Author(s): Wan Kit Yee, Pau Kee, Nor Mashitah Mohd Radzi
The purpose of this study is to identify the validity and reliability in psychological well-being, job satisfaction and teacher-student relationships among preschool teachers. This quantitative survey involved 86 preschool teachers in Larut Matang and Selama districts who were chosen through random sampling technique. The instruments used were PERMA questionnaire with the scale of 0 to 10, Job Satisfaction Survey (JSS) questionnaire with scale of 1 to 6 and Students-Teacher Relationship Scale (STRS) questionnaire with the scale of 1 to 5. Data were collected and analysed using Statistical Package for the Social Sciences (SPSS). The findings revealed a high validity and reliability in the questionnaire with the range 0.65 ≤Cronbach’s α≤0.95. The finding reported the reliability of the questionnaire using Cronbach's Alpha method. The finding showed high reliability in the questionnaire of psychological well-being questionnaire α=0.93, job satisfaction questionnaire α=0.91 and student-teachers relationship questionnaire α=0.89. In conclusion, these three variables are important as mentioned in the Malaysian Education Development Plan (PPPM) 2013-2025 to improve preschool quality and encourage universal enrolment by 2020. Thus, it is hoped that this study will benefit relevant stakeholders to improve the general understanding of the issue being discussed in order to improve the quality of preschool education in Malaysia.