As the purpose of this study is to examine the effects The effects of the emotional intelligence development program on emotional intelligence and interpersonal relationships of elementary school students. To achieve this purpose, following research q...
As the purpose of this study is to examine the effects The effects of the emotional intelligence development program on emotional intelligence and interpersonal relationships of elementary school students. To achieve this purpose, following research questions were made;
First, is the emotional intelligence development program effective in the student's emotional intelligence?
Second, is the emotional intelligence development program effective in the student's interpersonal relationships?
To verify the questions above 2 classes from the 3th grade of D elementary school in Daejeon City selected as subjects, Then, a pre-test measuring the emotional intelligence and interpersonal relationships was given to subject, and were assigned into same quality with the experimental group and the control group.
The experimental group participated in 10 terms of the emotional intelligence development program during 5 weeks while the control group didn't. After he experiment, a post-test was given to verify the effects of the program. In verifying the effects of the program, quantitative analysis using Korean SPSS/WIN(version 12.0, opinion documents for each term, opinion documents of children after the program and qualitative study of teacher through observation and analysis were used.
The results of quantitative analysis verifying the effects of the program were as follows;
First, the experimental group, which received the treatment of an emotional intelligence development program, had significant difference in the emotional intelligence compared to control group. However there was significant difference empathy and emotion controlling ability, promotion of thinking ability, which are sub-sphere, but emotional recognition and expression, emotional utilization did not indicate the significant difference.
Second, the experimental group, which received the treatment of an emotional intelligence development program, had significant difference in the interpersonal relationships compared to control group.
The results above proves that emotional intelligence development program improves the emotional intelligence and interpersonal relationships of elementary school students.
The results of qualitative study analysis verifying the effects of the program were as follows;
First, emotional intelligence development program made it possible that children get advancement of their ability of emotional recognition and emotional controlling ability.
Second, participating emotional intelligence development program, they became get along with their peer group and take higher interpersonal relationships.
It takes a long time that improvement of emotional intelligence and interpersonal relationships brings out change of acts. So it need to apply long term emotional intelligence development program for children's successful school life.