Child Health Nursing Research

Korean Academy of Child Health Nursing (한국아동간호학회)
권호 표지
DOI QR코드

DOI QR Code

Teaching Status and Knowledge of Elementary School Teachers of Children with Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder

주의력결핍과잉행동장애 아동에 대한 초등교사의 지도실태와 지식

  • Received : 2011.03.10
  • Accepted : 2011.04.19
  • Published : 2011.04.30
Download PDF
⟨ Previous Next ⟩

Abstract

Purpose: The purpose of this study was to analyze teaching status and knowledge about children with Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) in elementary school teachers. Methods: The participants of this study were 204 elementary school teachers in Busan. From July to September 2010, the researchers collected data by using self-report questionnaires consisted of questions about their teachers' characteristics and teaching status and KADDS (36 items) developed by Sciutto, Terjesen and Frank. Frequency, percentage, arithmetic mean, standard deviation, t-test and ANOVA were used to analyze the data using SPSS WIN 16.0 program. Results: Less than 50% of the participants had previous education on ADHD. According to this experience, there were significant differences in participants' knowledge about children with ADHD (t=4.703, p<.001). For the 36 items, participants had an average of $19.19{\pm}4.58$ points out of a possible 36. Moreover, lack of knowledge about teaching children with ADHD and communication problems with the parents of these children were considered to be the most disturbing factors. Conclusion: These results suggest that networks among teachers, parents and medical care professionals should be established. The results also indicate that educational programs for elementary school teachers should be developed in order to identify and teach children with ADHD appropriately.

