Kohlberg's Stages of Moral Development

A child makes his bed every morning, because he knows he will not get in trouble.

• Postconventional-(Social Contract)

• Preconventional - (Obedience and Punishment)

• Conventional - (Good Child)

During a war, a soldier refuses to fire on a village because there may be children present.

• Conventional

• Preconventional

• Postconventional

How many main stages of moral development are there?

• 1

• 3

• 5

• 7

How many levels of moral development are there in each stage?

• 2

• 4

• 6

• 8

In this stage, children are good so that they can be seen as good to other people.

• Preconventional

• Conventional

• Post Conventional

If a child is good because they do not want to avoid punishment, which stage are the students in?

• Preconventional

• Conventional

• Post Coventional

In this stage, individual judgment is based on individual rights and justice for the greater good.

• Preconventional

• Conventional

• Post-Conventional

In this stage, the child is aware of wider rules of society. At this point, a student is good because of what society says.

• Preconventional

• Conventional

• Post-Conventional

A child at this stage children begin to understand that different individuals have different view points. In other words, they may understand that what "dad" thinks is right may be different from what his/her teacher may think is right.

• Pre-conventional

• Conventional

• post-conventional

People at this stage develop their own set of moral guidelines that may or not fit into the law. Things like human rights, justice, and equality are most important even if they have to go against society and have to face consequences.

• PreConventional

• Conventional

• Post-Conventional