Preconventional Moral Reasoning Level One of Kohlberg’s theory of moral reasoning is called Preconventional Moral Reasoning. It is called “preconventional” because people at this stage are not able to understand the social mores and rules of good and bad or right and wrong in their particular society. The preconventional level is characterized by behavior which is motivated by egocentrism‚ and manifested with the anticipation of pleasure or the avoidance of pain. At this level the individual’s moral judgments
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Discuss theories of moral development Piaget researched into the moral development of children and found that until about 5 years old children are amoral. They cannot make moral judgements or understand rules. However‚ most children under 5 years old know when they are doing something wrong; therefore it could be argued that they aren’t amoral. To understand rules children use equal-status contact with peers to understand others perspectives and begin to develop morally. Piaget used pairs of vignettes
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Unit 6 Assessment Criteria 1.1 Explain the sequence and rate of development from birth to 19 years. Physical Development: Gross motor control: 0 – 3 years 1 month: Head droops if unsupported Pulled to sit‚ head lags Lies with head to one side Large jerky movements of limbs Arms active Turns head from cheek to cheek when on tummy Lifts head momentarily when on tummy Lifts head (bobbing) when held in vertical at shoulder Kicks legs rhythmically 2-3 cycles
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theory of moral development. In this essay‚ following a brief outline of the theory‚ I will be discussing the strengths and weaknesses of Kohlberg’s theory of moral development. Morality comes from the Latin word for custom. It is a behaviour that one has been accustomed to due to the laws and customs in a particular society. By the time a person reaches adulthood‚ they should have a good idea about personal and social behaviour (Carlson‚ 2004) Kohlberg’s theory of moral development was originally
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of the expected pattern of children and young people’s development. Physical development Children develop physical development in different areas like on the playground playing catch or in P.E. using the large equipment‚ it is assumed to take place automatically as they grow up. Communication and intellectual development In order to think and learn pupils need language which is closely linked to communication and intellectual development‚ alternative communication methods should be introduced
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.1 Explain the sequence and rate of each aspect of development from birth – 19 years. As soon as children are born into the world they start their development process. All children develop at different times but the sequence of development is normally the same‚ for example a child will learn to walk before they can run or skip. Child development is often broken down into timelines. Children develop quite rapidly during the early years as the major milestones tend to be closer together. They
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Child Development Task (From Birth – 19 Years) center850009088120September 21‚ 2014 Megan smith1000000September 21‚ 2014 Megan smith New-born Reflexes Root Reflex – This reflex is normally present from birth and begins when the baby’s mouth is touched. The baby with turn their head and open their mouth and “root” in the direction of the touching. This helps the baby find the bottle or breast to begin feeding. Suck Reflex – When the roof of a baby’s mouth is touched they will begin to suck
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Title: Understand Child and Young Person Development Unit number: Unit 1/ Unit refer 1.1 Explain the sequence and rate of each aspect of development from birth – 19 years Expected pattern of development birth – 19 years old: stages (0-3) (3-7) (7- 12) (12-16) (16 -19) years; Sequence usually same for all children; The rate of individual development; The effects of premature births; Also low weight babies; multiple births 0 – 3 Years old Physical Development Birth to 3 Months: 1.1 From birth babies
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Kohlberg’s Stages of Moral Development Level A Preconventional *Ages 0-9‚ behaviour motivated by the anticipation of pleasure of pain Stage #1- Punishment and Obedience *do what’s right to avoid breaking rules‚ doing the right thing to avoid punishment. Punishment overcomes the child’s mind; punishment proves that disobedience is wrong. Example (child) – A child will stop trying to take a sibling’s toy in order to avoid being sent to his room and to gain or
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November 2012 Page No.1 Unit 1 Child and Young Person Development Learning Outcome: Understand the expected pattern of development for children and young people from birth - 19 years. Task 1: Explain the sequence and rate of each aspect of development from birth - 19 years. The aspects of development are defined as Physical‚ Social & Emotional‚ Language and Intellectual. There are different stages of development for each category‚ 0-3 years‚ 3-7 years‚ 7-12 years and 12-19 years. All
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