Keywords

References

  1. Bae, S. M., Shin, D. W., & Lee, S. J. (2009). The effect of impulsivity and the ability to recognize facial emotion on the aggressiveness of children with attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder. Journal of the Korean Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, 20, 17-22.
  2. Cho, S. C., Kim, B. N., Kim, J. W., Rohde, L. A., Hwang, J. W., Chungh, D. S., et al. (2009). Full syndrome and subthreshold attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder in a Korean community sample: Comorbidity and temperament fingings. European Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, 18, 447-457. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00787-009-0755-7
  3. Cho, S. C., Kim, H. W., Kim, B. N., Shin, M. S., Yoo, H. J., Kim, J. W., et al. (2011). Are teacher ratings and parent ratings differently associated with children's intelligence and cognitive performance? Psychiatry Investigation, 8, 15-21. https://doi.org/10.4306/pi.2011.8.1.15
  4. Choi, J. Y., & Lee, S. S. (2009). Relation between dietary habit and nutrition knowledge, and attention deficit hyperactivity disorder in the middle school students in Seoul. The Korean Journal of Nutrition, 42, 682-690. https://doi.org/10.4163/kjn.2009.42.8.682
  5. Curtis, D. F., Pisecco, S., Hamilton, R. J., & Moore, D. W. (2006). Teacher perceptions of classroom interventions for children with ADHD: A cross-cultural comparison of teachers in the United States and New Zealand. School Psychology Quarterly, 21, 171-196.
  6. Greene, R. W., Beszterczey, S. K., Katzenstein, T., Park, K., & Goring, J. (2002). Are students with ADHD more stressful to teach? Patterns of teacher stress in an elementary school sample. Journal of Emotional and Behavioral Disorders, 10(2), 79-89. https://doi.org/10.1177/10634266020100020201
  7. Hosterman, S. J., Dupaul, G. J., & Jitendra, A. K. (2008). Teacher rating of ADHD symptoms in ethnic minority students: Bias or behaviral difference? School Psychology Quarterly, 23, 418-435.
  8. Kim, E. Y. (2008). Drug therapy for children with attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder. Journal of Korean Society of Health-System Pharmacists, 25, 337-348.
  9. Klassen, A. F., Miller, A., & Fine, S. (2004). Health-related quality of life in children and adolescents who have a diagnosis of ADHD. Pediatrics, 114, e541-e547. https://doi.org/10.1542/peds.2004-0844
  10. Lee, J. B., Sung, H. M., Cheung, S. D., Kim, J. S., Seo, W. S., Bai, D. S., et al. (2002). The predictive factors of treatment effects in children with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder. Korean Journal of Psychopharmacology, 13, 170-193.
  11. National Health Insurance Corporation. (2010, November, 15). ADHD patients-press releases. Retrieved February 11, 2011. from http://www.nhic.or.kr/cms/board/board/Board.jsp?act=VIEW&communityKey=B0039&boardId=22123
  12. Oh, H. Y., Kim, S., & Kim, J. S. (2008). Knowledge and attitudes of school nurses to attention deficit hyperactivity disorder. Journal of Korean Academy of Child Health Nursing, 14, 243-251.
  13. Oh, W. O., & Park, E. S. (2007). Parenting experiences of parents of children with ADHD: Approaching the normal. Journal of Korean Academy of Nursing, 37, 91-104.
  14. Paek, M. J., Ahn, J. K., Lim, S. Y., Kim, Y. R., Park, M. H., Kim, B. N., et al. (2009). The effectiveness of school based short-term social skills training in children with attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder. Journal of the Korean Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, 20, 82-89.
  15. Park, H. I., Kim, J. M., Park, Y. C., Kim, S. H., & Ahn, D. H. (2010). Agreement between parents and teachers on school children's emotional/behavioral problems. Journal of the Korean Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, 21, 161-167. https://doi.org/10.5765/JKACAP.2010.21.3.161
  16. Park, J. H., Kim, G. Y., Her, K. S., Lee, J. Y., & Kim, D. H. (1993). Factors related to poor school performance of elementary school children. Journal of Preventive Medicine and Public Health, 26, 628-649.
  17. Sciutto, M. J., Terjesen, M. D., & Frank, A. S. (2000). Teachers' knowledge and misperceptions of attention deficit hyperactivity disorder. Psychology in the Schools, 37, 115-122. https://doi.org/10.1002/(SICI)1520-6807(200003)37:2<115::AID-PITS3>3.0.CO;2-5
  18. Shin, H. S., & Kim, J. M. (2010). Analysis of relationships between parenting stress, maternal depression, and behavioral problems in children at risk for attention deficit hyperactive disorder. Journal of Korean Academy of Nursing, 40, 453-461. https://doi.org/10.4040/jkan.2010.40.3.453
  19. Shin, H. S., & Kim, J. M. (2011). Effects of responsive parenting education program on child's behavioral problems and pivotal developmental behaviors in children at risk for attention deficit hyperactivity disorder. Journal of Korean Academy of Child Health Nursing, 17, 39-47. https://doi.org/10.4094/jkachn.2011.17.1.39
  20. West, J., Taylor, M., Houghton, S., & Hudyma, S. (2005). A comparison of teachers' and parents' knowledge and beliefs about attention deficit hyperactivity disorder. School Psychology International, 26, 192-208. https://doi.org/10.1177/0143034305052913
  21. Yoo, I. Y., Ra, J. S., Oh, E. G., & Kim, M. J. (2009). Knowledge and attitude to attention deficit hyperactive disorder in Korean preschool teachers. Journal of Korean Academy of Child Health Nursing, 15, 383-391. https://doi.org/10.4094/jkachn.2009.15.4.383
  22. Yoon, J. M., Park, J. W., Lee, K. H., & Kim, S. K. (2009). The efficacy of ADHD rating scale and continuous performance tests in diagnosis and treatment of attention deficit hyperactivity disorder. Journal of the Korean Child Neurology Society, 17, 70-77.

Cited by

  1. Effects of Teachers' Knowledge and Empathy on Educational Intervention for ADHD: Focused on the Mediating Effect of Empathy vol.22, pp.1, 2011, https://doi.org/10.12934/jkpmhn.2013.22.1.45
  2. 초등 교사를 위한 ADHD 아동 교수법 코칭 프로그램 개발 및 효과 vol.47, pp.3, 2011, https://doi.org/10.4040/jkan.2017.47.3.305