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Moral Schemas and Tacit Judgement or How the Defining Issues Test Is Supported by Cognitive Science.

Narvaez, 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
Thoma, Stephen J. – Moral Education Forum, 1994
Maintains that the Defining Issues Test (DIT) is now the most frequently used measure of moral judgment development. Reviews the history of DIT research. Asserts that the measurement system provided by the DIT would put the cognitive developmental approach in a better position to affect change in the moral development field. (CFR)
Descriptors: Educational History, Educational Trends, Elementary Secondary Education, Ethical Instruction