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Direct linkMayhew, Matthew J.; Seifert, Tricia A.; Pascarella, Ernest T. – Journal of College Student Development, 2012
Understanding the developmental issues first-time college students face is critical for scholars and educators interested in learning and development. This purpose of this study was to investigate the differential impact of first-year college experiences on the moral reasoning development of 1,469 students in moral transition versus those in moral…
Descriptors: College Freshmen, Moral Values, Thinking Skills, Student Experience
Crowson, H. Michael; DeBacker, Teresa K.; Thoma, Stephen J. – British Journal of Developmental Psychology, 2007
Emler, Renwick, and Malone (1983) argued against a developmental interpretation of the Defining Issues Test (DIT), suggesting instead that it actually measures a social psychological phenomenon--political identification. On the other hand, Sanders, Lubinski, and Benbow (1995) have argued that DIT scores measure intellectual ability. In this study,…
Descriptors: Tests, Political Attitudes, Identification, Intelligence
