Knowledge and use of pedagogical strategies for students with ADHD in teachers and students of English Secondary Education in Chile
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Educational Interventions, School Inclusion, Learning Difficulties, Neurodevelopmental Disorder, Executive FunctionsAbstract
ADHD is a neurodevelopmental disorder with a high prevalence, representing a challenge for the school system in general and for teachers in particular. The present study aims to evaluate the knowledge and use of pedagogical strategies for students with ADHD by graduate teachers and students of English Medium Education Pedagogy at a university in Chile. The Questionnaire of Knowledge of Pedagogical Strategies for Students with ADHD (CEPE-TDAH), based on the Canadian ADHD Practice Guidelines (CADDRA, 2018), was used. The sample consisted of 21 teachers and 44 students, revealing that teachers have greater knowledge and use of pedagogical strategies for working with students with ADHD than university student teachers (M=121.90 vs. M=113.20, p<.05). Overall results were observed, in both groups, unusually high with performances over 80% performance in knowledge and use of pedagogical strategies for students with ADHD, an issue that blurs the results. The reliability of the questionnaire was high (ω=.86) and the content validity was moderate (Aiken's V=0.53). Finally, the results suggest the need to improve ADHD training both at the teacher training stage and in professional practice. This work underscores the importance of providing effective pedagogical strategies to improve the performance and adaptation of students with ADHD in the English classroom.
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