EMOTIONAL INTELLIGENCE SKILLS AS CORRELATES OF BIOLOGY TEACHERS PRODUCTIVITY IN PUBLIC SECONDARY SCHOOLS IN MKPAT ENIN LOCAL GOVERNMENT AREA, AKWA IBOM STATE

The study was to examine the relationship between Emotional Intelligence Skills and Biology Teachers’ Productivity in Public Secondary Schools in Mkpat Enin Local Government Area, Akwa Ibom State. Three research questions and corresponding hypotheses were formulated for the study. The design for the study was correlational research design. The population of the study consisted of 115 biology teachers in all public secondary schools in Mkpat Enin Local Government Area. The sample for the study was 55 biology teachers. The sampling technique used was simple random sampling technique. The instrument used for the study was “Emotional Intelligence Skills Questionnaire” (EISQ) and “Biology Teachers Productivity Questionnaire” (BTPQ). The instrument was subjected to face and content validity. A reliability coefficient was established using Cronbach's Alpha to determine the reliability index that yielded a reliability coefficient of 0.749. The data collected was analysed using the Pearson Product Moment Coefficient to answer research questions, while the r-value of PPMC was used to test the null hypotheses at 0.05 alpha levels of significance. Results reviewed that self-awareness, self-management and social awareness have a high positive relationship on biology teachers’ productivity in public secondary schools in Mkpat Enin local government area. The study also reviewed that there is a significant relationship between emotional self-awareness, self-management and social awareness and biology teachers’ productivity in public secondary schools in Mkpat Enin local government area. The researcher recommended among others that Government should organise seminars to school administrators including Biology teacher on the importance of emotional intelligence skills in schools.