Chapter One: Introduction

 

 

 

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1.1 Introduction

 

 

 

3

 

 

1.2 Background

 

 

 

7

 

 

1.3 Statement of the problem

 

 

 

8

 

 

1.4 Significance of the study

 

 

 

8

 

 

1.5 Objective of the study

 

 

 

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1.6 Research questions and hypotheses

 

 

 

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1.7 Limitations and delimitations of the study

 

 

 

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1.8 Definitions of key terms

 

 

 

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     1.8.1 Emotion

 

 

 

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1.8.2 Intelligence

 

 

 

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     1.8.3 Emotional Intelligence

 

 

 

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1.8.4 Emotional quotient

 

 

 

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1.8.5 Reading

 

 

 

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 1.8.6 Reading Comprehension

 

 

 

 

 

 

Chapter Two: Review of the Related Literature

 

 

 

 

 

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2.1 Introduction

 

 

 

14

 

 

2.2 Emotional Intelligence

 

 

 

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     2.2.1 A Brief History of Emotional Intelligence

 

 

 

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2.3 Models of Emotional Intelligence

 

 

 

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2.3.1 Ability Model

 

 

 

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2.3.2 Mixed Model

 

 

 

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2.3. 3 Trait Model

 

 

 

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2.4 Basic Criteria

 

 

 

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2.5 Theoretical Considerations

 

 

 

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    2.5.1 Emotion

 

 

 

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2.5.2 Intelligence

 

 

 

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2.5.3 Definitions of the 5 main categories of EI and their 15 sub-categories based on Bar-on’s classification (1996

 

 

 

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2.5.3.1 Intra-Personal

 

 

 

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    2.5.3.1.a Self-regard

 

 

 

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2.5.3.1.b Emotional self awareness

 

 

 

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2.5.3.1.c Assertiveness

 

 

 

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2.5.3.1.d Independence

 

 

 

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2.5.3.1.e Self-actualization

 

 

 

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  2.5.3.2 Inter-Personal

 

 

 

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2.5.3.2.a Empathy

 

 

 

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2.5.3.2.b Social responsibility

 

 

 

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2.5.3.2.c Inter-Personal relationship

 

 

 

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2.5.3.3 Stress-management

 

 

 

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2.5.3.3.a Stress Tolerance

 

 

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2.5.3.3.b Impulse control

 

 

 

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2.5.3.4 Adaptability

 

 

 

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2.5.3.4.a Reality Testing

 

 

 

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2.5.3.4.b Flexibility

 

 

 

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2.5.3.4.c Problem solving

 

 

 

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2.5.3.5 General mood

 

 

 

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2.5.3.5.a Optimism

 

 

 

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2.5.3.5.b Happiness

 

 

 

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2.6 Assessment Tools of Emotional Intelligence

 

 

 

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2.7 Reading comprehension

 

 

 

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2.7.1 A Brief History of Reading Comprehension

 

 

 

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2.8 Theories behind Reading Comprehension

 

 

 

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2.8.1 Schema Theory

 

 

 

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2.8.2 Mental Model Theory

 

 

 

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2.8.3 Proposition Theory

 

 

 

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2.9 Strategies of improving reading comprehension based on the mentioned theories

 

 

 

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2.10 Purposes of Reading Comprehension Strategies

 

 

 

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2.11 What is Comprehension?

 

 

 

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2.12 Studies carried out on the relationship between emotional intelligence and reading comprehension

 

 

 

 

 

 

Chapter Three: Methodology

 

 

 

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3.1 Introduction

 

 

 

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3.2 Design

 

 

 

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3.3 Participants

 

 

 

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3.4 Instruments

 

 

 

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 3.4.1 Bar-on Emotional Quotient Inventory

 

 

 

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3.4.2 Reading Comprehension Test

 

 

 

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3.5 Data collection procedure

 

 

 

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3.6 Data analysis

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Chapter 4: Results and Discussion

 

 

 

 

 

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4.1 Introduction

 

 

 

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4.2 Descriptive Statistics

 

 

 

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     4.2.1 Descriptive statistics for the scores of emotional intelligence test

 

 

 

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     4.2.2 Descriptive statistics for the scores of reading comprehension test

 

 

 

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4.3 Inferential Statistics

 

 

 

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4.3.1 Is there any relationship between emotional intelligence and reading comprehension?

 

 

 

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4.4 Discussion

 

 

 

 

 

 

Chapter 5: Summary, Conclusion, Implication & Suggestion

 

 

 

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5.1 Introduction

 

 

 

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5.2 Summary of the study

 

 

 

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5.3 Conclusion

 

 

 

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5.4 Pedagogical Implications

 

 

 

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5.5 Suggestions for further research

 

 

 

 

 

 

References                                                                                    

 

 

 

 

 

 

Appendices:

 

 

 

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Appendix I

 

 

 

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Appendix II

 

 

 

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Appendix III

 

 

 

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Appendix IV

 

 

 

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Abstract in Persian

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Lists of Tables

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Page Tables
55 Table 3.1. Reliability of the EI questionnaire
60 Table 4.1. Descriptive statistics for the scores of emotional intelligence test
60 Table 4.2. Descriptive statistics for the scores of reading comprehension test
61 Table 4.3. correlation between EI and reading comprehension (RC) tests in     general
62 Tables 4.4. The correlation between all the questions of EI, one by one, with the total scores of RC
62 Table 4.5. Correlation between 1st  main category of EI and its sub categories and reading comprehension
62 Table 4.6. Correlation between 2nd  main category of EI and its sub categories and reading comprehension
63 Table 4.7. Correlation between 3rd main category of EI and its sub categories and reading comprehension
63 Table 4.8. Correlation between 4th  main category of EI and its sub categories and reading comprehension
63 Table 4.9. Correlation between 5th main category of EI and its sub categories and reading comprehension

