Influence of Emotional Intelligence on Teacher’s Effectiveness
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Emotional intelligence has emerged as an important psychological construct that influences professional effectiveness in various fields, including education. The present study was conducted to examine the influence of emotional intelligence on teacher effectiveness among pre-service teachers. The main objectives of the study were to compare the teacher effectiveness of male and female pre-service teachers and to examine the difference in teacher effectiveness between pre- service teachers having low and high levels of emotional intelligence. The study adopted the descriptive survey method, which is commonly used in educational research to study existing conditions and relationships among variables. In this study, teacher effectiveness was considered as the dependent variable and emotional intelligence as the independent variable. The population consisted of all pre-service teachers studying in teacher education institutions in Haryana. A sample of 500 pre-service teachers was selected from teacher education institutions located in the districts of Rohtak, Gurugram, Jhajjar, and Bhiwani using the stratified random sampling technique, ensuring representation of both male and female participants. Data were collected using two standardized tools: the Pre-Service Teacher Teaching Effectiveness Scale developed by Aruna Anchal and Sunita (2023) and the Emotional Intelligence Scale developed by Hyde, Pethe, and Dhar (2007). The collected data were analyzed using statistical techniques such as mean, standard deviation, standard error of mean, and t-test. The findings of the study revealed that female pre- service teachers demonstrated significantly higher teacher effectiveness than male pre-service teachers. The results also indicated that pre-service teachers with high emotional intelligence showed significantly higher teaching effectiveness compared to those with low emotional intelligence. These findings suggest that emotional intelligence plays an important role in improving teaching performance and classroom interaction. The study emphasizes the importance of integrating emotional intelligence training into teacher education programs in order to enhance teachers’ professional competence and overall teaching effectiveness
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