有關道德發展之研究可從三方面著手：一、從認知觀點加以探討。二、從行為層面加以探討。三、從情緒方面加以探討。本研究則從認知及行為層面探討二者關係。簡言之，本研究目的有三：
1.利用D.I.T測驗測量我國高中學生道德判斷發展情形。
2探討性別、道德判斷、情境變項及學業能力對誠實行為（學業誠實行為及德育成績）的影響。
3.對我國道德教育提出改進建議。
本研究以台北市立復興高中高一男女學生350人為受試者，分別施以D.I.T.測驗及數學成就測驗（複本A及B卷），以了解受試者的道德判斷與其學業欺騙（同一受試者數學成就B卷成績減A卷成績）的關係，並以數學成就測驗（A卷）施測時的座位來決定其測驗情境是否有利。
本研究的重要發現如下：
1.我國高中學生道德判斷發展分數較同年齡的美國青少年為低。
2.在學業誠實行為上，男生較易逸軌。
3.道德判斷對學業誠實行為並沒有顯著影響。
4.測驗情境愈有利於作弊，則受試者考試不誠實的分數愈高。
5.學業能力的強弱對學業誠實行為並無顯著的影響。
6.在德育成績上，女生成績較男生為高。
7.道德判斷對德育成績並無顯著影響。
另外，筆者並針對上述的研究結果加以討論，對道德教育也提出改進之建議。

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