Emotional intelligence and teacher effectiveness- an analysis

Emotional Intelligence is the ability to understand own emotions and those of people around. The concept of emotional intelligence means persons must have a self-awareness that enables to recognize feelings and manage your emotions. Studies of emotional intelligence appeared in academic articles beginning in the early 1990’s. Emotional Intelligence is the set of abilities that accounts for how people emotional reports vary in the Emotional Intelligence accuracy and how the more accurate understanding of emotions leads to better problem solving in an individual’s. An attempt is made in this paper to analyze the concept of emotional intelligence and teacher’s effectiveness in the class room of schools and universities, Role and the qualities of the teachers, Programmers’ for enhancing emotional intelligence and the Emotional Intelligence result. In the academia, the quality of teaching effectiveness. However, the environment of local universities is very challenging due to the increasing demands, standards and expectations of the public, stake holders and the Ministry of Higher education. The lectures are overwhelmed with multiple roles and tasks such as conducting research for promotion purposes, attending seminars, project presentations and engaging in students and community services activities subsequently, the lectures have the tendency to experience negative emotions such as tension, hostility, depression, anger, nervousness and frustration. Therefore, it is vital for lecturers not only to possess the appropriate knowledge, skills and abilities to ensure the optimum transfer of knowledge, but to equip themselves with another pertinent aspect of teaching called the Emotional Intelligence. The term emotional intelligence was popularized by Goleman (1995) who claimed that Emotional Intelligence “can be as powerful and at times more popular, than I.Q.” There are a number of different definitions of emotional intelligence in the psychological literature, but in general, it is defined as the ability to identify, regulate, and manage emotions in the self and in others. Research indicates that higher levels of emotional intelligence are associated with a range of positive outcomes, such as better workplace performance and physical and mental health. Good teachers need a strong emotional intelligence understanding what makes a particular student “tick” emotionally can be important in helping with individual learning.