Reliability of Module Emotional Intelligence for Children: Building Positive Emotions of Malaysian Children Rohaizad Nor Aizal Akmal Binti1,*, Ali Siti Nazilah Binti Mat1, Kosnin Azlina Binti Mohd2, Khan Aqeel2, Rabi Norfishah Mat3, Ghazali Nor Hasnida Che Md3 1Lecturer, School of Social and Economic Development Studies, University of Malaysia Terengganu (UMT) 2Lecturer, School of Education, Universiti Teknologi Malaysia (UTM) 3Lecturer, Faculty of Human Development, Universiti Pendidikan Sultan Idris (UPSI), Malaysia *Corresponding Author: Nor Aizal Akmal Binti Rohaizad, School of Social and Economic Development Studies, University of Malaysia Terengganu (UMT). Email: aizal@umt.edu.my
Online published on 11 July, 2019. Abstract Children who have a good level of emotional intelligence will be able to manage their lives in a more orderly and harmonious. Good emotional control is a very important aspect in the well-being of individuals. This study aims to identify the reliability of emotional intelligence module (EQ) in building positive emotion in preschool children. The samples involved a total of 100 preschool children aged four to six years in Terengganu, Malaysia. The analysis used was Rasch Model analysis to see the reliability level of Emotional Intelligence Module (KE) in building positive emotions of children. The findings show that the module is used to record a good level of reliability which is the reliability of the (person) is 0.74 and reliability of the item is 0.89. This shows the selection of the sample is appropriate and in keeping with the characteristics of the research objectives. While the items that have been built are valid and appropriate to the level of ability and understanding of the study sample. Top Keywords Module Emotional Intelligent for Children, Malaysian children, rasch model. Top |