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Eastern Mindoro College

BONGABONG, ORIENTAL MINDORO


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COLLEGE DEPARTMENT

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CONTACT NO. INSTRUCTOR: MR. J. MAGTIBAY
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LESSON TITLE: MODULE 8- KOHLBERG’S STAGES OF MORAL DEVELOPMENT


WEEK 8 , 3 HOURS
I. FOCUS:
At the end of this module, you should be able to:
• Explained the stages of moral development
• Discussed how the theory of moral development ca be applied to your work as a teacher
later on.
II. INTRODUCTION: Lawrence Kohlberg’s Stages of Moral Development is based on the findings
of Piaget. Moral reasoning is the ability to choose right from wrong and is tied with the ability to
understand and reason logically.
III. STRATEGIES
A. ABSTRACTION AND GENERALIZATION
GEAR UP YOUR MIND!

Highlights:
➢ KOHLBERG’S STAGES OF MORAL DEVELOPMENT
Individuals, when confronted by situations where they need to make moral decisions,
exercise their own ability to use moral reasoning. Kohlberg’s Theory is a comprehensive stage theory
of moral development. Cognitive in nature, this theory focuses on the thinking process that occurs when
one decides whether a behavior is right or wrong. Kohlberg believed that children form ways of thinking
through their experiences which includes understanding of moral concepts such as justice, rights,
equality, and human welfare. He believed that one’s cognitive development influenced the development
of one’s moral reasoning. Thus, the theoretical emphasis is on how one decides to respond to a normal
dilemma, not one decides or what one actually does.

The framework of Kohlberg’s theory consists of six stages arranged sequentially in successive tiers
of complexity. He organized his six stages into three general levels of moral development.

Level 1: Pre-conventional level - at this level morality is externally controlled. Rules imposed by
authority figures are conformed to in order to avoid punishment or receive rewards. This perspective
involves the idea that what is right is what one can get away with or what personality is satisfying.
It has two stages:
1) Punishment/Obedience - behavior is determined by consequences. Individual will obey in
order to avoid punishment,
2) Mutual benefit/Instrumental purpose - Behavior is determined by consequences and
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focuses on receiving rewards or satisfying personal needs.


Level 2: Conventional level - Conformity to social rules remains important to the individual. Moral
reasoning is based on the convention or norms of the society. The individual strives to support rules
that are set forth by others such as parents, peers, and the government in order to win their approval
or to maintain social order. It has two stages:
3) Social Approval/Good Boy, Nice Girl orientation - The individual wants to maintain or win
affection and approval of others by being a good person. The person acts because he/she values how
he/she will appear to others. He/She gives importance on what people will think or say.
4) Law and Order - Social rules and laws determine behavior. Individual believes that rules and
laws maintain social order that is worth preserving.

Level 3: Post-conventional or principled level - Morality is defined in terms of abstract principles


and values that apply to all situations and societies. Moral reasoning is based on enduring or consistent
principles. It is not just recognizing the law, but the principles behind the law.
It has two stages:
5) Social contract - Laws that are wrong can be changed. One will act based on social justice
and the common good. Individual rights determine behavior. Individual views laws and rules as flexible
tools for improving human purposes. Given the right situation, there are exception to the rules.
6) Universal Ethical principle - This is associated with the development of one’s conscience.
Having a set of standards that drives one to possess moral responsibility to make societal changes
regardless of consequences to oneself
Level Stages
Pre-Conventional level 1 - Punishment/Obedience
2 - Mutual Benefit/Instrumental purpose
Conventional level 3 - Social Approval, Good Boy/Nice Girl
orientation
4 - Law and Order
Post-Conventional level 5 - Social Contract
6 - Universal Ethical Principle

B. ANALYSIS/APPLICATION
You have discovered that your brother will undergo initiation in the fraternity next week. Your
parents are against the joining of your brother in the said frat for the common knowledge that a
number who were subjected to hazing activity died and some became invalid. Your brother warned
you not to tell your parents or else he will not give you his promised new gadget which you badly
need in school.

1. If you are his sister/brother, what would you do?


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2. Why would you choose to do that? What were the things you considered in deciding what
to do?
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3. Identify the stage of moral development in the following statement.

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___________________________a. Leah allows her classmates to copy her homework so that


they will think she is kind and will like her to be their friend.
___________________________b. Aaron does everything to get passing grades because his
mother will take his laptop and cell phone away if he gets a
failing grade.
___________________________c. A religious civic action group protests the use of pills for family
planning because they believe it is a form of murder. The pills
are abortifacient. (causes abortion)
___________________________d. Annie lets Mae copy during their Math test because Mae
agreed to let her copy during their English test.
___________________________e. Jean decides to return the wallet she found in the library so
that people will praise her for honesty and think she is such
a nice girl.
___________________________f. John decides to return the wallet he found in the canteen
because he believes it is the right thing to do.
___________________________g. Lynn wears her ID inside the campus because she likes to
follow the school rules and regulations.
___________________________h. A jeepney driver looks if there’s a policeman around before
he U-turns in a no U-turn spot.
___________________________i. Liza volunteers to tutor children-at-risk children in her
community for free so that they will learn to love school.
___________________________j. Nathan behaves so well to get a star stamp from his teacher.
IV. REFLECTION

From Kohlberg’s Stages of Moral Development, I realized that...


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Prepared by:
MR. JAYMAR B. MAGTIBAY
Instructor
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