Description:
Nowadays, human’s life cannot be separated from
value, morality, and norm. Where there is human’s life, there are
value, morality, and norm included. Environmental issue in the
riverbank is appointed as dilemmatic morality case and it can be
used to find the characteristic of student’s moral progress based
on problem solving. The purpose of this research was to describe
(1) students’ moral progress levels on environmental issue in the
riverbank by problem solving and (2) the characteristic of
students’ moral progress level on environmental issue in the
riverbank by problem solving. Qualitative approach and
descriptive research were used as the methods. The results of this
research showed that students’ moral progress levels on
environmental issue in the riverbank by problem solving were
categorized as level 2 and 5. The characteristics of junior high
school students’ moral progress level on environmental issue in
the riverbank by problem solving were that the subjects in level 2
are likely to prioritize the real importance of each individual, but
also respect the others’ importance. The subjects in the level 5 of
moral progress relatively hold the high esteem for the rule to
regard the importance and the prosperity for all.
Keywords— Moral, Moral Development, Problem Solving.