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The aims of teacher education are to train students to find and analyse problems they may expect to face in their future work. This study consists of a survey of student teachers (n=545) in two universities in Finland. Web-based surveys with quantitative and qualitative questions were sent to all student teachers in the beginning of May 2010. Students assessed how teacher education had provided them with the competences they need in a high standard profession, what kinds of active learning experiences they had in their TE studies, and how research studies of teacher education had contributed to their professional development. The participants of the study assessed that they had achieved good skills in planning teaching and curricula. They were capable of using different teaching methods. They were aware of their own teaching philosophy and their responsibilities as professionalsand life-long learners. They consider the research component of TE valuable to their independent and critical thinking. They were very engaged in studies. Finnish pre-service teacher education seems to function very well and to be effective in providing the skills teachers need to work as independent professionals. The results of the study show, however, that students also need more supervision and guidance on how to collaborate with parents and other stakeholders outside school, such as representatives of working life as well as partners in business life and culture.  \nKeywords: Active learning, Professional development, Student teachers, Teacher education, Teachers  \n1 University of Helsinki, Institute of Behavioural Sciences [hannele.niemi@helsinki.fi](hannele.niemi@helsinki.fi)  \nIntroduction  \nFinnish teacher education has received a great deal of attention because of the high learning outcomes of Finnish 15-year-old students in Pisa achievement testing. Finland was in the highest position or among the three best countries in 2000, 2003, 2006 and 2009 (OECD) . Many researchers, as well as Finnish policy makers, regard high quality teachers and teacher education as one of the major factors in good learning outcomes.  \nDuring the last twenty years, Finnish teacher education has been evaluated systematically in many national and international evaluations. Many research projects and doctoral dissertations on some components of teacher education have also provided important knowledge for further development (e.g., Buchberger et al., 1994; The Committee Report, 1994; Finnish Higher Education Evaluation Council, 2011; Jussila & Saari, 1999; Ministry of Education, 2007; Niemi, 1996; Niemi, 1999; Niemi & Kemmis, 1999; Niemi & Kohonen, 1995) .  \nSome of the evaluations have focused on structural and higher education policy issues, while some have concentrated on themes of teachers’ professional development in teacher education. The present study belongs to the latter evaluations.  \nThis study aims to investigate how student teachers in two universities assess their experiences and learning outcomes in teacher education.  \nBecause there are both structural and content-based differences between elementary and secondary teacher education, one of the aims of the study is to investigate what the major differences between assessments of primary and secondary school student teachers in professional competences and skills are.  \nAccording to decrees issued in 1979 and 1995, all prospective teachers in Finland have to attain a master’s degree as a teacher qualification. In terms of the Bologna process, the qualified teachers’ degree is equivalent to the second cycle degree in the European higher education area (Niemi & Jakku-Sihvonen, 2006) . In the Finnish educational system, the combination of a three-","cbCaisk6v94Tgy0T","https://ap.wps.com/l/cbCaisk6v94Tgy0T","pdf",193359,24,"English","# Introduction\n## Teacher education aims and evaluations\n## Study purpose and research focus\n## Degree requirements and training structures","[{\"question\":\"What is the goal of the study described in the document?\",\"answer\":\"The study investigates how student teachers in two Finnish universities assess their experiences and learning outcomes in teacher education.\"},{\"question\":\"How was the data collected for the study?\",\"answer\":\"The research used web-based surveys sent to all student teachers in early May 2010, combining quantitative and qualitative questions.\"},{\"question\":\"What did participants report about their professional competences?\",\"answer\":\"Participants assessed that they achieved good skills in planning teaching and curricula, could use different teaching methods, and valued the research component for independent and critical thinking.\"}]","Educating Student Teachers to Become High Quality Professionals - A Finnish Case | PDF",1792086131]