Basics
What did Carol Gilligan discuss?
She discusses theoretical ideas that men and women differ in their conceptions of moral understanding.
Heteronomous morality is also known as?
Moral realism
Why was Piaget's theory not reliable?
The sample size was too small.
What stage are preschoolers and kindergarten students in according to Kohlberg’s theory?
The first stage of moral development.
What is Moral Development?
Moral development is the process through which children develop proper attitudes and behaviors towards other people in society, based on social and cultural norms and laws.
What was Piaget interested in?
Piaget was interested not in what children do, but in their moral reasoning.
What was the name of the theory Piaget used to analyze children's behavior ?
Game Theory
For young children, it is important to implement clear punishments, such as loss of privileges, for students who break your classroom rules. This could include taking away free choice time for students who break the rules. (True or False)
True
Why are children in the first stage motived to behave appropriately?
To avoid being punished for misbehaving.
How many levels and stages are part of Kohlberg's stages of development
3 leves and 6 stages
What was game theory used for?
Game theory used as a means to observe children’s views on morality through the way they played
It is important for teachers to do what in the first stage?
It is important to begin to lay the groundwork to encourage moral behavior.
Morality is opposed from what at ages 5-9?
The outside.
How did Kohlberg view children?
As moral philosophers
What was Gilligan's argument against the theory?
Sexist, because said girls had a deficient sense of moral understanding.
At what age do most children reach stage 3?
10 and 13
Morality is opposed from what at ages 9-10?
Your own rules.
Piaget focused on three man aspects of children’s thinking patterns. What were they?
children’s understanding of rules:
children’s understanding of moral responsibility
and children understanding of justice.
What were children tested for when given a set of real world challenges?
Moral realism and moral heteronomy.
Why might students become reluctant to follow rules at stage 3?
Children begin to think more about the other people around them. They may be less inclined to follow school rules if they can’t see a clear benefit to following the rules.