Open AccessThe Role of Emotional Intelligence as a Mediating Variable in Predicting Intrinsic Motivation in Solving Mathematical Problems among Fourth-Grade Students in the Sultanate of Oman
Author(s) -
Mohammed Talib Alkiyumi,
Asma Hassan Albeloushi
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
journal of educational and social research
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.162
H-Index - 5
eISSN - 2239-978X
pISSN - 2240-0524
DOI - 10.36941/jesr-2021-0060
Subject(s) - psychology , emotional intelligence , intrinsic motivation , scale (ratio) , internal consistency , correlation , consistency (knowledge bases) , sample (material) , social psychology , developmental psychology , cognitive psychology , psychometrics , mathematics , computer science , artificial intelligence , chemistry , physics , geometry , chromatography , quantum mechanics
This study aimed to investigate the role of emotional intelligence as a mediating variable in intrinsic motivation prediction of the ability to solve mathematical problems among fourth-grade students in the Sultanate of Oman. The study sample consisted of 183 male and female students from six schools of the first cycle of basic education. The study tools are: Goleman's Emotional Intelligence Scale, the Intrinsic Motivation Scale of Lepper, and a mathematical problem-solving test prepared by the researchers. The content validity, and internal consistency reliability of the three tools were measured. The results found a weak and negative correlation between the ability to solve mathematical problems and each of: emotional intelligence, intrinsic motivation, and weak and positive correlation between emotional intelligence and intrinsic motivation. The results of this study also indicated that there is no mediating role for emotional intelligence in predicting intrinsic motivation in the ability to solve mathematical problems.
Received: 24 February 2021 / Accepted: 18 March 2021 / Published: 10 May 2021