What questions could someone ask to ask to test discipline?

Answer 1

Discipline could also refer to self-control or impulse control, so test questions could include all of these. Also, discipline involves some part of morality and conscience; without either, no one would exercise discipline. Finally, discipline can be externally controlled (younger children), or internally controlled (a skill that should be developed by late childhood-early teen years).

The kinds of questions used would depend on the age of the responders. For example, your questions would be more basic for a 1st grader than for a 40-year old.

Questions can be precise (example: What is the rule for a particular behavior), or applied (how is that rule carried out).

A general set of questions might be:

1. If a person in authority brought you a bowl of ice cream, would you:

(a). sneak a few bites

(b) wait

(c) ignore what you were told and eat it anyway

2. You are in a store and sign on a door in the back says "Do Not Enter". No one is around and you need to find a restroom. Would you:

(a) open the door to see if a restroom was beyond that door

(b) yell out, "Hello? Anyone here?" and wait until someone came to help you

(c) leave and find a restroom somewhere else

3. If you made a mistake, would you:

(a) own up to it only if you knew you wouldn't be in too much trouble

(b) own up to it regardless of the consequences

(c) hide your mistake, deny it if asked, and lie about it

4. Is it ever right to do wrong? In a few sentences, explain why or why not?

5. Your best friend encourages you to do something you know or believe is wrong. Would you:

(a) give in and have some fun

(b) do what your friend wants only if you are sure you won't get caught

(c) tell your friend, "No" and don't do it

6. You see your friend do something wrong. Would you:

(a) tell on the friend

(b) keep quiet and tell no one

(c) tell your friend, "You shouldn't do that."

7. You have no money but really wish you had some. While visiting your great-aunt, you see coins laying on a counter. A best guess is there's more than $20.00 in quarters, nickels, dimes, and pennies.

(a) You grab a handful, thinking, "She won't notice."

(b) You take some; after all, "she has plenty" you say to yourself

(c) leave the coins where they are

8. You have a big test and want so badly to get a good grade. During the test, you notice you can see your friend's test paper. Would you:

(a) copy a few of the friend's answers; what can it hurt?

(b) force yourself to keep your eyes on your own test paper

(c) look at your friend's answers and copy them, as long as the teacher can't see you

If the test has to do with a particular skill or area, you can tailor the questions even more. But, any area that involves rules, following rules, controlling desires/ urges/ wants, discretion, conscience, behavior, and whether the behavior is externally controlled (like, the teacher won't see me) or internally controlled (I wouldn't do this because it is wrong even if no one sees me) can make good test questions.