A Different Perspective to Fine Art High School Students in Emotional Intelligence

The aim of this study is to examine the emotional intelligence of different high school students. To this end; EQ-NED and personal information form developed by the researcher were used to collect information about the variable in order to determine the emotional intelligence of the participating students to the research. In this study data were collected from a total of 439, 246 female and 193 male students through these scales. The data were analyzed by using SPSS Windows 17.0 program. To evaluate the data, descriptive statistical methods (frequency, percentage, mean, standard deviation) were used. Kruskal-Wallis H-test and Mann-Whitney U analysis test were usedas non-parametric hypothesis testing procedures.According to the research results, the mean of the total score of emotional intelligence showed a significant difference in terms of school variables where the students study. In the study, EQ T, EQ 1, EQ 2 and EQ 3 scores of the students studying Fine Arts and Sports High School are found higher than the students studying in other high schools.