The Relationship between Academic Optimism, and Teacher's Emotional Intelligence with the Student's Academic Achievement
Subject Areas : PsychologySalman Ghanbarlou 1 * , Masoud Gholamali Lavasani 2 , Javad Ejei 3
1 - University of Tehran
2 - University of Tehran
3 - University of Tehran
Abstract :
The aim of this study was to invertigate the relationship between academic optimism, and teacher's emotional intelligence with the student's academic achievement in Salmas city. For this reason, a sample consisted of 302 subjects have been selected out of about 613 teachers in Salmas's educational department by stratified sampling method and completed the Farsi version of the Emotional Intelligence Scale-41 (FEIS-41) and the Teacher’s Academic Optimism Questionnaire. The data were analyzed by stepwise regression analysis and correlation matrix methods. Results indicated that: emotional intelligence and academic optimism have been significant correlation with academic achievement, while teacher,s academic optimism is the stronger predictor for the student,s academic achievement. In the overall sample, trust in parents and students had the greatest role in predicting the student’s academic achievement. Also optimism/mood regulation, a component of emotional intelligence related with student's academic achievement.