Emotional Intelligence Quotient and Mathematics Performance of Students in a State College

Abstract

The descriptive-correlational research design was employed to determine the relationship between emotional intelligence quotient and the mathematics performance of first year students. The respondents of the study were the randomly selected first year students during the second semester of the academic year 2021- 2022at the Iloilo State College of Fisheries. The data-gathering instruments were Emotional Intelligence Quotient Questionnaire for emotional intelligence quotient, and Mathematics Performance Test for their performance in Mathematics. Data gathered were analyzed using mean, standard deviation, and Pearson’s r. The .05 alpha level was used as the criterion for the acceptance or rejection of the null hypotheses. Results revealed that first year students have average level of emotional intelligence. Students were high in handling relationships, self-regulation and self-motivation and average in empathy, and self-awareness. Generally, they had average performance in Mathematics. A significant and positive relationship was noted between students’ performance in Mathematics and emotional intelligence. It can be concluded therefore that students’ emotional intelligence played important role in enhancing students’ mathematics performance.