev, Dmitri

Parent publication: Kieli, muutos ja yhteiskunta

Parent publication editors: Seppälä, Tanja; Lesonen, Sirkku; Iikkanen, Päivi; D'hondt, Sigurd

eISBN: 978-951-9388-74-8

Journal or series: AFinLA:n vuosikirja

eISSN: 2343-2608

Publication year: 2022

Publication date: 02/12/2022

Number in series: 2022

Pages range: 133-150

Number of pages in the book: 433

Publisher: Suomen soveltavan kielitieteen yhdistys AFinLA

Place of Publication: Jyväskylä

Publication country: Finland

Publication language: English

DOI: https://doi.org/10.30661/afinlavk.113656

Persistent website address: https://journal.fi/afinlavk/article/view/113656

Publication open access: Openly available

Publication channel open access: Open Access channel

Publication is parallel published (JYX): https://jyx.jyu.fi/handle/123456789/84268

Additional information: Suomen soveltavan kielitieteen yhdistyksen julkaisuja ; 79, ISSN 0781-0318

Abstract

The Finnish National Core Curriculum (NCC) and the Matriculation Examination (ME) are likely to shape what happens in classrooms around Finland, including classroom assessment. The present study aimed at exploring English academically oriented upper secondary school English teachers’ (n = 85) (1) attitudes to changes in the NCC and the ME, (2) their perspectives on these changes, and (3) how their assessment practices were shaped by the NCC and the ME. The data were collected roughly at the time both changes came into force. The data came from a survey and follow-up interviews with four teachers. The results indicated that teachers were quite positive about the changes but anticipated both positive and negative changes in the classroom. Their assessment practices appeared to be shaped more strongly by the ME than the NCC and seemed to impact their attitudes to and perspectives on the two changes.

Keywords: general upper secondary school students; English language; language skills; evaluation; educational evaluation; curricula; matriculation examination (tests)

Contributing organizations

Ministry reporting: Yes

Reporting Year: 2022

JUFO rating: 1