Emotional Intelligence and its Impact on the Academic Performance of Students of Provincialized Colleges of Golaghat District, Assam

Devi, Chitra

Assistant Professor, Department of Education, Debraj Roy College, Golaghat, Assam

Abstract

The present study aims to know how emotional intelligence impacts the academic performance of students of provincialized colleges of Golaghat District, Assam. The emotional Intelligence Scale of Sushma Talesara, Principal, Vidya Bhawan GS College, Udaipur was applied to a random sample of 200 numbers students from provincialized colleges of Golaghat district. The findings of the study revealed that emotional intelligence has a positive impact on the academic performance of students

Keywords: Emotional Intelligence, Academic Performance.

Impact Statement

Students from different parts come to the colleges for their higher studies with satisfactory marks in the higher secondary final examination. The parents with high expectations admitted their children to study in higher educational institutions and the students also come with expectations that they will achieve bright results. In the new educational set-up, the students have to try to perceive the new educational environment, understand the new friends and teachers, adjust to the course and curriculum etc. Some students have to stay at hostels away from home to continue their studies where they have also to adjust emotionally with others. However, it is observed that there are so many students who come with satisfactory results in higher secondary final examinations showing very poor academic performance in the later examinations. Some students fail to adjust emotionally to the new educational environment, course and curriculum, new group of friends, teachers, hostels etc. which directly impacts their academic performance. Students with high emotional intelligence can easily adjust in all those situations but some students with average and low emotional intelligence can feel the hardship of adjusting in all related situations. Therefore, the investigator conducted the study to know the impact of emotional intelligence on the academic performance of the students. It is expected that this study will help the students to know about their emotional intelligence and will be able to develop positive emotions to adjust to any kind of challenging situation they ever face. It is also expected that the parents will encourage the students to adjust even in challenging situations for their better academic performance.

About Author

Name of the Author: Dr. Chitra Devi, M.A. B.Ed., M.Phil., Ph.D

Name of College: Debraj Roy College, Golaghat, Assam, India

Designation: Assistant Professor

Publications:

1. ‘Academic Performance of Girl Students At Class-X Board Examination and Impact of Socio-Economic Status of Parents on it-A Study In Bongaigaon District Of Assam’. Gender Trouble A Study in North-East India, ISBN 978-81-926394-0-6,2013, Published by Department of Sociology, Amguri College, Sivasagar, Assam

2. ‘Sri Aurobindo Ghose and His Ideals of Education.’ PRATITEE, ISSN 2277-5579, Vol.VI, 2014-15, D.R.College, Golaghat

3.  ‘Parental Involvement and Academic Achievement of Children in Secondary Level’- REFLECTION, ISBN:978-81-921849-5-1,2017,  D.R.College, Golaghat

4. ‘Socio-Economic Status of Parents and its Effects on Academic Achievement of Students of Class-X Board Examination of Sivasagar District, Assam.’ Reflection Vol. IV. ISBN: 978-93-82931-24-9. August 2019

5.  ‘A Study on Inclusive Education in Golaghat District of Assam.’ Purakala (UGC Care Journal), ISSN: 0971-2143, Vol-31-Issue-35-May-2020.

6. ‘Academic Achievement of the Students of Higher Secondary Final Examination and Parental Involvement in it’ published in International Journal of Research in Social Science, Vol.10, Issue 6th June, 2020, ISSN: 2249-2496. Impact Factor:7.081

7.  ‘Cooperative Learning Introduction as a Learning Strategy.’ Reflection Vol. V. ISBN: 978-81-951202-2-92 August 2021.

8. ‘National Education Policy-2020 and Blended Mode of Learning in Higher Education.’ Reflection Vol. VI. ISBN: 978-93-91883-26-3 October 2022.

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