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: -Preconventional morality focuses on self-interest. Punishment is avoided and rewards are sought. Adults can also fall into these stages, particularly when they are under pressure.

Detailed explanation-3: -According to Kohlberg’s theory, individuals who reach the highest level of post-conventional moral reasoning judge moral issues based on deeper principles and shared ideals rather than self-interest or adherence to laws and rules.

Detailed explanation-4: -preconventional (not comparable) (ethics) Belonging to the earliest of Lawrence Kohlberg’s stages of moral development, focusing on self-interest and on obedience for the sake of avoiding punishment.