Study on the Moral Value of Students at Elementary level

Prof. Md. Faiz Ahmad

ABSTRACT
Education is the basic source of human development. It develops social, moral, emotional
and spiritual value in human being. Today everywhere there are many conflicts in the
society and country and in these situations we need peace. Peace education is very
necessary at all level of education. Peace education is the process of achieving the
values like moral, social, aesthetic value etc. in modern world people are highly qualified,
having high degrees but lacking a sense of values. And that’s why every where the situation
is very critical and conflict. In these perspective we need peace education due to this we
inculcate the values in students. Values are very important part of our life. Kothari
commission (1964 – 1966) recommended to inculcating the social, moral, and spiritual
values among students as one of the objectives of education. Central and State Government
should develop a mechanism to introduce and inculcate the values among students at all
levels in all educational institutions. Present study conducted in Darbhanga city to check
the moral value of government and private school students at elementary level. Study
adopted descriptive method. For this one government and private school was selected
and all students of class viii th of both schools taken as a sample. To check the moral
value researcher used the standardized tool of moral value scale (MVS) of Alpana sen
and Arun kumar singh. Finding showed that in private school 35% students has very
high, 53% high, 8.82% median and 3% has low level of moral value and in government
school 34% students has very high, 63% has high and 3% has median level of moral
value. Result explains maximum students have high level of moral value which is good
sign for peace education.
Keywords:- Moral value, Peace education, Elementary level, Conflict.
Introduction:
Education is the basic source of human face the challenge of the 21st century. Today
development. It develops social, moral, emotional everywhere there are many conflicts in the society
and spiritual value in human being. Teaching and country and in these situations we need peace.
doesn’t mean to earn bread and butters; rather it For this peace education is very necessary
is a source of generating human and social values, at all level of education. Peace education is the
morals and sense of being a good human being. process of achieving the values like moral, social,
Education has a threefold functions, assimilation, aesthetic value etc. It is a social habit with shared
development and renewal of creative functions. values to which anyone can make a contribution.
It is a responsibility of teachers to assimilate a set To promoting the peace education students must
of values and develop in a pragmatic manner to have the knowledge of conflict, peace, war, justice,

Principal, MANUU, College of Teachers` Education, Darbhanga

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gender, race etc. Self respect, respect for others, inform our thoughts, words and actions. Value is
ecological concern, open mindedness and very necessary at all levels of students especially
commitment of justice all these attitudes must have children need to learn how to live harmoniously in
a good citizen. Teacher should develop the skills society. Earlier the mission of schools and education
of critical thinking, cooperation, empathy, has been developed in the young one the intellectual
assertiveness, conflict resolution, political literacy and moral virtues. Kothari commission (1964 –
etc. for national peace. But in modern world 1966) recommended education for social, moral,
peoples are highly educated they have many and spiritual value. Centre and state government
degrees but they have lack the sense of values. should adopt to introduce the values in all
And that’s why every where the situation is very institutions..
critical and conflict. In these perspective we need Statement of the Problem
peace education due to this we inculcate the values A Study on the Moral Value of Students at
in students. Values are very important part of our Elementary Level
life. Value means we live by affect how we relate Need and Significance of the Study
to other people and to all our activities in the Over all development of an individual is
environment, and that’s why it major influences incomplete if moral values are neglected. Generally
on our prospects for achieving a sustainable future. peoples have shown those activities like speak lies,
Values relate to the affective dimension of human dishonesty, proud on yourself, low insight,
behavior. “Try not to become a man of success, corruption, bribe etc. which are depleting the
but rather try to become a man of value”. (Albert moral values. And it decreases the values which
Einstein). are necessary for good citizen and national peace.
Definition of Values Therefore moral values must be taught and should
According to Patterson (1985) “Values be indispensable part of our education system.
and ethics are related; the ethics of individuals and UNESCO organized a value in education summit
groups reflects this value. In fact ethics can be in 1998, to encourage the schools to review their
considered as an expression of a group’s values, curricula in terms of value education. And it’s
an attempt to represent or express them in a objectives to develop an understanding of values
systematized form”. education strategies, to consider the relation
According to Rokeach (1973) “Values between values and personal behavior affecting
are that which guide our behavior and put meaning the achievement of sustainable future Somewhere
into our existence”. this is reflect the moral values. Teacher should train
Value education means an ethical education every child for his or her future responsibilities-
follow the good and right principles of life. It apart from education, syllabus and course.
consists of some basic principles, like truthfulness, Schools should indulge those activities to generate
honesty, charity, hospitality, tolerance, love, the feeling of brotherhood and love. National
kindness, and sympathy. And in all those values Council for Educational Research and Training
moral values are important in life because without (NCERT) and Central Board of Secondary
it how a person can take a good and right decision. Education (CBSE) to ensure effective value based
Moral values reflect an individual’s character and education at school level. A resource book for
spirituality. They help in building good relationships teachers on ‘Ways to Peace’ has been published
in personal as well as professional lives. Values by NCERT during 2010 for promotion and wider

