Vincent Ralph Chang, Matthew Sean Martinez, Luis Miguel Emmanuel Matias, Francine Meryl

Perez, and Jireh Robellon

Ma’am Nellas

Practical Research 2 (PR2) / Grade 12 STEM 1 (Synergy)

29 July 2021

The Relationship Between Emotional Intelligence and Achievement Motivation Level for

Grade 12 Students

BACKGROUND OF THE STUDY

Emotional intelligence (EI) can be defined as the ability to monitor and distinguish

among the emotions of oneself and others in order to guide one’s reasoning and actions (Salovey

& Mayer, 1990, as cited in Christie, Jordan, Troth, & Lawrence, 2007). Achievement motivation

level, on the other hand, is someone’s desire to successfully do well in anything (APA, n.d.).

Previous studies have concluded that both of these variables positively influence secondary

school students’ academic performances in a significant or meaningful manner (Bimayu,

Kristiawan, & Fitriani, 2020; Yazici, Seyis, & Altun, 2011). Nevertheless, there is a notable lack

of research on the degree of their relationship, especially in the Philippines. Some of the

scholarly articles that do exist are contradictory in nature: Sinha & Suman (2013), for instance,

reported a positive correlation between EI and achievement motivation level while Sabir &

Thomas (2020) did not. Therefore, the researchers believe that further investigation is needed

about this topic.

In response to the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic, the government of

the Philippines implemented distance education (DE) at the start of the 2020-2021 academic year
(AY). At the time of writing, such a system is still in usage. As a result, the EI and achievement

motivational levels of Filipino students have been considerably impacted. This study aims to

institute an updated version of the Philippine Department of Education’s (DepEd) Kindergarten

to Grade 12 (K-12) Basic Education Curriculum which better addresses these 2 issues.

STATEMENT OF THE PROBLEM

In this new normal, online learning has become a difficulty for a majority of Filipino

learners. This correlational quantitative research study intends to determine the relationship

between EI and achievement motivation level for Grade 12 students at Divine Light Academy

(DLA) during Quarter TBA of the 2021-2022 AY. The results of this study will be utilized in

developing an updated version of the K-12 Basic Education Curriculum that can meet the

emotional and motivational needs of students.

1. What is the relationship between EI and achievement motivation level for Grade 12

students from DLA?

a. Is there a significant relationship between the aforementioned variables?

b. Is there a significant difference between the aforementioned variables for males

and females?

REFERENCES

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