A curriculum, issued by the education authorities, that sets out the goals and arrangements for school work at a national level. The National Curriculum further elaborates on the provisions of the Act on subjects and areas of study, and states the emphases and weightings. The National Curriculum is a management tool for following up on the provisions of the Act on School Work and is intended to coordinate learning and teaching to the extent deemed necessary. The National Curriculum is the official policy, the school curriculum is based on the National Curriculum and is adapted to the policy of each school, the class curriculum is based on the National Curriculum and the school curriculum and applies to each grade or study group.

Values ​​or attitudes in a specific area that are intended to underlie school practices, communication, and school culture, and are reflected in the content of subjects as well as areas of study. The basic elements are based on legislation and international agreements on education, welfare, and human rights.

The concept of competence includes the overview and ability to apply knowledge and skills. The competences aimed at at the beginning are defined to lay the foundation for a comprehensive general education. Competence is student-centered, competences are implemented within each field of study and subject.

The competence that a student is expected to have mastered by the end of a specific period of study.

Assessment whose main purpose is to provide feedback to students so that they can improve their performance based on the assessment.

Skill is both intellectual and practical. It involves the ability to apply methods, procedures, and logical thinking.

According to the National Curriculum Guide for Compulsory Schools, key competences are based on the basic elements of education and the focus areas of the Compulsory Education Act. Key competences relate to the student himself, are intended to promote his all-round development, and are related to all areas of study.

A scale, e.g. expressed in numbers or letters, used to assess how well students have achieved certain knowledge, mastery, understanding, and skills at the end of a course of study.

Assessment criteria are a description of how well a student has mastered a defined skill at the end of a learning period. Assessment criteria support assessment.

Learning ability is based on students’ motivation and belief in their own abilities and includes knowing their own strengths and weaknesses and being able to make decisions based on that.

Goals that are aimed at in studies.

Assessment of student achievement in a program that has been planned with reference to the National Curriculum Guide based on competency criteria.

When a student critically evaluates their own work against a set of competency standards. Self-assessment is more than just giving themselves a grade on a project. It involves thinking about themselves as a student.

A curriculum that is published in individual schools and is a more detailed elaboration of the National Curriculum Guide for Compulsory Schools regarding goals, content of study and assessment, practices and evaluation of the results and quality of school work. The school curriculum takes into account the unique situation of a school.

A list published by the government of the number of teaching hours in subjects or areas of study in primary school based on year group or age level, which is expected to be followed in school work.

A theoretical and practical collection of facts, laws, theories, and methods.