Context of teaching and learning school science in Finland: Reflections on PISA 2006 results

By Jari Lavonen, S. Laaksonen. 2009

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Inquiry, Engagement, and Literacy in Science: A Retrospective, Cross-National Analysis Using PISA 2006 (2014, background): “Similar results have been reported for Canadian (Areepattamannil, Freeman & Klinger, 2011) and Finnish adolescents (Lavonen & Laaksonen, 2009).”
Effects of Inquiry-Based Science Instruction on Science Achievement and Interest in Science: Evidence from Qatar (2012, background): “Mounting evidence demonstrates the positive effects of inquiry-based science teaching and learning (eg, Lee, Hart, Cuevas, & Enders, 2004 ; McNeill & Pimentel, 2009 ; Wu & Hsieh, 2006 ).”
The Effectiveness of Process Oriented Guided Inquiry Learning to Reduce Alternate Conceptions in Secondary Chemistry (2011, background): “Educators in the United States have known for some time that students in countries that value science education in the elementary and middle school years are producing st dents who perform well on the PISA and TIMSS science tests.”
A Teacher–Researcher Partnership for Professional Learning: Co-Designing Project-Based Learning Units to Increase Student Engagement in Science Classes (2021, background): “…classes compared with those of other Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) countries (Juuti et al., 2010; Krzywacki et al., 2015; Lavonen & Laaksonen, 2009; Loukomies et al., 2018; Norris et al., 1996; Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development [OECD], 2016).”