Exploring the Relationship Between Moral Reasoning and Cognitive Development Among Secondary School Students

Abstract

This study was conducted to Exploring the Relationship Between Moral Reasoning and Cognitive Development Among Secondary School Students. Most of the study that has been done on education so far has been about how well students do in school. There hasn't been much research on how students' morals and minds improve. So, the main goal of this study was to explore the relationship between these two important areas of student growth. The study's main goal was to find out what moral reasoning and cognitive growth are made up of in high school students and how they are related to each other.To do this, a validated and modified questionnaire was utilized to find out how students thought about moral reasoning. A group of 1,000 students was chosen from four districts in the Punjab province. Four secondary schools were picked from each district. Two were for girls and two were for boys, and they were chosen at random from both urban and rural areas. Correlation and T-Test were done for results. There was a strong positive relationship between moral reasoning and cognitive development among the students, according to correlation analysis. These results show how important schools are for helping students grow morally and mentally. The study's findings suggest ways to improve teaching methods that support the overall growth of students.