The objective of this study was to gauge the level of emotional intelligence, social intelligence and learning behaviour among first-year students at a university in southern Thailand. The study examined whether demographic factors, emotional and social intelligence were related to students' learning behaviour. The subjects were 569 first-year students in their second semester of the academic year. The study found that emotional intelligence and social intelligence were high while learning behaviour was at a medium level. When hierarchical multiple regression was used to examine the relationship among demographic factors, emotional intelligence, social intelligence and learning behaviour, the findings revealed that father's education was negatively significant with learning behaviour. Emotional intelligence was not significantly related with learning behaviour. However, social intelligence was significantly related with learning behaviour, except for social cognition, self-presentation, influence and concern.
This study aims to construct an instrument to measure emotional intelligence and social intelligence and how they can influence students' learning behavior. A dearth of local instruments in this field has notably been recorded low or insufficient. The study thus recognizes the importance of commoditizing a functional tool which will contribute to furthering local studies along this area. The content validity of the questionnaire was verified using Index Objective Congruence (IOC) by five experts: one Malaysian and four Thai selected based on their academic positions and teaching experience. The questionnaire was revised after their feedback and the total items now comprised 40 items on emotional intelligence, 51 on social intelligence and 51on learning behavior. It was piloted with forty-two first year students from a university in southern Thailand and the Cronbach's Alpha value was 0.726 for emotional intelligence, 0.828 for social intelligence and 0.892 for learning behavior which suggested the high level of strength of the items in all the variables.
This paper aimed to examine the relationship between emotional quotient and learning behavior of fourth year students at a university in the south of Thailand. Specifically the study examined 1) the level of emotional quotient and learning behavior, 2) the learning behavior of students with different personal factors and 3) the relationship between emotional quotient and learning behavior. The subjects were 520 fourth year students in the second semester of the 2012 academic year. The instrument used was a questionnaire consisting 3 parts: personal factors, emotional quotient and learning behavior. Percentage was used in analyzing the data on the level of emotional quotient and learning behavior and the findings revealed that the students had high levels of emotional quotient and learning behavior. Independent Group t-test and One-way ANOVA were used to compare the learning behavior of the subjects with different personal factors. It was found that students whose fathers had different levels of education and academic achievement had significantly different learning behavior. Pearson Correlations Coefficients test was used to test the relationship among variables, found that emotional quotient was positively correlated with the students' learning behavior.
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