moral development, its meaning , role in improving a person , how character is formed and how education plays role in moral development and character formation

1. MIRANDA COLLEGE OF
EDUCATION
B.Ed BATCH 2014-15
SUBJECT-PSYCHOLOGYOF LEARNERANDLEARNING
TOPICOF SEMINAR –MORALDEVELOPMENT,CHARACTER
FORMATION ANDEDUCATION
SUBMITTEDBYANURADHA,MONIKA, KRISHNACHANDAAND
ASHWINI
GUIDE-ASSISTANTPROFESSORDr KOTRESHWARASWAMY. A.
SURAPURAMATH

3. AGENDA-COVERING AREAS FROM MEANING , TO STAGES OF MORAL
DEVELOPMENT,SIX FACTORS OF MORAL DEVELOPMENT,FOSTERING
MORAL DEVELOPMENT IN CLASSROOM , WAYS TO HAVE BETTER
CHARACTER, IMPACTING MORAL AND CHARACTER
DEVELOPMENT,SCOOLS AIDING IN CHARACTER FORMATION ,
EDUCATION SUPPORTING MORAL AND CHARACTER DEVELOPMENT
MORAL DEVELOPMENT,
CHARACTER FORMATION AND
EDUCATION

4. MEANING OF CONCEPTS
 MORAL DEVELOPMENT FOCUSES ON THE
EMERGENCE, CHANGE, AND UNDERSTANDING
OF MORALITY FROM INFANCY THROUGH
ADULTHOOD. IN THE FIELD OF MORAL
DEVELOPMENT, MORALITY IS DEFINED AS
PRINCIPLES FOR HOW INDIVIDUALS OUGHT TO
TREAT ONE ANOTHER, WITH RESPECT TO
JUSTICE, OTHERS' WELFARE, AND RIGHTS
 "A COMPLEX SET OF RELATIVELY PERSISTENT
QUALITIES OF THE INDIVIDUAL PERSON, AND
GENERALLY HAS A POSITIVE CONNOTATION
WHEN USED IN DISCUSSIONS OF MORAL
EDUCATION"
 THE PROCESS OF RECEIVING OR GIVING
SYSTEMATIC INSTRUCTION, ESPECIALLY AT A
SCHOOL OR UNIVERSITY

5. AIMS AND OBJECTIVES
1.To analyze meaning and importance of character
formation
2.To find various factors affecting moral
development
3.To see how classroom fosters moral development
4.To study the stages of moral development
5.to find the effect of education on character
formation and moral development

7. STAGES OF MORAL
DEVELOPMENT
STAGE 1-obedience
and punishment driven
STAGE 2-self-
interest driven
STAGE 3-good
intentions as
determined by social
consensus
STAGE 4-authority and
social order obedience
driven

8. SIX FACTORS INFLUENCING
MORAL DEVELOPMENT
FAMILY
SCHOOL
PEER
GROUP
SOCIETY
AND
CULTURE
AGE
SEX

9. FOSTERING MORAL
DEVELOPMENT IN THE
CLASSROOM
VALUE EDUCATION AT DIFFERENT LEVELS
NAMELY GLOBAL , LOCAL AND INDIVIDUAL
LEVEL
 GLOBAL LEVEL-DISTRICTSIDE APPROACH
 LOCAL LEVEL-CLASSROOM INSTRUCTION
 INDIVIDUAL LEVEL-CONFLICT MANAGEMENT
COOPERATIVE LEARNING MUST BE
UNDERTAKEN AND HERE TEACHERS PLAY
TREMENDOUS ROLE FOR STUDENTS TO
BECOME GOOD CITIZENS

11. CHARACTER FORMATION -WAYS
 FOLLOW THICAL AND MORAL VALUES
 HELP OTHERS WITH NO EXPECTATIONS
 OPT FOR CHALLENGING JOBS
 AVOID SAYING NEGATIVE WORDS
 AVOID FALLING PREY TO OBSESSING
DESIRES
 FACE CHALLENGES WITHOUT STEPPING
BACK
 BUILD PERSONAL VALUES OF
COOPERATION, COURAGE, FRIENDSHIP,
PRODUCTIVITY, COURTESY, RESPECT ,
PATIENCE,COMPASSION, ETC
 DRAW INSPIRATION FROM OTHERS

13. IMPACTING MORAL AND
CHARACTER FORMATION
CAMPBELL AND BOND(1982) FOUR QUESTION
TO BE ADDRESSED WHILE FOCUSSING ON
CHARACTER DEVELOPMENT
WHAT IS GOOD CHARACTER?
WHAT CAUSES OR PREVENTS IT?
HOW CAN IT BE MEASURED ?
HOW CAN IT BE BEST DEVELOPED?

14. ACCORDING TO CAMPBELL AND BOND
PROPOSE FOLLOWING FACTORS IN MORAL
DEVELOPMENT
HEREDITY
EARLY CHILDHOOD EXPERIENCE
MODELING BY ADULTS
PEER INFLUENCE
PHYSICAL AND SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT
COMMUNICATION MEDIA
WHAT IS TAUGHT IN SCHOOLS
SPECIFIC SITULATIONAL BEHAVIOUR

15. SCHOOL HELPS CHARACTER
FORMATION
 DEDICATED FACULTY
 COUNSELING
 VARIOUS GROUP ACTIVITIES
 PUPIL DISCIPLINE ENFORCED
 COLLECTIVE IDENTITIES
 STRUCTURED SYSTEMATIC
 SIGNIFICANT HOMEWORK
 MORAL VALUE CLASSES
 CONSTANT SUPPORT FROM FACULTIES AND
PEERS

17. EDUCATION-IMPORTANCE FOR
MORAL DEVELOPMENT AND
CHARACTER FORMATION
 FORMAL , INFORMAL AND NON FORMAL
EDUCATION PLAY A ROLE IN DELEVLPOING
MD AND CF
 MORAL EDUCATION-MORAL AND VALUE
CLASSES TAKEN BY TEACHERS
 SOCIAL CONDUCT TAUGHT AT SCHOOL
LEVEL-HOW TO DRESS UP, TALK ,
LANGUAGE TO USE WITH ELDERS ETC
 DEDICATED FACULTY MOULLDING CHILDREN
INTO RESPONSIBLE ADULTS
 OTHER SOCIAL INSTITUTIONS-FAMILY ,
RELIGION

19. EDUCATION , MORAL DEVELOPMENT AND
CHARACTER FORMATION ARE
INTERRELATED AND EDUCATIONAL
INSTITUTIONS PLAY A MAJOR ROLE IN
DEVELPIG CHARACTER AND MORAL
VALUES
CONCLUSION