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Curated OER

Moral Development: Lawrence Kohlberg

For Teachers 10th - 12th
Young scholars study the stages of moral development. In this psychology lesson, students explore Lawrence Kohlberg's stages of moral development as they read, respond to, and evaluate a moral development scenario.
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Moral Development and Gender

For Teachers Higher Ed
Students participate in a class discussion about moral development based on Kohlberg's and Gilligan's moral orientations.
Activity
McGraw Hill

Mc Graw Hill Companies: Critical Thinking Exercises

For Students 9th - 10th
10 valuable critical thinking exercises ranging in subject matter. Includes questions and exercises regarding biological development, language usage, morals, values and ethics, and thought cycles.
Website
Other

Harvard University: Justice With Michael Sandel

For Students 9th - 10th
Justice with Michael Sandel is a twelve-part university-level course about justice, equality, democracy, and citizenship that Harvard University has opened to the public. Using a video-lecture format, Justice gives viewers turns to...
Handout
Internet Encyclopedia of Philosophy

Internet Encyclopedia of Philosophy: Moral Development

For Students 9th - 10th
A comprehensive entry detailing the research and theories behind psychology's moral development. Identify the scientists, discoveries, philosophies, and related research in the field.
eBook
Vancouver Island University

On the Genealogy of Morals: A Polemical Tract by Friedrich Nietzsche

For Students 9th - 10th
Read this collection of three famous essays by Nietzsche on the development of morality in translation at this site.
eBook
Other

Yesterday's Classics: Look Inside: Babbitt: Jakata Tales [Pdf]

For Students 3rd - 8th Standards
Read two fables from Ellen C. Babbitt's Jakata Tales, a classic of children's literature that retells stories, from sacred Buddhist literature, of the Buddha's past lives. Jakata stories, full of the quaint humor, teach many different...
Article
University of Notre Dame

Und: Updating Moral Development Theory [Pdf]

For Students 9th - 10th
Surveys Kohlberg's theory of the stages of moral development. Has an outline of the stages and a description of each.
Handout
Other

Psychology Encyclopedia: Moral Development: Stages of Moral Development

For Students 9th - 10th
An entry identifying six stages of moral development created by Lawrence Kohlberg after conducting extensive research in human development and behavior.
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Other

Verywell: Kohlberg's Theory of Moral Development

For Students 9th - 10th
Psychologist Lawrence Kohlberg studied and established the six stages of moral development. Cherry presents a concise article detailing Kohlberg's theory and its stages.
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Other

Simply Psychology: Saul Mc Leod: Kohlberg

For Students 9th - 10th
Researcher Lawrence Kohlberg took Piaget's work further to better comprehend and establish the stages of human moral development. How does moral development match moral behavior?