The relationship of moral judgments, behaviour at school, and helping behaviour was studied by testing 215 children, aged 9 to 10 (3rd graders) and 11 to 12 (5th graders), as subjects. Behaviour at school was measured on the basis of conduct grades and appraisals of good and poor behaviour administered by teachers. Helping behaviour was measured by peer ratings while moral judgments were measured by Kohlberg's test. The concept of a positive relationship between moral judgments and school behaviour was strengthened in groups according to sex and grade. Girls in Grade 5 were an exception. Apparently prepuberty emphasized such facets of the girls' behaviour as lack of responsibility, disinterest in cooperation, unfriendliness, and opposition. The lower the level of moral judgments the more conduct problems may occur.
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