EFFECT OF EMOTIONAL INTELLIGENCE ON STUDENTS’ ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE IN PAKISTAN

Naveed Ahmed Taseer; Dr. Ahsaan Siddique; Shabana Kausar Rabi; Atika Maqsood

doi:10.46662/jass.v10i1.345

Naveed Ahmed Taseer PhD Scholar, Institute of Education and Research, University of the Punjab, Lahore
Dr. Ahsaan Siddique PhD Education, Institute of Education and Research University of the Punjab, Lahore
Shabana Kausar Rabi University of Education, Lahore
Atika Maqsood M.Phil Scholar, Institute of Education and Research, University of the Punjab, Lahore

DOI: https://doi.org/10.46662/jass.v10i1.345

Keywords: Emotional intelligence, Academic Performance, Secondary School Students

Abstract

Abstract

The aim of the quantitative correlational study was to investigate the association between students’ academic performance and emotional intelligence. In this study, 700 10th graders from 20 high schools in the district of Lahore were randomly selected. By administering the Bar-On (2002) “Emotional Quotient Inventory Short form,” students’ emotional intelligence was assessed, whereas their academic achievement was determined by their results on the ninth-grade final examinations. Techniques for inferential statistical data analysis were used, including Pearson r, the independent sample t-test, and linear regression.According to the study's findings, academic achievement and emotional intelligence are favorably associated. Academic achievement and emotional intelligence mean scores varied across male and female students. The outcomes also showed that, at the secondary level, learners’ academic performance was significantly impacted by their emotional intelligence. The findings of this study showed that academic achievement in secondary schools is significantly influenced by emotional intelligence. The findings showed that emotional intelligence abilities are necessary for good students to perform well in school.