Erikson's Theory Of Moral Development

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Moral development is the gradual development of an individual’s concept of right or wrong – conscious, religious values, social attitudes and certain behaviour. Kohlberg’s theory of moral development can be used by teachers in classroom in following ways:- - Incorporate role-playing and use of scenarios to teach objectives of Family and Consumer Science curriculum. - Develop tests that use scenarios and questions specific to the scenarios. - Develop projects where students must use skills of application and evaluation - Develop method of incorporating student input into classroom disciplinary procedures. - Develop writing assignments for classroom disciplinary infractions. - Develop procedures for evaluating writing assignment and involving parental contact. Erikson’s theory of eight stages of psychosocial development is much elaborated than that of Kohlberg. According to Erikson, the ego develops as it successfully resolves crises that are distinctly social in nature. These involve establishing a sense of trust in others, developing a sense of identity …show more content…

First, the learner recognizes the presence of intervening obstacles on his way to the goal. Then the learner observes the problematic situation, analyze it and perceive the relation between the goal and the obstacles. After analyzing the total situation he reaches in conclusions by means of hesitation, pause, concentrated attention etc. The learner makes initial efforts in the form of a simple trial and error mechanism. The learner maintains frequently recurrent attention to the goal and motivation. At a certain moment there is a sudden perception of the relationship in the total situation and the organism directly performs the required acts. After getting an insightful solution, the individual tries to implement it in another situation. The learner reaches the ability to understand the relevant parts of the situation and overlooking the irrelevant