An Examination on the Relationship between Teachers Emotional Intelligence and Students’ Motivation

Abstract

The study aims to ascertain the relationship between the emotional intelligence of teachers and students’ motivation. The objectives of the study were to; investigate the emotional intelligence faculty, probe into learners’ motivation in the teaching space, and to assess the correlation between emotional intelligence (EI) of teachers and the students’ motivation. All faculty and learners of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa’ nine universities were the population of the research work. 200 teachers and 400 students were taken through the lottery method and convenient selection methods. The data collected from the sample group through Questionnaires and interview the collected data were analyzed through descriptive and inferential statistics. A considerable moderate correlation was noticed between Emotional intelligence (EI) of teachers and students’ motivation. It is recommended that teachers may also work on the confidence-building of students where close academic relationship and mutual trust between teachers and students are indispensable.