A Study On Primary School Teachers' Emotional Intelligence Concerning Their Teaching Aptitude In Visakhapatnam District

Abstract

The present study attempts to compare the emotional intelligence of Primary School teachers in relation to their teaching aptitude. For this purpose, the investigator adopted random sampling technique to select 100 Primary school teachers in Visakhapatnam district. Questionnaire was constructed for the teachers to find out the opinions on Emotional Intelligence of Primary School Teachers in Relation to their Teaching Aptitude was used for data collection. The data were analyzed using various statistical methods like mean, SD, correlation, ’t’ test and F-test were the statistical techniques used. The score obtained by different groups are compared across the variables like Gender, Age, General Qualification, Professional Qualification, Teaching Experience and locality. The study revealed that all the primary teachers have below average emotional intelligence and average teaching aptitude in Visakhapatnam District. The results are discussed in light of previous research studied; suggestions and Recommendations for further research were also suggested.