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which of the following factors is a reason for the superior academic performance of finnish as compared to american children?
a)in finland, all students receive the same nationally mandated, high-quality instruction.
b)finnish parents regard native ability as the key to academic success.
c)finland has a national testing system used to ability-group students.
d)finnish teachers are not required to participate in continuing education and, therefore, have more time to focus on the children.
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