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dissemination of values of peace. NCERT has also educational schools. Girls were superior to boys
finalized a framework on education for values in in moral reasoning. The children of Grade IX
schools. All those activities which are done by different significantly from the children of Grades
NCERT express that how much importance of VII and XI in their moral judgment. Byrne (1987)
value education especially moral value among made a study on the relationship between student
students. Sri Prakash Committee (1959) values academic success.
recommended that teaching of moral values in Operational definitions:-
educational institutions is desirable. The inculcation Moral value- It means students has the
of good manners, social service and true patriotism value of honesty, trustiness, goodness etc.
should be continuously stressed at all stages of Elementary level:- elementary level means
students. In spite of these it is difficult to develop I to viii class students and researcher will select
the moral value among students. Sometimes we only viiith class students.
can say that it is the influence of modern time, Objectives of the study:-
improper care by parents or it may be an effect of 1. To study the moral value of Government School
society and family. These reasons effect the Students at elementary level.
student’s behavior and habit. Everywhere the 2. Find out the moral value of Private School
situation is very conflict. It become very common students at elementary level.
that, individual think about yourself, own benefits, 3. To know the level of moral value of
nobody care others. Disagreement is very Government and private schools students at
common and it causes the fighting and war which elementary level.
influences the peace of nation. There is need to 4. To find the level of moral value of government
focus on value education. There is very few study and private schools boys at elementary level.
found regarding the moral value some are here- 5. To study the level of moral value of government
Gupta, K. M. (1984) was studied on and private schools girls at elementary level.
Moral Development of School Children the Delimitations of the Study
objectives of the study- (1) To find out the stages This study will be delimited to Darbhanga
of moral development of school children, (2) To City at elementary level only.
study the moral reasoning of children of various Research Methodology
age groups, (3) To study the moral reasoning of It is a process of how research is to be
children according to the age, grade, management carried out. It is a method how research is done
and organization of a school. The tools for data specifically. Descriptive Survey Method has been
collection were Moral Reasoning Scale (MRS), adopted for the study.
The Chi- square test, Descriptive Statistics, t-test, Sample
Analysis of Variance (ANOVA) and Dunean’s One School of Government and Private
multiple range test were used to analyze the data. school were selected and all students of these
And found that the children from Government schools of class VIII were used as sample.
schools differed significantly from each other in Tool of the Study
moral reasoning. The children from Government To acquire the reliable and valid data
schools were superior in moral reasoning. The researcher used a standardized tool moral value
children from co- educational schools were better scale (MVS) of Alpana sen and Arun kumar Singh
in moral reasoning than the children from non co- was used.

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 Statistical techniques 3. To know the level of moral value of
To interpret the raw data suitable statistical Government and private schools students at
techniques mean and percentage were used. elementary level, to analyze this objective mean
Analysis and Interpretation of Data and percentage were used.
1. To study the moral value of Government 4) To find the level of moral value of government
School Students at elementary level, to analyze and private schools boys at elementary level,
this objective mean was used. And mean of to analyze the objective researcher used the
the all students of Government school is 29.8. mean and percentage.
2. Find out the moral value of Private School 5) To study the level of moral value of
students at elementary level, to analyze the government and private schools girls at
second objective mean was used. And mean of elementary level, to analyze the objective
VIIIth class students of Private school is 29.29. mean and percentage were used.
Table- 1
Moral Value Level of Govt. and Private School Studentsate School Students
Level of Moral Value % of Govt. School students %Private School Studentsate
Very High 34.21% 35.29%
High 63.15% 52.94%
Medium 2.63% 8.82%
Low - 2.9%
Very Low - -
Interpretation: Table- 1 showed that the level Findings:
of moral value of class VIIIth students of The finding of first objective, To study the
Government and Private school students. And moral value of Government School Students at
the % of most of the students comes under the elementary level- the mean of class VIIIth students
high level of moral value of both Govt. and of Govt. school is 29.8. Finding of second
Private school. Percentage of Govt. and Private objective, Find out the moral value of Private
school students and mean of the both schools School students at elementary level the mean of
(showed in graph) express that moral value of class VIIIth students of Private school is 29.2.
Govt. school students is something better than And it show that Govt. school students has greater
Private school students. moral value than Private school students. The
Interpretation finding of third objective, To know the level of
moral value of Government and private schools
Table- 3 showed that the level of moral
students at elementary level- the level of Govt.
value of class VIIIth Girls of both Govt. and
school students are 34.21% students belong to
Private school is 30.2 and 30.95 respectively. very high moral value, 63.15% students are comes
Percentage and mean of Girls of Govt. and under the high level of moral value and rest are
Private school express that moral value is little medium level of moral value. Whether Private
different. And girls have high level of moral value. school students are 35.29% students has very high,

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52.94% students comes under the high, 8.82% the students come under the High level of moral
belong to medium and 2.9 % students are low value. Only some students have medium and low
Level of moral value. Finding of fourth objective, level of moral value. It is the duty of both teacher
To find the level of moral value of government and and parents to improve the moral value of students.
Experts believe that lack of the moral value is the
private schools boys at elementary level- boys of
major cause of unrest, anarchy, anxiety, controversy,
Govt. school 15.3% very high, 76.9 have high level crisis and deteriorating condition of India.
of moral value and rest are comes under the Restlessness among youth and adolescents are the
medium level of moral value, whether Private major cause of crime, unhappy, war and fight. To
school boys are 14.28% are Very high, 57.14% live a better life in society they must have social values,
high, 21.42% medium and 7.14% boys has low social habits, like cooperate the people, respect the
level of moral value. And the finding of last elders, to talking the responsibility etc. And those
objective, To study the level of moral value of habits are necessary to develop the child in early
government and private schools girls at elementary age of students. To develop the moral value parents
must be careful because home environment and
level- Girls of Govt. school are 44% very high
family are also responsible for values. Teachers also
and 56% has high level of moral value and Girls of influence the values of students directly or indirectly,
Private school has 50% of both very high and high so they behave very politely and positive nature with
level of moral value. their students.
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