Emotionally Tailored Web-Based Instruction: A Catalyst for Improved Performance Across Emotional Intelligence Levels

Abstract

This study examined the impact of emotionally sound web-based teaching on the learners' achievement regarding English grammar. Emotions play a crucial role in education, influencing students' ability to process information and learn effectively. The education system is not giving importance and attention to emotional intelligence education in schools and colleges. They often stress on IQ and not on EI. This study aims to improve English grammar performance by using emotionally sound web-based instruction, addressing the impact of emotions on learning outcomes. The sample of the population for this study was 183 Form Three students selected from a secondary school in Peninsular Malaysia. The research instruments included Pre-test, Post-test, and Trait Emotional Intelligence — Short Form (TEIQue-SF). The research design for this study is Quasi-Experimental with pre-test and post-test designs. In this study, the independent variable would be the instructional strategies, under two types of treatment conditions as well (Web-based Instruction with Emotional Element (WBIe) and Web-based Instruction without Emotional Element (WBIwe), and a moderator variable (level of emotional intelligence)) in two levels of emotional intelligence (high and low level of emotional intelligence). A simple 2×2 factorial design was employed here. The results indicated that students in WBIe were performing better rather than in WBIwe in terms of student success in learning English Grammar and between students of emotional intelligence with a high level on each of the WBIe and WBIwe types had the same score. It was found that the emotional intelligence level has a role in the WBIe and the WBIwe performance of the students. The emotional intelligence of high EI students scored higher on English grammar than the EI of low EI students. The results of this study established a link between sound web-based instruction and instruction; it also serves as a call for an instructional designer to understand clearly, why and how emotions affect learning. They can use this to determine how to harness their emotions toward the most effective kind of learning.