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ICT Learning Methodologies for Children with ADHD

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Abstract

ADHD is an attention deficit disorder, impulsivity and hyperactivity due to several functional disputes; these anatomical brain inconsistencies can be genetic and/ or environmental that hinders the lifestyle of the child and his environment. Within the educational field, teachers can not distinguish the attitude of a child with ADHD from one without disorders, especially in the preschool stage, which motivates to look for teaching alternatives among them we have information and communication technologies – ICT, which allow to evaluate, diagnose, enrich and strengthen the learning of children with or without ADHD through an educational software on a mobile, a computer and/or whiteboard; increasing attention, concentration, creativity, security, decreasing aggressiveness, developing positive behaviors gradually, their self-esteem improves, they feel motivated and they create solutions to their internal conflicts progressively in such a way that their community learning guarantees the development of new social skills such as respect, solidarity, empathy and identifies the emotions of other people allowing a positive incorporation into their daily lives, especially in the school environment.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationApplied Human Factors and Ergonomics International
PublisherAHFE International
Pages218-223
Number of pages6
DOIs
StatePublished - 2022

Publication series

NameApplied Human Factors and Ergonomics International
Volume45
ISSN (Electronic)2771-0718

Bibliographical note

Publisher Copyright:
© 2022. Published by AHFE.

Keywords

  • ADHD
  • Education
  • ICT
  • Learning

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