The Parents of Students in Your Fourth-Grade Class Want You

question 29

Multiple Choice

The parents of students in your fourth-grade class want you to include moral issues in your classroom curriculum.A few parents who have read about Kohlberg's theory of moral development want you to help the students progress to postconventional moral reasoning.You should reply by pointing out that:

• A)There is nothing you can do to promote moral development before students reach adolescence.
• B)This is a good idea because postconventional reasoning will promote abstract thought.
• C)Research studies indicate that most students have already reached the postconventional level by fourth grade.
• D)Postconventional reasoning is probably an unrealistic goal for fourth graders.

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Definitions:

Scientific Journal

A publication intended to further the progress of science, typically by reporting new research.

Scientific Approach

A methodical way of investigating phenomena, acquiring new knowledge, or correcting and integrating previous knowledge based on empirical evidence and observation.

Ruling Out

In research, this refers to the process of eliminating alternative explanations for observed effects, strengthening the causal inference.

Intuition

The ability to understand or know something immediately based on feelings rather than facts or evidence.