Kuş, MehtapÇakıroğlu, Erdinç2020-02-202020-02-202020https:/dx.doi.org/ 10.19128/turje.605456https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12451/7252Kuş, Mehtap ( Aksaray, Yazar )This study aimed to explore how prospective middle school mathematics teachers think critically about a newspaper article that reported the findings of a statistical research. Participants of the study were four fourth-year students enrolled at the mathematics teacher education program of a public university. To investigate the research question of the study, case study method was employed. Indepth semi-structured interviews were done to examine participants' critical thinking processes. The findings of the study indicated that prospective mathematics teachers made use of a variety of critical thinking processes (comprehending, making connections, inferring ideas, critiquing, and self-reflecting) and provided clues about the interrelated nature of these processes. This study would shed light on the characterization of critical thinking in the context of statistical literacy by suggesting a blended framework. It also suggests the design of the tasks including media articles to promote both statistical literacy and critical thinking in statistics education courses for prospective mathematics teachers.eninfo:eu-repo/semantics/openAccessCritical ThinkingMathematics EducationMedia TextsStatistical LiteracyTeacher TrainingArticle91224510.19128/turje.605456N/A