Pedagogical competence is a competence that must be possessed by a teacher. Students as prospective teachers have low pedagogical competence. One way to improve the pedagogical quality of prospective teachers is to train HOTs thinking. However, in the field, there are still many obstacles in efforts to increase these abilities, one of the efforts made is to provide learning through the video case study method. This article examines the perceptions of prospective teachers using a case study-based video, this study also looks at the results of students' high-level thinking skills in solving the cases they face. This research uses quantitative methods with descriptive data analysis. Using a valid data collection instrument. Based on the results of the study, it was found that the overall average factor of 4.58 was very positive towards increasing student learning activities as much as increasing students' thinking skills in solving cases at hand. This research also reveals that the use of case study-based videos in learning also makes students interested in digging deeper into the material presented by the lecturer.