Universal Journal of Educational Research Vol. 8(11C), pp. 129 - 135
DOI: 10.13189/ujer.2020.082315
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Students' Emotional Intelligence and Self-efficacy towards Their Academic Performance: A Survey Study on Public Higher Learning Institution

Abdul Rashid Abdul Aziz ^*, Shahirah Sulaiman , Nor Hamizah Ab Razak
Faculty of Leadership and Management, Universiti Sains Islam Malaysia, 71800 Nilai, Negeri Sembilan, Malaysia

ABSTRACT

Learning in higher institution is a challenging situation. Students may adapt well to the new academic environment or might experience failure in coping with the demand of real-life learning. In most of the time, they would be physically and emotionally drained. Hence, this study investigated students in public higher learning institution on managing their emotional intelligence and self-efficacy towards their academic performance in such setting. A total of 150 valid questionnaires were collected in a public university in Selangor, Malaysia using purposive sampling method. The Academic Self-Efficacy Scale (ASE) and Emotional Quotient Inventory (EQ-i) instruments were used. In order to achieve the study's objective, the data were analyzed using Statistical Package for Social Studies (SPSS) for its descriptive analyses, t-test and Pearson correlation analyses. It was found that there is a significant relationship between students' emotional intelligence and academic performance, self-efficacy based on academic performance and there is a relationship between students' emotional intelligence and academic self-efficacy. It is vital to investigate this area of study as it would affect this tertiary students' performance in their studying years.

KEYWORDS
Emotional Intelligence, Self-efficacy, Academic Performance

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(a). IEEE Format:
[1] Abdul Rashid Abdul Aziz , Shahirah Sulaiman , Nor Hamizah Ab Razak , "Students' Emotional Intelligence and Self-efficacy towards Their Academic Performance: A Survey Study on Public Higher Learning Institution," Universal Journal of Educational Research, Vol. 8, No. 11C, pp. 129 - 135, 2020. DOI: 10.13189/ujer.2020.082315.

(b). APA Format:
Abdul Rashid Abdul Aziz , Shahirah Sulaiman , Nor Hamizah Ab Razak (2020). Students' Emotional Intelligence and Self-efficacy towards Their Academic Performance: A Survey Study on Public Higher Learning Institution. Universal Journal of Educational Research, 8(11C), 129 - 135. DOI: 10.13189/ujer.2020.082315.