Simulation as a Pedagogical Method for Developing Pre-Service Teachers’ Suitability – A Collaborative Pilot Study

Abstract

In Norway, 28 higher education programmes continuously assess the suitability of their students. Suitability assessment is a stamp of quality in higher education, and an assurance that the students are qualified for professional practice. The definition for the assessment is stated by national regulations, in which consist of eight criteria related to the students’ abilities and willingness to practice a future professional role.