MIRANDA COLLEGE OF EDUCATIONB.Ed BATCH 2014-15

SUBJECT- PSYCHOLOGY OF LEARNER AND LEARNING

TOPIC OF SEMINAR –MORAL DEVELOPMENT, CHARACTER FORMATION AND EDUCATION

SUBMITTED BY ANURADHA, MONIKA , KRISHNACHANDA AND ASHWINI

GUIDE- ASSISTANT PROFESSOR Dr KOTRESHWARASWAMY . A. SURAPURAMATH

Moral development, character formation and education

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

MEANING OF CONCEPTSMORAL 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

AIMS AND OBJECTIVES1.To analyze meaning and importance of

character formation 2.To find various factors affecting moral

development 3.To see how classroom fosters moral

development4.To study the stages of moral development5.to find the effect of education on character

formation and moral development

STAGES OF MORAL DEVELOPMENT

STAGE 1-obedience and punishment

drivenSTAGE 2-self-

interest driven

STAGE 3-good intentions as

determined by social consensus

STAGE 4-authority and social order obedience

driven

SIX FACTORS INFLUENCING MORAL DEVELOPMENT

FAMILY

SCHOOL

PEER GROUP

SOCIETY AND

CULTURE

AGE

SEX

FOSTERING MORAL DEVELOPMENT IN THE CLASSROOM

VALUE EDUCATION AT DIFFERENT LEVELS NAMELY GLOBAL , LOCAL AND INDIVIDUAL LEVEL

GLOBAL LEVEL-DISTRICTSIDE APPROACHLOCAL LEVEL-CLASSROOM INSTRUCTIONINDIVIDUAL LEVEL-CONFLICT MANAGEMENTCOOPERATIVE LEARNING MUST BE

UNDERTAKEN AND HERE TEACHERS PLAY TREMENDOUS ROLE FOR STUDENTS TO BECOME GOOD CITIZENS

CHARACTER FORMATION -WAYS

FOLLOW THICAL AND MORAL VALUESHELP OTHERS WITH NO EXPECTATIONSOPT FOR CHALLENGING JOBSAVOID SAYING NEGATIVE WORDSAVOID FALLING PREY TO OBSESSING DESIRESFACE CHALLENGES WITHOUT STEPPING BACKBUILD PERSONAL VALUES OF COOPERATION,

COURAGE, FRIENDSHIP, PRODUCTIVITY, COURTESY, RESPECT , PATIENCE,COMPASSION, ETC

DRAW INSPIRATION FROM OTHERS

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?

ACCORDING TO CAMPBELL AND BOND PROPOSE FOLLOWING FACTORS IN MORAL DEVELOPMENT

HEREDITYEARLY CHILDHOOD EXPERIENCEMODELING BY ADULTSPEER INFLUENCEPHYSICAL AND SOCIAL ENVIRONMENTCOMMUNICATION MEDIAWHAT IS TAUGHT IN SCHOOLSSPECIFIC SITULATIONAL BEHAVIOUR

SCHOOL HELPS CHARACTER FORMATIONDEDICATED FACULTYCOUNSELINGVARIOUS GROUP ACTIVITIESPUPIL DISCIPLINE ENFORCEDCOLLECTIVE IDENTITIESSTRUCTURED SYSTEMATICSIGNIFICANT HOMEWORKMORAL VALUE CLASSESCONSTANT SUPPORT FROM FACULTIES AND

PEERS

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

EDUCATION , MORAL DEVELOPMENT AND CHARACTER FORMATION ARE INTERRELATED

AND EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTIONS PLAY A MAJOR ROLE IN DEVELPIG CHARACTER AND

MORAL VALUES

CONCLUSION