Rendimiento académico y problemas conductuales en un estudiante con trastorno por déficit de atención con hiperactividad

Abstract

This case study has studied and evaluated the importance of academic performance factors and behavioral problems in a student with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), a behavioral problem that appears in childhood and is presented with greater difficulty in school, affecting personal, school and social functionality. The research aims to determine the relationship between academic performance and behavioral problems in a student with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder. In addition, an exhaustive and methodological review has been carried out in different sources such as Redalyc, Scielo, Dialnet. The problem focuses on the analysis of a case in a 12 year old student belonging to the basic education school "Rotary Club Machala", which is in eighth grade of general basic education, to identify their behavior, characteristics and problems that the child presents in class, determined the object of study a brief theoretical reference to what is ADHD to understand their situation and develop strategies in order to strengthen school performance, which is a correlation between variables such as cause-effect defined as follows: What is the relationship between academic performance and behavioral problems in a child with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder? The approach used in the research is qualitative since the techniques of information analysis from this approach contribute to the collection of significant information about the life history, experiences, attitudes and behaviors of the student who was investigated to describe and analyze it through events and arguments that are reflected in the problem to be studied. In order to approach the problem, different techniques and instruments have been used to facilitate the collection of data, including the following: direct non-participatory observation of those involved, semi-structured interviews with their parents, behavioral questionnaires and tests in order to determine the relationship between academic performance and behavioral problems. The results obtained in this research show that the student has attention deficit disorder with hyperactivity, which directly hinders her academic performance and therefore the student cannot perform positively within the educational context, her grades tend to be low and she maintains problems of school adaptation. After the presumed diagnosis and study, we can suggest necessary and indispensable recommendations to address the present problem and in turn improve her lifestyle, through guidelines and techniques to reduce her problems or challenging behaviors within the school, social and family context.