Role of Emotional Intelligence in Students’ Learning at Secondary Level

Abstract

Current study was to examine role of emotional intelligence of a child for students’ learning at secondary School level. 1) Determine how emotional intelligence affects secondary school students' learning; this was the study's main goal. 2) Investigate the connection between secondary residents' academic achievement and emotional intelligence, taking into account demographic factors such as geography and gender. 3) To compare educational attainment and emotional intelligence between private and public secondary schools. 4) For pupils studying science, arts and contrast emotional intelligence with secondary education. This Correlational descriptive study examined emotional intelligence and student learning as two separate factors. There was one inventory i.e., Emotional Quotient Inventory (EQI) (5-point likert scale) with consistency (Cronbach’s Alpha 0.96). This study was conducted at MULTAN district at secondary level. 3379 students were selected as sample from public and private schools, with 1763 males and 1616 females and selected schools were surveyed to collect the data. After data collection, the data has been analyzed and main interpretation has been made from the data analysis. The statistics showed that students who did well had a high mean value, whereas those who fared poorly had a low mean value. The findings imply that in attendance is a link among emotional intelligence and academic achievement between students. Furthermore, it has been found that, independent of a student's gender or place of residence, their emotional intelligence is intrinsically linked to their academic success. But private schools have more mean value as compare to public schools which means that private schools have increased the emotional intelligence level for effective learning. It is also concluded that science students have high mean value which means selection of subject also influence directly the emotional intelligence for effective learning. This suggests that teenagers' emotional intelligence has a major impact on their high school academic achievement. It is advisable to consider incorporating extracurricular activities and programs designed to improve the emotional intelligence of adolescents. Also there must be such curriculum be arranged which create not only learning environment and build up the sense of academic achievements, but social interaction, career development, and emotionally stability.