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Kohlberg’s Theory of Moral Reasoning

WATCH: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bounwXLkme4 (6:45)

WATCH: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sBop4yfH4pg (6:34)

TEXTBOOK: pp 183 -184

INSTRUCTIONS:

· Provide a brief overview of Kohlberg’s theory of moral development.

· Describe interview participant (age, grade in school, gender, etc.)

· Present Kohlberg’s “drug” scenario to participant

· Ask participant whether the drug should be stolen

· What was the person’s reasoning? (Describe answer in detail.

· Keep in mind that Kohlberg wasn’t necessarily interested in whether Hans should steal the drug or not. He was much more interested in the reasoning behind the decision.

· Based on the participant’s response, what level of moral reasoning is your participant in according to Kohlberg? What stage is the participant in according to Kohlberg?

· What are some of the problems that have been identified with Kohlberg’s theory?

· What are your thoughts on Kohlberg’s theory?

GRADING CRITERIA (25 POINTS):

· Overview of Kohlberg’s theory (3 points)

· Description of Participant – age, grade, gender, etc. (1 points)

· Clear description of Participant’s answer (3 points)

· Clear and thorough description of participant’s stage/level according to Kohlberg. (4 points)

· Shortcomings of Kohlberg’s theory - (4 points)

· Your analysis of Kohlberg’s theory (3 points)

· College-level writing skills (grammar, punctuation, sentence structure, etc.) (3 points)

· Responses to at least two classmates that contribute to the discussion. (4 points)

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