ASSESSMENT SCALE FOR EMOTIONAL AND BEHAVIOURAL SCHOOL DROPOUT RISK AMONG PRIMARY SCHOOL CHILDREN
This study aims to construct a scale to measure the emotional and behavioural school dropout risk among primary school children. A mix study design was implemented to carry out this study. First phase was qualitative, implemented with interview designed, 12 primary school teachers and 12 primary school children participated. An interview protocol was developed with expert penal and in light of comprehensive literature review. The data was analysed by thematic analysis, and the main themes were emerged related emotional and behavioural aspects of school dropout risk. Based on the data a scale was constructed to evaluate Self-awareness, self-management and motivation, social awareness and social management aspects related to school dropout risk. The items were related to the self-emotional and self-management motivation in school, social awareness and social managements related to study with teachers and other classmates. A total 22 items were constructed with the validation of 6 expert penal, including, psychologist, teachers, early childhood educators, and special educators, the contents validity score was reported 85% among all the expert penal on each item analysis. 294 primary school children participated in testing the scale reliability from all the distract of Malaysia through online survey. Overall reliability was score on Cronbach Alpha value of .97 for all the items of Primary School Dropout Emotional and Behavioural Risk Scale. The findings revealed that Primary School Dropout Emotional and Behavioural Scale is valid and reliable measure to assess the school dropout risk among primary school children. Based on the findings of high validity and reliability, this scale is suitable to be use and applied to primary schools to assess the risk of school dropout for interventions
school, dropout, emotional, behavioural, scale, students