Published on: May 2026
DEVELOPMENTAL TRAJECTORIES, EQUITY GAPS, AND NORMATIVE STANDARDS FOR MICRO THINKING SUB-SKILLS IN MIDDLE STAGE SCHOOL STUDENTS: EVIDENCE FROM THE MTST STANDARDIZATION STUDY IN GUJARAT, INDIA
Dr. Mayur Parmar Dr. Pranav Desai
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Objectives: Knowledge and understanding of the evolution of discrete micro thinking sub-skills in middle school grades and their differences in school type, medium of instruction and gender are crucial for evidence-based educational policy and targeted classroom interventions. The present paper reports substantive findings on sub-skill developmental trajectories, equity gaps and normative standards, which is a distinct and independent empirical contribution from the Micro Thinking Skills Test (MTST), that was psychometrically standardized on a sample of N = 1,200 Grade 6-8 students in Gujarat.
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Parmar, M. & Desai, P. (2026). Developmental Trajectories, Equity Gaps, and Normative Standards for Micro Thinking Sub-skills in Middle Stage School Students: Evidence from the MTST Standardization Study in Gujarat, India. International Journal of Creative and Open Research in Engineering and Management, <i>02</i>(05). https://doi.org/10.55041/ijcope.v2i5.674
Parmar, Mayur, and Pranav Desai. "Developmental Trajectories, Equity Gaps, and Normative Standards for Micro Thinking Sub-skills in Middle Stage School Students: Evidence from the MTST Standardization Study in Gujarat, India." International Journal of Creative and Open Research in Engineering and Management, vol. 02, no. 05, 2026, pp. . doi:https://doi.org/10.55041/ijcope.v2i5.674.
Parmar, Mayur, and Pranav Desai. "Developmental Trajectories, Equity Gaps, and Normative Standards for Micro Thinking Sub-skills in Middle Stage School Students: Evidence from the MTST Standardization Study in Gujarat, India." International Journal of Creative and Open Research in Engineering and Management 02, no. 05 (2026). https://doi.org/https://doi.org/10.55041/ijcope.v2i5.674.
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