CHILD DEVELOPMENT PEDAGOGY

Detailed explanation-1: -Preconventional morality is the first stage of moral development, and lasts until approximately age 9. At the preconventional level children don’t have a personal code of morality, and instead moral decisions are shaped by the standards of adults and the consequences of following or breaking their rules.

Detailed explanation-2: -The two stages during the preconventional level are obedience/punishment and self-interest or instrumentalism. Preconventional moral reasoning occurs when children follow rules to avoid punishment or to receive a reward.

Detailed explanation-3: -Level 1 (Preconventional) Obedience and Punishment Orientation – at this stage of moral reasoning, the individual acts from a belief that if they do something wrong they will be punished, so that the best reason for avoiding doing wrong is to avoid punishment.

Detailed explanation-4: -Conventional. The conventional level of moral reasoning is typical of adolescents and adults. Persons who reason in a conventional way judge the morality of actions by comparing these actions to societal views and expectations. The conventional level consists of the third and fourth stages of moral development.