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Do Ethics Classes Teach Ethics?
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Curzer, Howard J.; Sattler, Sabrina; DuPree, Devin G.; Smith-Genthôs, K. Rachelle – Theory and Research in Education, 2014
The ethics assessment industry is currently dominated by the second version of the Defining Issues Test (DIT2). In this article, we describe an alternative assessment instrument called the Sphere-Specific Moral Reasoning and Theory Survey (SMARTS), which measures the respondent's level of moral development in several respects. We describe eight…
Descriptors: Ethics, Ethical Instruction, Moral Values, Moral Development
Teaching Business Ethics: The Effectiveness of Common Pedagogical Practices in Developing Students' Moral Judgment Competence
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Bosco, Susan M.; Melchar, David E.; Beauvais, Laura L.; Desplaces, David E. – Ethics and Education, 2010
This study investigates the effectiveness of pedagogical practices used to teach business ethics. The business community has greatly increased its demands for better ethics education in business programs. Educators have generally agreed that the ethical principles of business people have declined. It is important, then, to examine how common…
Descriptors: Graduate Students, Business Education, Value Judgment, Ethics
Administering Defining Issues Test Online: Do Response Modes Matter?
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Xu, Yuejin; Iran-Nejad, Asghar; Thoma, Stephen J. – Journal of Interactive Online Learning, 2007
The purpose of the study was to determine comparability of an online version to the original paper-pencil version of Defining Issues Test 2 (DIT2). This study employed methods from both Classical Test Theory (CTT) and Item Response Theory (IRT). Findings from CTT analyses supported the reliability and discriminant validity of both versions.…
Descriptors: Computer Assisted Testing, Test Format, Comparative Analysis, Test Theory
Relationships among Multicultural Training, Moral Development, and Racial Identity Development of White Counseling Students.
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Evans, Kathy M.; Foster, Victoria A. – Counseling and Values, 2000
Surveys counselor education students (N=68) using Defining Issues Test and White Racial Identity Scale to determine relationships among multicultural training and moral racial identity development. Results indicated that training could help change modes of information processing about racial attitudes, but may not promote cognitive complexity…
Descriptors: Attitude Change, Counselor Training, Cross Cultural Training, Graduate Students