A STUDY OF EMOTIONAL INTELLIGENCE OF SENIOR SECONDARY STUDENTS WITH REFERENCE TO THEIR ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMTNT

The present research paper is based on the research work to assess the Emotional Intelligence of Senior Secondary Students with reference to their Academic Achievement. The objectives of the study were to assess the level of Emotional Intelligence of students studying at senior secondary level and to compare the Emotional Intelligence of low and high Academic Achievement groups of students studying at senior secondary level. The sample consisted of 600 senior secondary school students selected from senior secondary schools affiliated with the U. P. Board, Prayagraj. Data were collected with the help of the Emotional Intelligence Scale (EIS) developed by Anukool Hyde, Sanjyot Pethe and Upinder Dhar. The results revealed that the students studying at senior secondary level possessed a high level of Emotional Intelligence. Further, the results revealed that there is a significant difference in the Emotional Intelligence of low and high Academic Achievement groups. The detail analysis of the Emotional Intelligence is explained in this research paper.