The Effectiveness of a Training Program in Improve the Level of Public Education Teachers Knowledge about Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder in Jeddah City

Authors

  • د. يحيى فوزي عبيدات

Keywords:

The Effectiveness of a Training Program, knowledge level, Public Education Teachers, Jeddah City, Attention Deficit, Hyperactivity

Abstract

 

The present study aimed at identifying the effectiveness of a training

program to improve the level of public education teachers knowledge about

ADHD. The study sample consisted of (80) teachers of public education

registered in Educational Diploma program at King Abdul Aziz University

in Jeddah. The sample was distributed into experimental group consisted

of (40) teachers and the control group consisted of (40) teachers. The

researcher used an achievement test which consisted (30) items distributed

on three dimensions (general knowledge, characteristics and diagnosis, and

Therapeutic interventions) to measure the level of public education teachers

knowledge about ADHD. The researcher prepared a training program to

Improve the level of public education teachers knowledge in ADHD. The

program consists of (8) sessions for two hours each. The results of the study

Indicated effectiveness of the training program to improve public education

teacher’s knowledge about ADHD on the total score and sub - dimensional

Measurements in favor of the experimental group. The results of the study also

revealed that there are no significant differences between the post test and

follow- up for members of the experimental group in the total score and three

dimensions. This indicates that the program has a continuous positive effect

on teachers’ knowledge about ADHD.

 

 

Published

2017-06-07

How to Cite

عبيدات د. ي. ف. (2017). The Effectiveness of a Training Program in Improve the Level of Public Education Teachers Knowledge about Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder in Jeddah City. Journal of Al-Quds Open University for Humanities and Social Studies, 2(34). Retrieved from https://journals.qou.edu/index.php/jrresstudy/article/view/776

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