About the Intermediate Concepts Measures (ICM)
A new kind of measure has been developed as part of the Intermediate Concept Approach which, unlike DIT, allows bespoke measure development in specific contextual settings. For example, researchers in a law school might want to work with the Center to develop a measure incorporating dilemmas relevant to the law profession to assess ethical aspects of a course of study. However, a growing number of measures are also available ‘off-the-shelf’ for certain populations such as adolescents, dentists or Army officers for example. Unlike DIT, Intermediate Concept Measures, or ICMs, do not directly assess bedrock moral schemas because so called intermediate concepts are located at a level between bedrock moral schemas and specific contextual norms (e.g. professional codes) and are specific to daily life and similar to virtue based concepts such as honesty or courage.
Selected Publications
Bebeau, M.J. & Thoma, S.J. (1999). “Intermediate” concepts and the connection to moral education. Educational Psychology Review, 11(4), 343-360.
Thoma, S.J., Derryberry, P.W., & Crowson, M. (2013). Describing and testing an intermediate concept measure of adolescent moral thinking. European Journal of Developmental Psychology, 10(2), 239-252.
Thoma, S.J. (2014). Measuring moral thinking from a neo-Kohlbergian perspective. Theory and Research in Education, 12(3), 347-365.
Thoma, S. Walker, D.I., Chen, Y.H., Frichand, A., Moulin-Stożek, D. & Kristjánsson, K. (2019, in press) Assessing adolescent’s application of the virtues across multiple cultural contexts, Developmental Psychology.
Walker, D.I., Thoma, S., Jones, C & Kristjánsson, K. (2017) Adolescent moral judgement: A study of UK secondary school pupils, British Education Research Journal, DOI: 10.1002/berj.3274.
Walker, D.I. & Moulin-Stożek, D. (2019). A study of moral reasoning among secondary students in a public co-educational and private girls school in Mexico, Compare: A Journal of Comparative and International Education. DOI: 10.1080/03057925.2019.1696667
Walker, D.I., Thoma, S.J., & Arthur, J. (in press) Assessing Ethical Reasoning among Junior British Army Officers Using the Army Intermediate Concept Measure (AICM).
Technical Reports
Arthur, J., Walker, D.I. & Thoma, S. (2018). Soldiers of character, University of Birmingham, UK.
Arthur, J., Kristjánsson, K., Walker, D.I., Sanderse, W. & Jones, C. (2015). Character education in UK schools, University of Birmingham, UK.
ICM Examples (provided links to the Adolescent versions, not Military)
Please visit the links below for examples of previously developed ICMs:
US Version of Adolescent ICM long
US Version of Adolescent ICM Short
UK Version of Adolescent ICM
Military ICM (provided link to Soldiers of Character report)
Selected Publications
Bebeau, M.J. & Thoma, S.J. (1999). “Intermediate” concepts and the connection to moral education. Educational Psychology Review, 11(4), 343-360.
Thoma, S.J., Derryberry, P.W., & Crowson, M. (2013). Describing and testing an intermediate concept measure of adolescent moral thinking. European Journal of Developmental Psychology, 10(2), 239-252.
Thoma, S.J. (2014). Measuring moral thinking from a neo-Kohlbergian perspective. Theory and Research in Education, 12(3), 347-365.
Thoma, S. Walker, D.I., Chen, Y.H., Frichand, A., Moulin-Stożek, D. & Kristjánsson, K. (2019, in press) Assessing adolescent’s application of the virtues across multiple cultural contexts, Developmental Psychology.
Walker, D.I., Thoma, S., Jones, C & Kristjánsson, K. (2017) Adolescent moral judgement: A study of UK secondary school pupils, British Education Research Journal, DOI: 10.1002/berj.3274.
Walker, D.I. & Moulin-Stożek, D. (2019). A study of moral reasoning among secondary students in a public co-educational and private girls school in Mexico, Compare: A Journal of Comparative and International Education. DOI: 10.1080/03057925.2019.1696667
Walker, D.I., Thoma, S.J., & Arthur, J. (in press) Assessing Ethical Reasoning among Junior British Army Officers Using the Army Intermediate Concept Measure (AICM).
Technical Reports
Arthur, J., Walker, D.I. & Thoma, S. (2018). Soldiers of character, University of Birmingham, UK.
Arthur, J., Kristjánsson, K., Walker, D.I., Sanderse, W. & Jones, C. (2015). Character education in UK schools, University of Birmingham, UK.
ICM Examples (provided links to the Adolescent versions, not Military)
Please visit the links below for examples of previously developed ICMs:
US Version of Adolescent ICM long
US Version of Adolescent ICM Short
UK Version of Adolescent ICM
Military ICM (provided link to Soldiers of Character report)