Verbal Processing of the Defining Issues Test by Principled and Non-Principled Moral Reasoners.

Lawrence, Jeanette A.

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Publication Date: 1987

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Verbal Processing of the Defining Issues Test by Principled and Non-Principled Moral Reasoners.

Lawrence, Jeanette A.

Journal of Moral Education, v16 n2 p117-30 May 1987

Reports a study which examined objective ratings of the moral issues expressed in the Defining Issues Test (DIT) items in relation to verbal reports of the reasoning with which those ratings were generated. Finds that differences in the educational level of the subjects were significant. A case is made for verbal assessment of information on objective moral reasoning. (Author/AEM)

Descriptors: Abstract Reasoning, Church Related Colleges, Cognitive Processes, Decision Making, Grade 9, Higher Education, Moral Development, Moral Values, Philosophy, Secondary Education, Value Judgment, Verbal Communication

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Language: English

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Identifiers - Assessments and Surveys: Defining Issues Test

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