the relationship between intelligence and moral development of boys in high school

This study was conducted to determine the relationship between intelligence and moral development of boys in high school. Statistical population was high school boy students in Ilam who were selected from 90 statistical populations (45 students in ordinary schools and 45 in gifted student's schools). The samples were selected randomly divided into six groups of fifteen. The research method was descriptive, measurable, correlation type and practical and implemented in field. Research tools in Raven's intelligence standard Test (Raven's progressive matrices test in intermediate form {adults}) is Kohlbergian ethic standard test. In the first hypothesis, the relationship between IQ and moral judgment of Pearson correlation was used to analyze the data and information. In the second hypothesis on the relative levels and moral judgment, one variance analysis test were used considering that 3 independent age group were tested. The third hypothesis of the study was used T-test for independent groups to compare two gifted and non-gifted independent groups concerned with moral judgment. With regard to the first hypothesis about the data we can conclude that there is a positive relationship between the growth of intelligence and moral development. In the second hypothesis, the null hypothesis is rejected. Thus the the research hypothesis is not rejected which express that there is difference between age levels and boys moral judgment in high school. The third hypothesis states that moral judgment of gifted boys is different with boys of normal intelligence. According to the performed calculations, the hypothesis is rejected