Kavenuke, Patrick SeverineKinyota, Mjegekayombo, Joel Jonathan2021-07-212021-07-212020-06-16APA 6th Editionhttp://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11810/5786NILRecently, 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.enCritical thinking skills, Prospective teachers, Self-confidence, Scepticism, SystematicityJournal Article, Peer Reviewedhttps://doi.org/10.1016/j.tsc.2020.100677