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Role of Motivation in the Moral and Religious Judgment of Mathematically Gifted Adolescents
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Nokelainen, Petri; Tirri, Kirsi – High Ability Studies, 2010
In this paper we investigate whether the level of motivation among mathematically gifted adolescents is related to their moral and religious judgment. The sample consists of first-year students (N = 20) at a Finnish private and independent boarding school specializing in mathematics. We formulated the following research questions: (RQ1) Is the…
Descriptors: Academically Gifted, Boarding Schools, Goal Orientation, Student Motivation
Assessing Moral Judgment by Selective Recall: A Review.
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Prentice, Joan L.; And Others – Journal of Research and Development in Education, 1989
This literature review examines the potential of selective recall for assessing level of moral reasoning. Rest's Defining Issues Test was administered to five individuals to test the applicability of certain principles of selective recall in assessing moral reasoning. (IAH)
Descriptors: Adolescents, Adults, Measures (Individuals), Moral Development
Moral Judgment, Personality, and Attitude to Authority in Early and Late Adolescence.
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Lapsley, Daniel K.; And Others – Journal of Youth and Adolescence, 1984
This study was conducted to determine the relationship between moral judgment and personality or attitude toward authority; variation of attitude toward authority through adolescence; and bias of Kohlbergian moral development toward a liberal political philosophy. Results were discussed in terms of the political and psychological features of…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Conservatism, High Schools, Higher Education