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Investigating the Position of Cognitive Developmental Moral Education Approach in Persian Textbooks of the First Secondary School
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Abstract: (531 Views) |
Background: Considering the major role of textbooks in cognitive ability and increasing the level of reasoning and moral judgment of students, it is necessary to evaluate them based on the degree of reflection of the components of cognitive developmental moral education approach. Therefore, the aim of the current research is to determine the position of the components of the mentioned approach in the content of Persian textbooks.
Method: The current research method is mixed, which was done with a combination of qualitative-comparative content analysis and quantitative content analysis methods. The statistical population was formed by the Persian textbooks of the first secondary school and the sample was the same statistical population. Therefore, all the contents of the mentioned books were studied in full number method. The content analysis checklist made by the researcher was used to collect the data and the Shannon entropy method was used to analyze the data.
Results: Curriculum planners and authors, in compiling the content of the mentioned books, provided a suitable context and opportunity to create the spirit of correct judgment at developmental levels, handing over responsibility according to the level of teenagers' ability to understand and solve moral puzzles, and also to strengthen skills. They have not provided decision-making methods in the face of moral dilemmas in order to build values by the learners themselves and achieve strong arguments using problem-solving methods.
Conclusion: The findings indicate a serious need to revise the content of the mentioned books based on the components of the cognitive development approach in order to cultivate the ability of moral cognition in teenagers and to improve the level of their reasoning and moral judgment through creating a situation. The issues are centered around moral dilemmas; Because the amount of attention to the components of the mentioned approach in the content of the mentioned books does not have a normal distribution.
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| Keywords: Moral education, First secondary school, Cognitive developmental approach, Persian textbooks |
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Type of Study: Research |
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Received: 2022/11/24 | Accepted: 2022/12/1 | Published: 2022/12/1
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