Moral Authority Questioning

No consistent evidence of moral authority questioning in daily contexts

• Does not demonstrate moral authority questioning behaviours
• Relies entirely on adult direction for related tasks

Beginning to show moral authority questioning with significant support

• Inconsistent moral authority questioning; needs adult prompting
• Partial performance in familiar, structured settings

Demonstrates moral authority questioning consistently in familiar contexts

• Applies moral authority questioning reliably in routine situations
• Requires prompting to transfer to new or demanding contexts

Begins to question authority figures and social norms as moral sources; evaluates rules against personal and peer standards.

• Demonstrates moral authority questioning independently across varied contexts
• Sustains performance without adult support or reminders

Applies moral authority questioning flexibly; can articulate and model it for others

• Articulates own process when applying moral authority questioning
• Transfers skill spontaneously to novel domains