Inteligencia emocional y rendimiento escolar en los estudiantes de cuarto grado de educación básica elemental

Abstract

Emotional intelligence is the ability of human beings to understand and express their emotions, try to understand what others feel, be empathetic, and relate very well to the environment. In this context, the present investigation aims to determine the influence that emotional intelligence has on the school performance of fourth grade students of elementary basic education of the Sulima García Valarezo school in the city of Machala, period 2022. mixed, explanatory and field research, taking into account the foundations of the socio-critical paradigm. Theoretical methods such as the analytical-synthetic and the inductive-deductive are used; Empirical methods include participant observation, observation of the grade record, the interview and the application of the TMMS-24 scale (Salovey, et al 1995), to assess the emotional intelligence of students. The results show that there are children with low school performance because they have low emotional intelligence and have difficulties establishing empathy, recognizing their feelings and emotions, understanding others and relating to the environment, which affects their academic development. A program for the development of emotional intelligence skills that contributes to strengthening school performance in fourth grade children is proposed. Finally, the proposal is validated through expert judgment, which allowed it to be given reliability for its application.