Development of Preschool Social Emotional Inventory for Preschoolers: A Preliminary Study

Autor/inn/en	Im, Goh Wah; Jiar, Yeo Kee; Talib, Rohaya Bt.
Titel	Development of Preschool Social Emotional Inventory for Preschoolers: A Preliminary Study
Quelle	In: International Journal of Evaluation and Research in Education, 8 (2019) 1, S.158-164 (7 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	2252-8822
Schlagwörter	Foreign Countries; Preschool Children; Measures (Individuals); Interpersonal Competence; Emotional Intelligence; Self Concept; Self Management; Attachment Behavior; Decision Making; Communication Skills; Preschools; Age Differences; Gender Differences; Mental Health; School Readiness; Academic Achievement; Test Reliability; Test Validity; Malaysia + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Ausland; Pre-school age; Preschool age; Child; Children; Pre-school education; Preschool education; Vorschulalter; Kind; Kinder; Vorschulkind; Vorschulkinder; Vorschulerziehung; Vorschule; Messdaten; Interpersonale Kompetenz; Emotionale Intelligenz; Selbstkonzept; Selbstmanagement; Attachment; Bindungsverhalten; Decision-making; Entscheidungsfindung; Kommunikationsstil; Age; Difference; Age difference; Altersunterschied; Geschlechterkonflikt; Psychohygiene; Readiness for school; School ability; Schulreife; Schulleistung; Testreliabilität; Testvalidität
Abstract	Social-emotional competencies have been established as important predictors in children's mental health, school readiness and academic success. Age and developmentally appropriate screening for preschool children is important for early detection of developmental delays and early intervention. The purpose of this study is to measure preschool children's social emotional competencies (SEC) based on the Malaysian context using the Preschool Social Emotional Competency Inventory (P-SECI) developed to provide parents, teachers and childcare professionals with a standardized, normreferenced, reliable and valid instrument. A pool of 50 items was created for P-SECI, representing eight clusters of social emotional competencies in children: self-awareness, social awareness, self-management, relationship management, attachment, communication, responsible decision making and pro-social skills. This pilot study involved two public Annex preschools in Johor Bahru, purposely selected with 49 preschool children as respondents. Results showed that P-SECI has a high reliability index (Alpha Cronbach-Teachers 0.98 and Parents 0.95). Initial findings also showed that Teachers and Parents differ in their evaluation of their children's SEC according to age and gender. But for the age criteria, the mean difference is slightly wider in comparison to gender. Therefore, P-SECI is relevant in predicting children's mental health, school readiness and academic achievement. Results from the study also showed that the inventory holds promise as a reliable and valid instrument to evaluate SEC in young children according to the Malaysian context. (As Provided).
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Update	2020/1/01