Open AccessAn analysis of the relationship between emotional intelligence and algebraic problem solving ability of secondary school students in Sokoto State, Nigeria
Author(s) -
Elizabeth Julius,
Abdul Halim Abdullah,
Nornazira Suhairom
Publication year - 2018
Publication title -
international journal of engineering and technology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 2227-524X
DOI - 10.14419/ijet.v7i3.16383
Subject(s) - emotional intelligence , algebraic number , mathematics education , psychology , sample (material) , state (computer science) , mathematics , developmental psychology , algorithm , mathematical analysis , chemistry , chromatography
The purpose of this study is to determine the relationship between emotional intelligence and the algebraic problem solving ability of secondary school students. 100 respondents were used as the sample for the survey at two secondary school in Sokoto state, Nigeria. The targeted respondents are senior secondary two (SSII) students in Sokoto state, Nigeria. Findings of the study showed that there is a moderate relationship between emotional intelligence of the students and their algebraic problem solving ability. Furthermore, it was discovered that male students have a low relationship in their emotional intelligence and their algebraic problem solving ability compared to the female students whose emotional intelligence and algebraic problem solving ability was found to be moderate.