Abstract:
The purpose of this research was to find out how much preschool
instructors and pre-service teachers in the early childhood department know
about ADHD.. The study sample consisted of )64( preschool teachers and
(48) pre-service teachers. The knowledge of Attention Deficit Disorder Scale
)KADDS(, by Scuitto et al., )2000( was used as a survey instrument to collect
the data. The results indicated that both preschool teachers and pre-service
teachers possessed high level of knowledge about ADHD. There were also
statistically significant differences in the mean knowledge score of preschool
teachers based on years of experience, age, and the type of preschool program.
. Also, for the benefit of preservice teachers, there were statistically significant
variations in the mean score of knowledge that preschool instructors and preservice
teachers have concerning ADHD.