scholarly journals Undergraduate students use moral reasoning and belief in genetic determinism in response to a CRISPR/Cas9 socioscientific Issue.

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Katie Seiter
Keyword(s):  
Moral Reasoning ◽  
Undergraduate Students ◽  
Genetic Determinism ◽  
Socioscientific Issue

scholarly journals The construction of a normative instrument for the measurement of moral reasoning

2001 ◽  
Vol 27 (3) ◽  
Author(s):  
J. C. White ◽  
A. Crafford ◽  
J. M. Schepers
Keyword(s):  
Factor Analysis ◽  
Moral Reasoning ◽  
Personnel Management ◽  
Undergraduate Students ◽  
Item Analysis ◽  
Industrial Psychology ◽  
Different Levels

The main aim of this study was to construct a normative instrument for the measurement of different levels of moral reasoning.The sample comprised 426 undergraduate students in Industrial Psychology and Personnel Management from two Afrikaans speaking universities. A questionnaire was developed to measure different levels of moral reasoning on a normative scale. A factor analysis on 90 items yielded two factors.These factors were interpreted as principled moral reasoning and prescriptive moral reasoning.The two scales were subjected to an item analysis and yielded reliability coeficients of 0,936 and 0,937.The implications of these findings are discussed. Opsomming Die hoofdoel van die studie was om’n normatiewe meetinstrument te konstrueer vir die meting van verskillende vlakke van morele redenering. Die steekproef het uit 426 voorgraadse students in Bedryfsielkunde en Personeelbestuur aan twee Afrikaanstalige universiteite bestaan. ’n Normatiewe skaal is ontwikkel om verskillende vlakke van morele redenering temeet.’n Faktorontleding van die 90 items in die skaal het twee faktore tot gevolg gehad, naamlik principiele morele redenering en voorskriftelikemorele redenering. Die skale is vervolgens aan’n itemontleding onderwerp en het betroubaarhede van 0,936 en 0,947, onderskeidelik, opgelewer. Die implikasies van die bevindinge word bespreek.

Moral Reasoning about Ending Life Revisited: Influences of Religiosity and Resilience

2017 ◽  
Vol 44 (3) ◽  
pp. 239-255
Author(s):  
CHRISTIANA D. ATKINS ◽  
HARVEY BURNETT
Keyword(s):  
Moral Reasoning ◽  
Undergraduate Students ◽  
Assisted Suicide ◽  
Online Community ◽  
Linear Regression Analysis ◽  
Moral Judgments ◽  
Physician Assisted Suicide ◽  
Christian University ◽  
Life Issues ◽  
Community Forum

ABSTRACT This study examined religiosity, resilience, and age across generation as predictors of moral reasoning and judgments about certain ending of life situations: suicide, physician-assisted suicide (PAS), active euthanasia (AE), and mercy killing (MK). Data was collected from undergraduate students attending a conservative Christian university in the Midwest as well as from an online community forum (N= 153). This study is a replication and expansion of a previous study.1 Measures included the questionnaire developed for Anstee's study, as well as the Christian Religious Internalization Scale, Response to Stressful Experiences Scale, and a demographic questionnaire. Linear regression analysis found identified (autonomous) religiosity as a predictor of moral reasoning and judgments, to the extent that ending of life scenarios are morally wrong. Resilience was found to be a predictor of moral judgments to the extent that MK is morally right. These findings suggest that the internalization of beliefs plays a considerable role in moral reasoning and judgments about ending of life issues. Understanding the role of mechanisms behind moral reasoning on ending of life issues is increasingly relevant as legislation is currently changing.

EFFECTS OF GENDER AND EDUCATION ON THE MORAL REASONING OF KUWAIT UNIVERSITY STUDENTS

2002 ◽  
Vol 30 (1) ◽  
pp. 75-82 ◽  
Author(s):  
Eissa M. Al-Ansari
Keyword(s):  
Moral Reasoning ◽  
Undergraduate Students ◽  
Formal Education ◽  
College Of Education ◽  
Defining Issues Test ◽  
Kuwait University ◽  
Percentage Score ◽  
Gender And Education ◽  
Cross Cultural Study ◽  
Stage 4

The moral reasoning of 189 undergraduate students from the College of Education, Kuwait University was studied, using the Defining Issues Test (DIT) by Rest (1990). The subjects ranged in age from 18 to 26 years (mean age =20.83). The results revealed that the sample reasoned predominantly at stage 4. Principled Morality Percentage Score (P%-score) was found to be below the norms reported in the literature for this group. There were no gender differences in moral reasoning. However, formal education did have a significant effect on moral judgment scores. In the light of this cross-cultural study as well as of other similar studies, a series of questions related to the understanding of moral development has been raised for further examination.

scholarly journals Validity study using factor analyses on the Defining Issues Test-2 in undergraduate populations

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Youn-Jeng Choi ◽  
Hyemin Han ◽  
Meghan Bankhead ◽  
Stephen J. Thoma
Keyword(s):  
Moral Reasoning ◽  
Moral Judgment ◽  
Internal Structure ◽  
Undergraduate Students ◽  
Theoretical Basis ◽  
Factor Model ◽  
Weighted Least Squares ◽  
Defining Issues Test ◽  
Model Fit ◽  
Stage Model

Introduction The Defining Issues Test (DIT) aimed to measure one’s moral judgment development in terms of moral reasoning. The Neo-Kohlbergian approach, which is an elaboration of Kohlbergian theory, focuses on the continuous development of postconventional moral reasoning, which constitutes the theoretical basis of the DIT. However, very few studies have directly tested the internal structure of the DIT, which would indicate its construct validity. Objectives Using the DIT-2, a later revision of the DIT, we examined whether a bi-factor model or 3-factor CFA model showed a better model fit. The Neo-Kohlbergian theory of moral judgment development, which constitutes the theoretical basis for the DIT-2, proposes that moral judgment development occurs continuously and that it can be better explained with a soft-stage model. Given these assertions, we assumed that the bi-factor model, which considers the Schema-General Moral Judgment (SGMJ), might be more consistent with Neo-Kohlbergian theory. Methods We analyzed a large dataset collected from undergraduate students. We performed confirmatory factor analysis (CFA) via weighted least squares. A 3-factor CFA based on the DIT-2 manual and a bi-factor model were compared for model fit. The three factors in the 3-factor CFA were labeled as moral development schemas in Neo-Kohlbergian theory (i.e., personal interests, maintaining norms, and postconventional schemas). The bi-factor model included the SGMJ in addition to the three factors. Results In general, the bi-factor model showed a better model fit compared with the 3-factor CFA model although both models reported acceptable model fit indices. Conclusion We found that the DIT-2 scale is a valid measure of the internal structure of moral reasoning development using both CFA and bi-factor models. In addition, we conclude that the soft-stage model, posited by the Neo-Kohlbergian approach to moral judgment development, can be better supported with the bi-factor model that was tested in the present study.

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