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Dettmann, David F.; Colangelo, Nicholas – 1983
Although the theory and research of Lawrence Kohlberg have been the dominant approach in the study of moral reasoning and moral development, his procedures have been criticized in three areas: (1) reliability and validity; (2) applicability to daily experience; and (3) inadequate sampling. To examine the characteristics of moral problems…
Descriptors: Age Differences, Moral Development, Moral Values, Motifs
Kaplan, Martin F.; Yehl, H. Michael – 1984
A total of 96 students (16 males and 16 females, chosen randomly from each of the first, fourth, and seventh grades of a grade school and a middle school,) allocated rewards in response to stimuli representing pairs of children differing in work output and effort. Stimulus materials consisted of: (1) a booklet containing nine drawings representing…
Descriptors: Age Differences, Elementary Education, Elementary School Students, Justice

Flynn, Timothy M. – Early Child Development and Care, 1984
Results indicate that preschool children are capable of making moral judgments in both apology-restitution and guilt-innocence test contexts. Age and sex are significantly related to both moral judgment measures, while intelligence and parent occupation are unrelated to both measures. (Author/RH)
Descriptors: Age Differences, Employment Level, Intelligence, Moral Development

Baumrind, Diana – Child Development, 1986
Takes issue with Lawrence Walker's literature review on developmental and individual differences in moral reasoning which found no consistent evidence for sex differences in moral development. Argues instead that the source and specific nature of these differences have yet to be established. (HOD)
Descriptors: Adults, Age Differences, Children, Cognitive Ability

Moran, James D. III; McCullers, John C. – Journal of Experimental Child Psychology, 1984
Investigates the effects of recency and specific story content on the development of moral reasoning in four-, seven-, and 11- year-old children and college freshmen. Analyses confirmed that in general younger children judged on consequence, except on stories containing intentional injury to a person, whereas older children utilized intention.…
Descriptors: Age Differences, Children, Content Analysis, Context Clues
Oresick, Robert J. – 1983
A study was conducted to investigate developmental aspects of the logical organization of reasons among 30 boys and girls from each of the first, sixth, and tenth grades. Participants were administered the Responsibility Story Test, a measure consisting of stories portraying moral dilemmas and corresponding semistructured interview schedules.…
Descriptors: Age Differences, Cognitive Development, Elementary School Students, Elementary Secondary Education

Hargreaves, David J.; And Others – Journal of Research in Music Education, 1995
Surveys 278 British high school students concerning musical styles preferences. Generally speaking, students rejected classical and "serious" music as they grew older. Girls exhibited acceptance of a wider range of musical styles. Includes statistical tables. (MJP)
Descriptors: Adolescent Development, Adolescents, Aesthetic Values, Age Differences

Stolte, John F. – Journal of Social Psychology, 1996
Reviews two experiments that strongly support dual coding theory. Dual coding theory holds that communicating concretely (tactile, auditory, or visual stimuli) affects evaluative thinking stronger than communicating abstractly through words and numbers. The experiments applied this theory to the realm of age and evaluation. (MJP)
Descriptors: Age Differences, College Students, Communication (Thought Transfer), Decision Making