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Lists of Graphs

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Page Graphs
65 Graph 4.1. It shows the weak relationship between emotional intelligence and reading comprehension
66 Graph (4.2 &3). They show a big difference between the EI and RC `s mean scores
68 Graphs 4.4. The frequency graphs of the participants` answers to the 90 items of EI test

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

List of Abbreviations

 

 

 

 

 

EI                       Emotional intelligence

 

EQ                     Emotional Quotient

 

EQ-I                   Bar-On Emotional Intelligence Quotient Inventory

 

IQ                       Intelligence Quotient

 

RC                      Reading Comprehension

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Abstract

 

The Relationship between Emotional Intelligence and Reading Comprehension: A Case Study of Junior Students of Bandar Abbas Islamic Azad University

 

 

 

The aim of the present research was to investigate the relationship between emotional intelligence and reading comprehension of junior students of Bandar Abbas Islamic Azad University majoring in English. 60 students took part in this research and it is worth mentioning that gender had no role in this study. The participants were asked to answer two different tests: first, a short form of Bar-on`s emotional intelligence test consists of 90 questions and second, a TOEFL reading comprehension test including 4 passages and 30 questions. Comparing the mean scores of the two tests indicated a weak relationship between these two variables. As the obtained results depicted emotional intelligence had significant correlation with the participants’ reading comprehension abilities (r=0.29) but, this relation was not to the extent that is expected to be.

 

 

 

Key terms: emotion, intelligence, emotional intelligence, emotional quotient, reading, and reading comprehension.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Chapter one

 

 

 

 

 

Introduction

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1.1 Introduction

 

This chapter presents a brief background to the study of Emotional Intelligence and Reading Comprehension. Then it will be followed by the significance and objective of the study, research question and hypothesis, limitations and delimitations of the study and finally, the definitions of key terms.

 

 

 

1.2 Background

 

A comprehensive initial theory of emotional intelligence (EI) that could be measured appeared 20 years ago in the scientific literature (Mayer, Salovey, & DiPaolo, 1990; Salovey & Mayer, 1990). Thus, the term emotional intelligence was first introduced by Salovey and Mayer (1990) in the early 1990s and was made popular by Daniel Goleman with the 1995 publication of his book, Emotional Intelligence: Why It Can Matter More Than IQ. But, the earliest roots of emotional intelligence can be found in Charles Darwin’s work on the importance of emotional expression for survival and, second, adaptation (Bar-On, R., 2006). In 1872, Charles Darwin published the first known work on the importance of emotional expression for survival and adaptation, a component of emotional-social intelligence (Bar-On, 2005). Then, educators and policy makers have become increasingly aware of the significance of providing students with educational opportunities that enhance their emotional development (Graczyk, Weissberg, & Payton, 2000). In the field of psychology the roots of emotional intelligence can be traced back to the beginnings of the intelligence testing movement when, in 1920, E. L. Thorndike was the first to identify the aspect of emotional intelligence as social intelligence (Goleman, 2001, p. 16). According to Thorndike (1920), the concept of social intelligence refers to the “ability to understand and manage men, women, boys, and girls and to act wisely in human relations” (p. 228). E.L. Thorndike used the term to describe the skill of understanding and managing other people. Goleman (2001) says that Howard Gardner revitalized the concept of emotional intelligence with his model of multiple intelligences. In 1983, Howard Gardner’s Frames of Mind: The Theory of Multiple Intelligences introduced the idea of multiple intelligences which included both interpersonal intelligence (the capacity to understand the intentions, motivations and desires of other people) and intrapersonal intelligence (the capacity to understand oneself, to appreciate one’s feelings, fears and motivations). In Gardner’s point of view, traditional types of intelligence, such as IQ, fail to fully explain cognitive ability (Smith, M.K., 2002). Similarly, in 1940 David Wechsler described the influence of non-intellective factors on intelligent behavior, and further argued that his models of intelligence would not be completed until he could adequately describe these factors (Bar-On, R., 2006). However, in 1988, Reuven Bar-On is reported as the first to assess emotional intelligence,  it is reported that Bar-On used the term emotional intelligence (EQ) in his doctoral dissertation long before it gained popularity as a name for emotional intelligence and long before Salovey and Mayer published their first model of intelligence (Goleman, 2001). Salovey and Mayer (1990) describe emotional intelligence as “the ability to monitor one’s own and others’ feelings and emotions, to discriminate among them and to use this information to guide one’s thinking and actions” (p. 189). As they describe emotional intelligence is the ability to perceive emotion, to access and generate emotions so as to assist thought; to understand emotions and emotional knowledge; to reflectively regulate emotions so as to promote emotional and intellectual growth. They also believe that there are four parts to emotional intelligence, which include (a) perceiving emotions, (b) using emotions to assist thought, © understanding emotions, and (d) managing emotions. In order for a person to be emotionally intelligent, they should be skilled in all four of these areas (Salovey & Mayer, 1990). However, in comparison, Goleman (1995) posits that emotional intelligence consists of five components: (a) knowing our emotions (self-awareness), (b) managing them, © motivating ourselves, (d) recognizing emotion in others (empathy), and (e) handling relationships.

 

Here, is a brief history of Emotional Intelligence by Kendra Cherry as cited in (psychology.about.com):

 

 

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