Moral DevelopmentKohlberg's six stages, and the critique that reshaped the field.PsychologyThree levels, two stages each.LevelStagesReasoning based onPre-conventional1–2Punishment; self-interestConventional3–4Approval; law and orderPost-conventional5–6Social contract; universal principlesGilligan argued the model privileges an ethic of justice over an ethic ofcare, and was built on an all-male sample.Moral Developmentlearnposters.com
Moral Development — printable life science wall chart from LearnPosters. Free vector PDF, US Letter and A4.

What’s on the Moral Development poster

A 3-row table: Level · Stages · Reasoning based on.

Three levels, two stages each.

Gilligan argued the model privileges an ethic of justice over an ethic of care, and was built on an all-male sample.

Questions about the Moral Development poster

What’s on the Moral Development poster?
A 3-row table: Level · Stages · Reasoning based on. Three levels, two stages each. Pre-conventional — 1–2 — Punishment; self-interest; Conventional — 3–4 — Approval; law and order; Post-conventional — 5–6 — Social contract; universal principles. Gilligan argued the model privileges an ethic of justice over an ethic of care, and was built on an all-male sample.
Who is the Moral Development poster for?
Moral Development belongs to the Psychology section rather than to a school year, because life science is not something one grade owns. Anyone learning developmental can pin it up — a beginner, a student mid-course, or someone revising years later.
When should you use the Moral Development poster?
The stage is defined by the reasoning, not by the answer given. A wall chart earns its place by being glanceable from where the work is happening, so Moral Development belongs on the wall where that life science work actually happens, within glancing distance, rather than filed away.
What other posters go with Moral Development?
Adolescence, Cognitive Ageing and Attachment sit alongside Moral Development in the Psychology section. Printed together they make a wall rather than a single sheet, which is how a reference set actually gets used.AdolescenceCognitive AgeingAttachment
Is the Moral Development poster free to download and print?
Yes. Moral Development downloads as a free PDF with no account, no email and no watermark, like everything else in the Psychology section. Print as many copies as you like for a home, a classroom, a library or a tutoring group; reselling the file is the only thing the licence rules out.Read the licence
What size does the Moral Development poster print at?
Moral Development is a vector PDF laid out for US Letter, and prints on A4 with Fit to page — the same file, no separate download. Because every mark on it is drawn rather than photographed, it stays sharp enlarged to A3, A2 or A1 at a copy shop. Colour carries emphasis only, so a greyscale print of Moral Development loses nothing.Printing guide

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