Abstract:

In this research, an experimental study was designed for the development of the trait-based emotional intelligence approach. Emotional Intelligence Development Training Program (EIDP) was developed within the scope of the research. It was aimed to reveal the effectiveness of the Emotional Intelligence Development Training Program (EIDP) on the development of emotional intelligence skills of secondary school students. Within the scope of quantitative methods, the experimental design with pretest-posttest control group, which is one of the experimental design types, was used in this research. The sample of the research consists of 60 students in total, 30 students in the experimental group and 30 students in the control group studying in the 8th grade of secondary school. The Emotional Intelligence Trait Scale was used to measure the emotional intelligence of the students in the experimental and control groups. The research process consists of three stages: pre-experimental, experimental, and post-experimental. EIDP was developed in the pre-experimental period. During the experimental process, training with EIDP was applied to the experimental group in a total of 8 weeks, 40 sessions. In the experimental group, EIDP teaching activities were applied, while no application was made in the control group. After the experimental process, analyzes were made within the scope of the research. According to the findings of the study, when the pre-and post-test mean scores of the emotional intelligence sub-dimensions and total emotional intelligence scores of the experimental group were compared, it was determined that there were significant differences in favor of the post-test scores. In addition, a significant difference was found in favor of the experimental group between the post-test emotional intelligence scores and the total emotional intelligence scores of the students in the experimental and control groups.

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