The extent to which teachers of the first part of basic education know about attention deficit hyperactivity disorder among students of the first part of basic education

Abstract

The current study aims to reveal the extent to which teachers of the first part of the basic education stage know about attention deficit hyperactivity disorder among students of the first part of basic education. Teaching experience) The study population consisted of teachers of the first part of basic education in public schools in the city of Al-Marj, whose number was (2100). Male and female teachers, the sample was selected using the random sample method, it amounted to (280), and the study used the descriptive approach to achieve the objectives of the study. Teachers' knowledge of the general characteristics of the disorder - Teachers' knowledge of the medical approach - Teachers' knowledge of the educational approach (the validity and reliability coefficients were extracted to ensure the validity of the study tool. All coefficients were statistically significant. To analyze the results, the researchers used the weighted mean and the (t) test for the two independent variables, the standard deviation and the arithmetic mean, from Through the Social Statistical Package (SPSS) Program The results showed that the knowledge of the teachers of the first part of the basic education stage about attention deficit hyperactivity disorder was high. The results also showed that there were differences according to the gender variable in favor of males. The results also showed that there were differences attributed to the variable of teaching experience in favor of more than ten years in their knowledge of distraction disorder. and hyperactivity.