The relationship between teachers’ knowledge of cognitive abilities and challenging behaviour and their attitudes towards children with down syndrome who exhibit challenging behaviour

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The aim of this study is to investigate the correlation between teachers’ knowledge of cognitive abilities and behaviour in students with DS and their attitude towards those who demonstrate challenging behaviour and explore the impact of teachers’ experience and qualification level on their attitude towards students with DS who display challenging behaviour.

Knowledge and attitude questionnaires were used by 28 teachers of students with Down syndrome DS in Kuwait.

The result showed that a positive attitude is strongly correlated with teachers’ grasp of cognitive abilities and challenging behaviour in students with DS.

However, there are no significant differences between teachers’ attitude in relation to their experience and qualification levels.

More investigating and training in aim to improve teachers’ knowledge are recommended.