ERIC Number: ED491456
Record Type: Non-Journal
Publication Date: 2006
Pages: 22
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Intervention Types and the Perceptions of Academic Success of Students with Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD)
Hukriede, Justine; Miernicki, Sonia L.
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Teachers' perceptions regarding the effectiveness of ADHD interventions were investigated. The different forms of interventions that were focused on included: stimulant medication, classroom/parent environmental interventions, a combination of stimulant medication and classroom/parent environmental interventions, and counseling. Elementary and middle school regular education teachers completed surveys revealing their perceptions of student success in a variety of areas while using one of these four interventions for ADHD. The results indicated that teachers perceive a student with ADHD to be most successful while using the combination of stimulant medication and classroom/parent environmental interventions. These findings support other research that has shown that stimulant medication is effective as a short-term intervention, environmental interventions are effective with longer lasting results and that a combination of the two is the most successful long-term. The following are appended: (1) Research Vignettes; and (2) Optimism for Student Success Scale.
Descriptors: Program Effectiveness, Regular and Special Education Relationship, Measures (Individuals), Middle School Teachers, Intervention, Stimulants, Likert Scales, Attention Deficit Disorders, Hyperactivity, Parents, Elementary School Teachers, Drug Therapy, Teacher Attitudes, Secondary School Students, Counseling
Publication Type: Reports - Evaluative
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: Minnesota; Wisconsin
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