The critical thinking skills of prospective teachers: Investigating their systematicity, self-confidence and scepticism

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dc.contributor.authorKavenuke, Patrick Severine
dc.contributor.authorKinyota, Mjege
dc.contributor.authorkayombo, Joel Jonathan
dc.date.accessioned2021-07-21T08:51:34Z
dc.date.available2021-07-21T08:51:34Z
dc.date.issued2020-06-16
dc.descriptionNILen_US
dc.description.abstractRecently, researchers have shown an increased interest in studying about Critical Thinking Skills (CTSs). Indeed, the theme has become one of the most significant current discussions amongst many other international agendas. Given the perceived importance of CTSs in this 21st century, we investigated the CTSs of prospective teachers. The aim was to investigate the extent to which prospective teachers possess CTSs. Moreover, the study examined factors influencing CTSs of prospective teachers. The study sample (n = 965) was comprised of first, second and final-year students from one of the teacher education universities in Tanzania. The CTSs were measured using three dimension—systematicity, self-confidence and scepticism. Overall, the results indicated that prospective teachers had higher mean scores in systematicity and scepticism, but significantly lower mean scores in self-confidence. Also, factors such as parents’ education, parents’ occupation and year of study were significantly related to at least one dimension of CTSs. For instance, father’s education positively and significantly predicted prospective teachers’ scores on scepticism. These results have far-reaching implications for policy and future research.en_US
dc.description.sponsorshipNILen_US
dc.identifier.citationAPA 6th Editionen_US
dc.identifier.doihttps://doi.org/10.1016/j.tsc.2020.100677
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11810/5786
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.publisherThinking Skills and Creativityen_US
dc.subjectCritical thinking skills, Prospective teachers, Self-confidence, Scepticism, Systematicityen_US
dc.titleThe critical thinking skills of prospective teachers: Investigating their systematicity, self-confidence and scepticismen_US
dc.typeJournal Article, Peer Revieweden_US
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