PUBLIC PRIMARY SCHOOL TEACHERS’ KNOWLEDGE AND ATTITUDE TOWARDS CHILDREN WITH ATTENTION DEFICIT HYPERACTIVITY DISORDER IN ILORIN METROPOLIS

Simple item page
dc.contributor.authorAsmau Bolanle QUDUS
dc.contributor.authorUsman Tunde SAADU
dc.contributor.authorAzeez Arisekola SALMAN
dc.contributor.authorAdedayo Adesokan
dc.date.accessioned2024-10-19T14:59:42Z
dc.date.available2024-10-19T14:59:42Z
dc.date.issued2024-10-12
dc.descriptionNil
dc.description.abstractThe study examined public primary school teachers ‘knowledge and attitude towards children with Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) in Ilorin, Metropolis. A descriptive survey research design was employed. The population of the study comprised 3822 public primary school teachers in Ilorin Metropolis..A simple random sampling technique was used to select50primary schools and 357 primary school teachers for the study as suggested by research advisor. Two instruments were used to elicit information, Questionnaire on Primary School Teachers’ Knowledge of Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (QPSKADHD), Questionnaire on Primary School Teachers’ Attitude toward Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (QPSTAADHD). The instruments were subjected to face and content validity by experts in the field of special education with reliability coefficients of 0.77 and 0.72, respectively. Two research questions were answered, and two research hypotheses were tested, data were analyzed using percentage, mean, and t test. The finding revealed that the knowledge of primary school teachers about children with ADHD in Ilorin, metropolis, was high with a mean score of 3.19; the attitude of the teachers towards ADHD was positive with a mean score of 3.36. It was concluded that the knowledge of primary school teachers about children with ADHD in Ilorin, Metropolis was high, the attitude of teachers towards ADHD was positive. It was recommended that teachers should besensitized onthe need to sustain their level of knowledge about ADHD which was found to be high.
dc.description.sponsorshipSelf
dc.identifier.citation1. A. B. QUDUS., U. T. SAADU., A. A. SALMAN., and ADEDAYO A. (2024). Public primary school teachers’ knowledge and attitude towards children with Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder in Ilorin Metropolis. Journal of Current Research in Education, (3), 27-36. Published by Department of Early Childhood and Primary Education, Faculty of Education, Kwara State University, Malete, Nigeria.
dc.identifier.issn1596-2504
dc.identifier.urihttps://kwasuspace.kwasu.edu.ng/handle/123456789/2480
dc.language.isoen_US
dc.publisherJournal of Current Research in Education
dc.titlePUBLIC PRIMARY SCHOOL TEACHERS’ KNOWLEDGE AND ATTITUDE TOWARDS CHILDREN WITH ATTENTION DEFICIT HYPERACTIVITY DISORDER IN ILORIN METROPOLIS
dc.typeArticle
Files
Original bundle
Now showing 1 - 1 of 1
Thumbnail Image
Name:
Asmau Bolanle QUDUS, Usman Tunde SAADU, Azeez Arisekola SALMAN, Adedayo Adesokan.pdf
Size:
651.31 KB
Format:
Adobe Portable Document Format
Description:
Download
License bundle
Now showing 1 - 1 of 1
Thumbnail Image
Name:
license.txt
Size:
1.71 KB
Format:
Item-specific license agreed to upon submission
Description:
Download
Collections
Scholarly Publication