CHILD DEVELOPMENT PEDAGOGY

GROWTH DEVELOPMENT CHILD

KOHLBERG

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
If a child is good because they do not want to receive a punishment, which stage are the students in?
A
Preconvential
B
Conventional
C
Post Coventional
D
None of the above
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -At the preconventional level, morality is externally controlled. Rules imposed by authority figures are conformed to in order to avoid punishment or receive rewards.

Detailed explanation-2: -Stage 1. The child/individual is good in order to avoid being punished. If a person is punished, they must have done wrong.

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: -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-5: -in Kohlberg’s theory of moral development, the first level of moral reasoning, characterized by the child’s evaluation of actions in terms of material consequences.

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