The level of knowledge among primary school teachers regarding Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) in the Basra Governorate Center

Abstract

The importance of the research lies in: the cognitive level of the cadres in improving the level of students with this disorder through knowing how to deal with them through educational interventions that suit their conditions and aim to integrate them with their peers of healthy students. The problem of revealing the perceptions of primary school teachers in Basra Governorate (city center only) through coordination between the College of Physical Education and Sports Sciences and the Basra Education Directorate to determine the degree and level of primary school teachers with this type of behavioral disorder present in some students and then develop educational proposals based on the experience of the cadres to contribute to reducing this behavior.

The study aimed to examine the role of educational cadres, including male and female teachers working in primary schools, by identifying their cultural level regarding attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), given its positive role in creating a positive learning environment for those afflicted with the disorder. As for the research hypotheses, there is a discrepancy in the levels of perceptions of primary school teachers regarding ADHD. The research was conducted on primary school teachers in some schools in Basra Governorate Center for the academic year 2024-2025, from 11/12/2024 to 3/20/2025. Chapter Three: Field Research Procedures The researcher relied on the descriptive approach with the field survey method. Chapter Four: Presentation and discussion of the results of the analysis. Chapter Five: Determining research directions. The level of knowledge of teachers of mixed schools in the center of Basra Governorate regarding attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) was average, including modern preparation programs and compulsory knowledge of ADHD.