HUBUNGAN KECERDASAN EMOSIONAL DAN KEMAMPUAN MENYELESAIKAN MASALAH MATEMATIKA SISWA DI SMP BUMI KHATULISTIWA

Abstract

Abstract

This reseach aimed to know  the correlation among emotional intelligence and the ability of mathematics problem solving of the ninth grade students of SMP Bumi Khatulistiwa Sungai Raya. The method that used un this reseach was a quatitative descriptive with Ex Post Facto form. The subject of this research were the ninth grade students class B that consist of 13 student. Data collection techniques in this research was a measurement technique in the form of essay and the scale of emotional intelligence. Based on the result, found that there was a positive relationship between the students emotional intelligence and the students ability of mathematics problem solving with the correlation 0,658. So it can be concluded that emotional intelligence is directly proportional to the students mathematic problem solving ability.

Keywords: Emotional Intelligence, ability to solve mathematic problems