The Relationship between Moral Virtues and Educational Status of Students of Ninth Grade

The goal of this study is to study the relationship between moral virtues and educational status of students of ninth grade in the city of Khoramabad. Accordingly, 350 people (175 male and 175 female students) were selected by multistage cluster sampling among high school students in first grade in the city of Khorramabad . The selected students were asked to complet Manavipour moral development (2012) and Swanson and Hill moral behavior (1993) questionnaires. The educational status of students based on their semester average was measured. The data was analyzed using correlation and regression. Results showed that there is a significant correlation between the moral virtues and educational status and a negative correlation between moral development and educational status. Also, educational status wasn’t good predictor for student's moral behavior. Accordingly, we can say that it is nessecery to teach moral virtues and pay attention to their development in teenage time so that the consequences in terms of academic progress appear in them. But do not rely solely on the educational status of students in moral development.