La inteligencia emocional y el desempeño docente en educación inicial y preparatoria del cantón Machala, año 2023

Abstract

The research paper titled Emotional Intelligence and Teacher Performance in Early Childhood and Preparatory Education, Machala Canton, 2023 emerged after identifying an issue during professional practices related to the limited management of emotions, which eventually impacts teacher performance and negatively affects children's learning. In pursuit of resolving the issue, the general objective was formulated as Analyzing the relationship between emotional intelligence and teacher performance in Early Childhood and Preparatory Education, adopting a quantitative approach of non-experimental correlational design. The sample comprised 16 teachers from various institutions associated with the internship process at UTMACH and the Early Childhood Education program. As instruments, an emotional intelligence test was utilized to measure educators' emotions, alongside a self-assessment questionnaire and an observation guide to evaluate teacher performance. Based on these, it was observed that educators exhibit deficiencies in emotional skills and a limited execution of parameters determining good teacher performance. Hence, a training workshop was proposed to enhance the variables EI and teacher performance as a whole, developed over 5 pedagogical sessions addressing. the genesis of emotions, the importance of EI in education, EI components, and the implementation and analysis of Daniel Goleman's EI Test.