ERIC Number: EJ1062440
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Publication Date: 2015-Jun
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Measurements Matter: Taking the DIT-2 Multiple Times and College Students' Moral Reasoning Development
Mayhew, Matthew J.; Pascarella, Ernest T.; Trolian, Teniell; Selznick, Benjamin
Research in Higher Education, v56 n4 p378-396 Jun 2015
The purpose of this paper was to examine differences between undergraduate students who had multiple exposures to an assessment of moral reasoning development (DIT-2) and students of the same cohort who had fewer exposures to the same assessment. Controlling for a host of individual covariates, the analysis determined that students who took the DIT-2 three times scored significantly higher than those who took this measure only twice. Effects were similar for two additional cohorts of students. Implications are discussed.
Descriptors: Undergraduate Students, Moral Values, Moral Development, Scores, Measures (Individuals), Thinking Skills, Skill Development, Comparative Analysis, Learning Experience, Prior Learning
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: Higher Education; Postsecondary Education
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Language: English
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