Pengujian ciri psikometrik item USMEQ-I dalam kalangan pelajar politeknik menggunakan model rasch

This study aimed to investigate the characteristics of the psychometric items from emotional intelligence inventory usm or usmeq-i using the rasch model in the context of the polytechnic. a total of 151 students from the polytechnic sultan azlan shah,perak selected using purposive sampling technique. the results show that as many as three items have been dropped. a total of 36 items were fulfilled the rasch model main assumptions such as item fit,unidimensionality and local independence. usmeq-i was found to have a high reliability and separation index. thus,this study provides a significant contribution in evaluating eq items using rasch model for use in the context of the polytechnic in malaysia. © 2015 penerbit utm press. all rights reserved.