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THE EFFECT OF THEOLOGY EDUCATİON PROCESS ON THE MORAL JUDGMENT ABSTRACT This study aims to reveal the effect of the Theology education process on the development of moral judgment by comparing the preparatory and senior year students. The theory of the research is based on the Moral Judgment Steps developed by Lawrence Kohlberg in line with Jean Piaget's Theory of Cognitive Development. In the research based on the quantitative method, the "General Screening Model" was used to compare students, and the "Moral Judgment Test (MUT)" was used to measure moral judgment. The universe of the research consisted of Theology Faculties, which included preparatory and senior students in the 2017-2018 academic year. Students from 7 faculties selected through purposive sampling formed the sample of the research. 1259 students who voluntarily participated in the study and filled out the data collection tools correctly formed the research group. In the study, it was determined that the students who completed theology education had higher moral feelings about what the best is and what the worse is than the preparatory students. However, in the evaluation of the whole MUT, it was determined that these feelings were not consistent within themselves. Because although 4th grade students focus on the highest and lowest moral feelings, it has been observed that they are not rational in associating them with daily life. For this reason, students who completed theology education were negatively differentiated in their moral judgment ability. Keywords: Theology, Religious Education, Moral Judgment

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