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Download full textZeidler, Dana Lewis – 1984
Measurements of formal reasoning and principled moral reasoning ability were obtained from a sample of 99 tenth grade students. Specific modes of formal reasoning (proportional reasoning, controlling variables, probabilistic, correlational and combinatorial reasoning) were first examined. Findings support the notion of hierarchical relationships…
Descriptors: Biology, Cognitive Development, Developmental Stages, Grade 10
The Cognitive Developmental Approach to "Epistemology" and Its Relation to Logical and Moral Stages.
Broughton, John – 1975
This paper presents a cross-sectional investigation of adolescents' and young adults' reflective epistemological development. Three groups of 8 subjects (4 male and female) ages 10, 14, and 18 were given Piagetian tasks, the Kohlberg moral judgment questionnaire, and an epistemology interview covering such concepts as knowledge, thought, feeling,…
Descriptors: Abstract Reasoning, Adolescents, Adults, Cognitive Development
Peer reviewedSmith, Marion E. – Journal of Moral Education, 1978
In a sample of 100 children, aged 8-14, there was a clear association between consolidated concrete operational thinking and Kohlberg's Stage 2 moral reasoning, and some evidence that, in order of development, logical thinking precedes role-taking, which precedes moral reasoning, at corresponding levels of conceptual complexity. (Author/SJL)
Descriptors: Child Development, Correlation, Developmental Psychology, Developmental Stages
Baxter Magolda, Marcia B. – 1987
Sex differences on Perry's stages of epistemological development were investigated in a study of 100 freshmen (50 men and 50 women) at a large midwestern university. A semi-structured interview probed six domains related to Perry's theory, including the role of the learner, instructor, and peers in the learning situation, the question of…
Descriptors: Cognitive Development, Cognitive Measurement, Cognitive Structures, Cognitive Style
Zionts, Paul – 1996
This book examines intervention with children having emotional or behavioral disorders (EBD), through the use of many case studies, activities, and examples. The text is organized in a developmental manner, with behavioral interventions recommended for lower grades and cognitive-behavioral approaches recommended for older students. The first unit…
Descriptors: Affective Behavior, Behavior Change, Behavior Disorders, Behavior Modification
De Lisi, Richard – 1979
A review of Piaget's theory and research on children's cognitive development is presented, including a discussion of the psychological structures of intelligence, developmental constructivism, and the evolution of knowledge as a subject-object relation. Piaget's assessment techniques are summarized, including moral development, number…
Descriptors: Abstract Reasoning, Annotated Bibliographies, Children, Cognitive Development
