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Moral Schemas and Tacit Judgement or How the Defining Issues Test Is Supported by Cognitive Science.
Peer reviewedNarvaez, Darcia; Bock, Tonia – Journal of Moral Education, 2002
Discusses three core moral judgement ideas: (1) modern schema theory, (2) automatic decision-making frequency, and (3) implicit processes as the default mode of human information processing. Compares the Defining Issues Test (measures the beginnings of moral judgement) and the Lawrence Kohlberg Moral Judgement Interview (measures the highest level…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Decision Making, Elementary Secondary Education, Higher Education
Peer reviewedRogers, Glen – Journal of Moral Education, 2002
Draws on evidence from Alverno College's (Milwaukee, Wisconsin) longitudinal research to make the case that the Defining Issues Test (DIT) is best characterized as measuring growth in moral reasoning rather than a broader construct of moral development. Challenges current DIT theory, but is consistent with prevailing interpretations of growth on…
Descriptors: Cognitive Development, Colleges, Decision Making, Higher Education
