Emotional Intelligence and Numerical Abilities How are They Related

Abstract

Abstract This Ex Post Facto research aims to determine the correlation between emotional intelligence and students numerical abilities and the strength of the correlation between the two variables. Data collection was carried out on seventh-grade students at MTS N 7 Sleman Yogyakarta with a total of 35 respondents. The sampling technique used was simple random sampling. Respondents were given an emotional intelligence questionnaire and a numerical ability test whereas previously the instruments were tested for validity and reliability. The data analysis technique in this study uses Simple Linear Correlation. Prerequisites that must be met before the significance test is a linearity test and a normality test. Using the product moment/Pearson correlation, the result is that the rxy value is 0.547. Also, obtained the value of sig. of 0.001 less than 0.05 or the value of F is equal to 12.824 more than 4.17 as a result H0 is rejected. This study concludes that there is a positive correlation between emotional intelligence and students' numerical ability with a strength of 0.547. This means that the higher the emotional intelligence possessed, the higher the student's numerical ability. The value of the coefficient of determination (R2) is 29.90 percent, which means that the emotional intelligence variable affects students' numerical abilities by 29.90 percent, thus 71.10 percent is influenced by other variables.

Keywords: emotional intelligence, numerical abilities, Pearson correlation.

Abstrak: Penelitian Ex Post Facto ini bertujuan untuk mengetahui hubungan dari kecerdasan emosional dan kemampuan numerik siswa serta besarnya kekuatan hubungan dari kedua variabel tersebut. Pengambilan data dilakukan pada siswa kelas VII di MTS N 7 Sleman Yogyakarta dengan jumlah responden sebanyak 35. Teknik sampling yang digunakan ialah simple random sampling. Responden diberikan instrumen angket kecerdasan emosional dan tes kemampuan numerik di mana sebelumnya instrumen diuji validitas dan reliabilitasnya.  Teknik analisis data dalam penelitian ini menggunakan Korelasi Linear Sederhana dengan prasyarat analisis uji linearitas dan uji normalitas. Menggunakan korelasi product moment/pearson diperoleh bahwa rxy sebesar 0.547. Serta, didapatkan nilai sig. sebesar 0.001kurang dari 0.05 atau nilai F sama dengan 12.824 lebih dari 4.17 akibatnya H0 ditolak. Kesimpulan penelitian ini ialah terdapat korelasi positif antara kecerdasan emosional dan kemampuan numerik siswa dengan kekuatan hubungannya sebesar 0.547. Hal ini berarti bahwa semakin tinggi kecerdasan emosional yang dimiliki, akan berakibat semakin tinggi pula kemampuan numerik siswa. Besarnya nilai koefisien determinasi (R2) sebesar 29.90 persen yang berarti variabel kecerdasan emosional mempengaruhi kemampuan numerik siswa sebesar 29.90 persen, dengan demikian sebesar 71.10 persen dipengaruhi oleh variabel lainnya.

Kata kunci: kecerdasan emosional, kemampuan numerik , Pearson correlation.

DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.23960/jpmipa/v23i3.pp918-929