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The aim of this study is to investigate the effects of the music teacher training program on the critical thinking skills of music teacher candidates. This is a descriptive study. In this study, it has been studied 127 voluntary music teacher candidates who have been studying in teacher training program. The instrument used in this study is Epistemological Belief Scale. One-way ANOVA was used to identify patterns within cohorts regarding pre-service teachers` skills about critical thinking. According to grade level significant differences were found between CTDS. When analyzed Critical Thinking Inventory subscales in terms of grade level, "self-confidence" lower class size was found to be a significant difference between the levels.

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