Emotional Intelligence Test: Daniel Goleman

Emotional Intelligence Test:

Daniel
Goleman
 Table of contents

01 Introduction 02 Test Background

03 Purpose 04 Sample

05 Score Interpretation
 01
Introduction
Emotional Intelligence Test
 Emotional Intelligence

Emotional intelligence (EI) refers to the

ability to perceive, control, and evaluate
emotions.
1. Mayer-Salovey-Caruso Emotional Intelligence
Tests (MSCEIT)
2. Self-report Emotional Intelligence Test (SREIT)
3. Trait Emotional Intelligence Questionnaire
(TEIQue)
4. Bar-On Emotional Quotient Inventory (EQ-i)
5. i) The Situational Test of Emotional Management Assessment that are
(STEM) available for measuring
ii) The Situational Test of Emotional Understanding EI
(STEU)
6. Emotional and Social competence Inventory
(ESCI)
7. Emotional Competence Inventory (ECI)
8. Emotional Intelligence Appraisal (EIA)
 By teaching people to tune in to their emotions with
intelligence and to expand their circles of caring, we can
transform organizations from the inside out and make a
positive difference in our world.
— Daniel Goleman
 Founder - Daniel Goleman
• March 7, 1946
• Psychologist, science journalist
• Amherst College; Harvard University
• New York Times bestseller - Emotional Intelligence
and Social Intelligence: The New Science of Human
Relationships.
 Emotional Intelligence by Daniel
Goleman
EI is the capacity for recognizing own feelings and
those of others, for motivating ourselves and for
managing emotions well in ourselves and in our
relationships (Goleman, 1998).
 Goleman’s contribution (psychological
testing)
1 2 3
Emotional Emotional Emotional & Social
Competency Intelligence Appraisal Competency
Inventory (ECI) (EIA) Inventory (ESCI)
 02
Background
 Brief history of Emotional Competence
Inventory (ECI)
• Was used by many philosophers

• Term EI - Coined by Peter Salovey & John Mayers (1990)

• Daniel Goleman - wrote and was very well known for EI (1995)

• The Self-Assessment Questionnaire by Dr. Boyatzis (1991)

• Dr. Boyatzis + Dr. Goleman → developed a pool of items of emotional competencies.

(1999)

• Goleman (2001) developed the Emotional Competence Inventory (ECI)

● Based on emotional competencies by:

i. Dr. Daniel Goleman in Working with Emotional

Intelligence (1998)
ii. Hay/McBer’s Generic Competency Dictionary
(1996)
iii. Dr. Richard Boyatzis’s Self-Assessment ECI TEST –
Questionnaire (SAQ). A seminal work of Dr.
● Emotional Competence Inventory (ECI) - a multi- Daniel Goleman & Dr.
rater tool designed to assess Emotional Richard Boyatzis
Intelligence.

● Measures emotional competencies that matter

most for star performance of individuals and
organizations.
 Goleman’s Theory of Emotional Intelligence
The Emotional Competence Inventory 2.0 (ECI) measures 18 competencies organized into four
clusters: Self-Awareness, Self-Management, Social Awareness, and Relationship Management.

Self-Awareness Social-Awareness

1 2 3 4
Self-Management Relationship Management
03 Purpose
Purpose of Emotional Intelligence by Daniel
Goleman
1. To assess one’s level of emotional intelligence.

2. To identify areas of improvements.

3. To understand what one is feeling at any given time and understanding the impact those
moods have on others.
4. To control or redirect one’s emotions, for an instance anticipating consequences before
acting on impulse.
5. To utilize emotional factors to achieve goals, enjoy the learning process and persevere in
the face of obstacles.
6. To build empathy.
7. Help to manage relationships, inspiring others and inducing desired responses from them.
 • The questionnaire was carried
more focused on career success for
Sample for EQ example employees.

questionnaire • Students, school, universities

Age range (16 years and older)
 05
Score
Interpretation
 Scoring Pattern
35-50 18-34
High Moderate
• Emotionally intelligent person. • Emotional intelligence level
• The area of strength. is... OK.
• Attention is needed.
• Seek out resources that will
help to improve in this area
10-17
Low
• Need to work on emotional
intelligence.
• Feel overwhelmed by emotions,
especially in stressful situations.
• Find it hard to calm down after felt
upset.
• Priority for development.
 Scale Description

1 3 5
Indicates that the statement Indicates that the statement Indicates that the statement
does NOT apply at all applies about half the time ALWAYS applies
Score table
 Scale Contents & what the scales measured

Self-awareness • The degree to which the feeling and emotions

recognized
• Ability to stay focused and think clearly even
Managing emotion when experiencing powerful emotions.
Emotional • How far the initiative taken and persevere to
intelligence Motivation face difficulties

• The extent to which the person able to sense, underst

Empathy and respond to other’s feeling.

Social skills • The degree to which a person able to manage other

people’s feelings and emotions

** Questionnaire has 10 items per scale with positively keyed items

 Self Awareness
HIGH SCORER Are able to recognize what their feeling and understand their habitual emotional
responses to events and to recognize how their emotions affect their behavior
and performance.

Example positive items:

I know when I am happy
I realise immediately when I lose my temper
MODERATE Are moderately abled at recognizing and understand their emotional responses
SCORER OR

Are able to recognize and understand their emotions in some situations but not
in others

LOW SCORER Are unable to recognize and understand their emotional responses

Example:
I do not know when I am happy
 Managing emotions
HIGH SCORER Stay open to pleasant and unpleasant feelings to help manage situations and
people.

Example positive items:

I do not let stressful situations or people affect me

MODERATE Possess some ability to attend to pleasant and unpleasant feelings to help
SCORER manage situations and people OR
Attend to pleasant and unpleasant feelings to help manage situations and people
sometimes
LOW SCORER Do not turn their attention to pleasant and unpleasant feelings to help manage
situations and people
Example:
Stressful situations and people affects my emotions
 Motivating oneself
HIGH SCORER The ability to use their deepest emotions to move and guide them towards their
goals.

Example positive items:

I am able to always motive myself to do difficult tasks
I can always motivate myself even when I feel low
MODERATE Are moderately use their emotions to move and guide themselves towards their
SCORER goals OR

Use their emotions to move and guide themselves towards their goals in some
situations but not in all situations
LOW SCORER Do not able to use their deepest emotions to move and guide themselves towards
their goals.
Example: I give up easily when I feel low
 Empathy
HIGH SCORER The ability to sense, understand and respond to what other people are feeling.

Example positive items:

I am always able to see things from the other person's viewpoint

MODERATE Are moderately abled to sense, understand and respond to what other people are
SCORER feeling OR
Able to sense, understand and respond to what other people are feeling
sometimes but not always
Example: I can sometimes see things from others' point of view
LOW SCORER Unable to sense, understand and respond to what other people are feeling.

Example: I can’t see things from others' point of view

 Social Skill
HIGH SCORER The ability to manage, influence and inspire emotions in others.

Example positive items:

I am an excellent listener
I never interrupt other people's conversations
MODERATE Have some ability to manage, influence and inspire emotions in others OR
SCORER
Manage, influence and inspire emotions in others in some situations but not
others
LOW SCORER Are unable to manage, influence and inspire emotions in others

Example: I am not a good listener

 Test Links:
https://www.drugsandalcohol.ie/26776/1/Emotional_intelligence_questionnaire-LAL1.pdf

https://testyourself.psychtests.com/testid/3979

https://globalleadershipfoundation.com/geit/eitest.html
Thanks!