Using a Problem Solving Activity Package to Enhance Emotional Quotient of Junior High School Students

Abstract

Adolescence is the age changes both physically and mentally. Adolescents will have problems in adapting to change, which is normal for adolescents. But it requires appropriate strategies to deal with problems that arise. The research objectives are develop Using a Problem Solving Activity Package to Enhance Emotional Quotient of Junior High School Students have an efficiency criterion for development at the 80/80 and compare the emotional quotient of junior high school students both before and after using the problem solving activity package in the experiment. The research target group past junior high school students, Ban Non Thon School with 55 students. It is a quasi-experimental research. The research consists of tools used in the experiment, 1)Activity packages. It includes consists of relationship activities 4 activities and 6 development emotional quotient activities.  2) Emotional Quotient Assessment, which consisted of 6 sub-facets as follows: 1) Awareness, 2) Expression, 3) Human relations, 4) Decision-making 5) stress management and 6) Pride and self-esteem. Data were analyzed using basic statistics, T-test, frequency, percentage  

        The results of the research revealed that the Problem Solving Activity Package to promote the emotional intelligence of junior high school students. The efficiency was 81.54/87.67. And the assessment results measuring the emotional intelligence of junior high school students. After the experiment, each side was higher than the experiment is in accordance with the objectives of this research.