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Peer reviewedCortese, Anthony J. – Merrill-Palmer Quarterly, 1984
Reviews Kohlberg's research on moral development and criticizes standard issue scoring, a measure of individual developmental stages of moral judgment. Discusses problems with the Moral Judgment Interview's content and scoring, suggesting longitudinal, comparative, and gender-related research needed to resolve problems of validity and reliability.…
Descriptors: Concept Formation, Developmental Stages, Measurement Techniques, Moral Development
Colby, Anne; Kohlberg, Lawrence – 1981
A 20-year study to monitor moral developmental stages is summarized with a focus on the invariant sequence and internal consistency of each stage. It is theorized that an individual passes through several stages in attaining moral judgment. As children grow older, they are able to integrate diverse points of view on a moral conflict. Each stage…
Descriptors: Developmental Stages, Longitudinal Studies, Males, Moral Development
Peer reviewedHill, Gloria; Swanson, H. Lee – Educational and Psychological Measurement, 1985
Results of factor and correlational analyses of the Ethical Behavior Rating Scale (EBRS) are reported. The test-retest method and internal consistency estimates yielded reliability coefficients. Construct validity was determined by correlating the EBRS with items from the Ethical Reasoning Inventory. The EBRS reflects the behavioral aspects of…
Descriptors: Behavior Rating Scales, Factor Analysis, Factor Structure, Moral Development
Colby, Anne; And Others – 1983
A 20-year study to verify Lawrence Kohlberg's theory of moral development through a new research design, the Standard Issue Scoring System, is reported. Kohlberg theorizes that an individual progresses through several stages in attaining moral judgment. As children grow older, they are able to integrate diverse points of view on a moral conflict.…
Descriptors: Chronological Age, Developmental Stages, Educational Background, Intelligence Quotient
Download full textMoon, Yong Lin – 1985
This paper reviews 20 cross-cultural studies conducted with the Defining Issues Test (DIT). All or part of the samples in the studies were non-Americans who had not been a part of the populations presented in the DIT manual. The studies were aimed at the comparison of moral reasoning structure and development across cultures. Several aspects of…
Descriptors: Comparative Analysis, Cross Cultural Studies, Cultural Differences, Evaluation Criteria
Carroll, James A. – 1977
The Defining Issues Test (DIT) has been subjected to construct validation in a number of studies relating it to the development of moral judgment and to measures of cognitive development and political attitudes. The DIT has been found to have significant positive correlations with the Comprehension of Social-Moral Concepts Test for a variety of…
Descriptors: Attitude Measures, Cognitive Development, Comparative Testing, Comprehension
