Attention Deficit and Hyperactivity in the Classroom: Assessing Children's Perception Through Their Drawings
Year: 2012
Type: article
Study design: Observational Study
Abstract: For children in general, and in particular for pupils who find it difficult to manage their attention\nlevel and behaviour, the classroom may prove to be an unsuited environment (Kos et al., 2006).\nThis study involved 124 students from the first, second and third year in some primary schools\nin Piedmont. The participants were divided into two groups: one experimental group (EG), consisting\nof sixty children who, according to prevalent teachers, showed attention deficits and hyperactive\nbehaviour, and one control group (CG).\nIn order to assess the behaviour and quality of relationships characterising the life in the classroom\nof the two groups involved, various instruments were used (STRS, SDQ, Class Play,\nAttribution Test). This paper is based specifically on results from the administration of the graphic test Class Drawing (Quaglia & Saglione, 1990). This method, although in line with other tools used\nfor confirming data from the relevant literature, apart from highlighting the quality of the teacherpupil\nrelationship, considers the difficulties of the child suffering from such a disorder with reference\nto specific behavioural areas, namely socialisation and affectivity.
Institution: University of Turin
Language: English
Subfield: Psychiatry and Mental health
Field: Medicine
Domain: Health Sciences
SDG: Quality education
Open Access status: green
OpenAlex ID: W2125258758