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The Relationship between Emotional Intelligence and Academic
Achievement among University Students
Nur Syahirah binti Ramli
Supervisor: Dr Siti Nazilah binti Mat Ali
Bachelor of Counselling
School of Social and Economic Development
Academic achievement is very important for a life successful. Most studies in this area
have looked at the relationship between intellectual intelligence and academic
achievement and a few studies have examined relationship between emotional
intelligence and academic achievement. This study aims to examine the relationship
between emotional intelligence and academic achievement among university students.
This study hypothesize there is a significant relationship between emotional
intelligence and academic achievement. The objective of this study; 1-To identify the
level of emotional intelligence; 2- To identify the level of academic achievement;3- To
examine the relationship between emotional intelligence and academic achievement.
This study uses quantitative survey research methods and stratified random sampling
with a total of 169 samples. Emotional intelligence will be measured by using
Emotional Intelligence (EI) and academic achievement will be measured by using
Cummulative Grade Point Average (CGPA). The data will be analyzed using descriptive
and inferential statistic of Pearson correlation. This study is expected to contribute in
the field of academic achievement and significantly support Malaysian Education
Systems.
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