<![CDATA[Teacher professional competence includes mastery of the material, understanding of students, educational learning, personal development, and mastery of the material. Critical thinking skills play an important role in the decision-making process to solve problems so it is important for students to have. Based on this background, this study aims to: 1. describe the professional competence of teachers at MI Islamiyah Paweden; 2. describe students' critical thinking skills at MI Islamiyah Paweden; 3. Describe the role of teacher professional competence in students' critical thinking skills at MI Islamiyah Paweden. This type of research is field research. The approach used in this study is a descriptive qualitative approach. Collecting data in this study using the method of observation, interviews, and documentation. The results of the study show that: 1) teachers at MI Islamiyah Paweden mostly have fulfilled professional competence but have not fully met the criteria; 2) students' critical thinking skills are quite good in solving a problem, the ability to select information, the ability to identify assumptions, the ability to formulate hypotheses, and the ability to draw conclusions; 3) the role of teacher professional competence on students’critical thinking skills through various teaching methods, providing stimulus, and discussion.]]>
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