NotesFAQContact Us
Collection
Advanced
Search Tips
Showing all 3 results Save | Export
An Empirical Investigation of the Moral Judgment Development of a Sample of High School Kuwaiti Teachers
Peer reviewed Peer reviewed
Direct linkDirect link
Al-Shurai, Saad – Education, 2012
This study was conducted to investigate the moral development of one hundred Kuwaiti high school teachers. They ranged in age from 23 to 48 years with a mean of 28.6 years and a standard deviation of 8.3 years. The teachers' individual moral judgment levels were assessed by the Defining Issues Test (DIT)--an objective test designed by James Rest…
Descriptors: Value Judgment, Objective Tests, Moral Development, Secondary School Teachers
The Reliability and Validity of Objective Indices of Moral Development.
Peer reviewed Peer reviewed
Davison, Mark L.; Robbins, Stephen – Applied Psychological Measurement, 1978
Empirically weighted scores for Rest's Defining Issues Test were found to be more reliable than the simple sum of scores theoretically weighted sum, or Rest's p scores. They also had slightly higher correlations with Kohlberg's interview scores. Empirically weighted scores also showed more significant change in two longitudinal studies. (CTM)
Descriptors: Higher Education, Longitudinal Studies, Moral Development, Moral Values
Comparison of Measures of Moral Reasoning and Development of a New Objective Measure.
Peer reviewed Peer reviewed
Page, Roger; Bode, James – Educational and Psychological Measurement, 1980
The Ethical Reasoning Inventory (ERI) is an objective test derived from Kohlberg's Moral Judgment Interview. It correlated higher with Kohlberg , and has higher internal consistency than the Defining Issues Test and the Moral Judgment Scale. (CP)
Descriptors: Abstract Reasoning, Higher Education, Item Analysis, Moral Issues