Mohd Shukri Suib, Hairuddin Harun, Kahirol Mohd Salleh, Badaruddin Ibrahim, Jailani Md Yunos
Faculty of Technical and Vocational Education, Universiti Tun Hussein Onn Malaysia, 86400 Parit Raja, Batu Pahat Johor, Malaysia.
MohdIkhmalHaqeem Hassan
Faculty of Civil and Built Environment, Universiti Tun Hussein Onn Malaysia, 86400 Parit Raja, Batu Pahat Johor, Malaysia.
Differences of Emotional Intelligence Among The Students at Kuala Kangsar Vocational College (KVKK)
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Abstract
This study aimed to identify the emotional intelligence level of Vocational College (KV) students and its differences on students’ demographics which is gender and field of study by using the Schutte Emotional Intelligence Scale from Schutte, Malouff, Hall, Haggerty, Cooper, Golden &Dornheim, (1998). The study was conducted on 269 students in the KVKK. A set of questionnaires was used as a research instrument. Data analysis was performed using IBM SPSS statistical software version 21. Descriptive statistics such as frequency, percentage and mean were used to describe respondents ‘profiles and students’ emotional intelligence levels. Inference statistics such as the Free Sample t-test, One-way ANOVA and Pearson’s Correlation were used to test the hypotheses of the study. The results show that students’ emotional intelligence at KVKK is at a high level. The study also found that there were no significant differences in students’ emotional intelligence on gender and the field of study. The recommendations presented in this study involve the role of parents, Vocational College teachers and Vocational Colleges.