فاعلية برنامج تدريبي في تحسين مستوى معرفة معلمي التعليم العام في مدينة جدة باضطراب ضعف الانتباه و النشاط الزائد

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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 Diplomaprogram 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 anachievement test which consisted (30) items distributed on three dimensions (general knowledge, characteristics and diagnosis, and therapeutic interventions) to measure the level ofpuplic education teachers knowledge about ADHD.The researcher prepared a training program to improve the level ofpuplic educationteachers 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.