Moral Development Case Study Summary

For the purpose of this case study, the two educational lenses chosen for interpretation of interviewees’ answers and pedagogical strategies are Kohlberg’s Moral Development and Piaget’s Cognitive Development models. The amalgamation of these two theories, the author believes to be a distinctively beneficial combination of how best to understand a student’s cognitive capacity to comprehend more abstract ideas as wells as presents an advantageous assessment model to evaluate status of moral development for the purpose of identifying areas of opportunities for potential growth.
In this case study, Subject 1, hereafter will be referred to as ‘Jerry’, is a 14-year-old male student who attends Kesling Middle School in La Porte, Indiana. It will be especially noted here ‘Jerry’ has Asperger’s but is comfortable and open about it. As will be discussed below, the author feels certain personality traits in the individualized presentation of …show more content…
The author believes the best pedagogical approach should be to challenge the schema of Sandra’s moral development. At present, according to Kohlberg’s model, she is reflective her own morality in so much as it pertains to the expectations of others. The author believes that a challenge to this schema to create disequilibrium would be to present her with a variety of historiographies. An example would be to present her with a traditional historical interpretation and a multicultural interpretation. The clearest, and perhaps most challenging assignment, would be a term paper in which she would be ask to reconcile a traditional interpretation of US history with more modern multicultural interpretation. The author feels that confronting Sandra with a traditional narrative that exemplifies “American social norms’ juxtaposed with a multicultural narrative would Sandra to ponder the meaning of American normalcy and social expectation