ERIC Number: EJ867122
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2009-Dec
Pages: 11
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Assessment of Teacher and School Psychologist Knowledge of Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder
Weyandt, Lisa L.; Fulton, Katherine M.; Schepman, Steve B.; Verdi, Genevieve R.; Wilson, Kimberly G.
Psychology in the Schools, v46 n10 p951-961 Dec 2009
The purpose of this study was to investigate teacher and school psychologists' knowledge of Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD). One hundred thirty-two kindergarten through 12th-grade general education teachers, special education teachers, and school psychologists responded to a 24-item questionnaire concerning treatment and possible causes of ADHD. The results supported the hypothesis that school psychologists' knowledge level of ADHD would be significantly greater than the knowledge level of special and general education teachers, but did not support the hypothesis that the knowledge level of special education teachers would be significantly greater than the knowledge level of general education teachers. Increased years of professional experience was "negatively" associated with increased knowledge about ADHD. Implications and suggestions for future research are discussed. (Contains 3 tables.)
Descriptors: General Education, School Psychologists, Knowledge Level, Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder, Special Education Teachers, Special Education, Knowledge Base for Teaching, Teachers, Questionnaires, Counseling Techniques, Etiology, Hypothesis Testing, Teaching Experience, Gender Differences, Beliefs, Teacher Attitudes
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: Elementary Secondary Education
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Language: English
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