Emotional intelligence role in academic performance in smart and ordinary schools

• Ismail Sadipour, Soghra Ebrahimi Ghavam Department of Educational Psychology, University Allameh Tabataba’i, Tehran, Iran
• Noorali Farrokhi Department of Assessment and Measurement, University Allameh Tabataba’i, Tehran, Iran
• Hassan Assadzadeh, Nahid Sameti Department of Educational Psychology, University Allameh Tabataba’i, Tehran, Iran

Palabras clave: Schools, Emotional Intelligence, Academic Performance

Resumen

The main purpose of this study is to determine role of emotional intelligence in academic performance of students in smart and ordinary schools. The method applied in this study is correlation in kind of prediction. Statistical population consists of all high school students of Tehran. The results obtained from the study showed that the direct and indirect effect of emotional intelligence on academic performance of students is significant. As a conclusion, it could be mentioned that role of smart schools in underlying variables such as emotional intelligence and academic performance can clear and highlight role importance of smart schools