A Case Study of the Use of Problem-Solving Activities to Increase Social Skills in a Child with Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder

• Main Authors: Shan-Ju Yu, 余姍儒
• Other Authors: CHI,PAO-HSIANG
• Format: Others
• Language: zh-TW
• Published: 2016
• Online Access: http://ndltd.ncl.edu.tw/handle/92272186258039692483

碩士 === 國立臺北教育大學 === 特殊教育學系碩士班 === 104 === The purpose of this research was to investigate the effect of using problem-solving activites on the social skill training program for a fifth-grade student with Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder. The social skills explored in this study included: sharing and decision-making with others. A 9-week social skills training program was developed. In the program, problem-solving activities were used to set up the context for practicing the social skills. Triangulation including interviews, observation records, transcription of video recording of instructional activities and teaching reflection was used to analyze the data. The results are summarized as follows: 1. The student with Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder learned social skills of “sharing” and “decision-making with others” through problem-solving activities on the social skill training program. 2. The problem-solving activities could be applied in the social skill training program for the student with Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder. 3. The problem-solving activities on social skills training program could facilitate the generalizations of social skills in daily lives for student with ADHD. 4. The teachers, peers, and parents acknowledged the effects of the problem-solving activities on the social skill training program for the student with Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder. The teacher reflected herself throughout the instruction while learned well with the student. Key words: student with Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder, problem-solving activity, social skills training, social skills