Author: P. Susai Raj & Dr. A. Edward William Benjamin
DOI Link: https://doi.org/10.70798/Bijmrd/03060009
Abstract: This study assesses the impact of emotional intelligence intervention on the attitude towards chemistry of higher secondary school students. Through simple random sampling, a convenience sample of forty students was selected and randomly assigned to either an experimental group (n=20) or a control group (n=20). The experiment leveraged the ATCLS for measuring attitude towards chemistry to measure student’s attitudes using the scale prior to intervention and post engagement with the program. The control group followed the standard curriculum without any intervention whereas the experimental group underwent an Emotional Intelligence Intervention Program for 8 consecutive weeks.
From the analyses conducted after the interventions, it was observed that the experimental group exhibited a marked improvement in their attitudes towards chemistry that was statistically significant when contrasted with the control group. The independent t-tests and ANOVA also revealed large effect sizes (t = 3.442, p < 0.001, Cohen’s d = 1.001; F(1, 38) = 11.849, p < 0.01). These results strongly support the proposed hypothesis that emotional intelligence intervention enhances children’s attitude towards the subject and supports the argument that emotional intelligence interventions enhances attitude and engagement with the subject of chemistry.
Keywords: Students’ Attitude Towards Chemistry, Emotional Intelligence (EI) and Higher Secondary Level.
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