Kohlberg’s Theory of Moral Reasoning
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)
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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)
