The effect of high emotionally intelligent teachers on their teaching effectiveness at universities: the moderating effect of personality traits

What is it about?

This research paper seeks to explore the relationship between emotional intelligence and the job performance of university professors. Based on the reviewed literature, emotional intelligence is considered to have an added value, contributing to job performance beyond cognitive intelligence. The paper uses the ability model of emotional intelligence using the MSCEIT test (Mayer, Salovey, Caruso, Emotional Intelligence Test) to assess the emotional intelligence of university professors. The job performance of the university professors was assessed through their classroom teaching effectiveness. The personality of the professor was considered to have a moderating effect. The Big 5 Inventory questionnaire is used to account for that possible effect. The suggested model uses quantitative research techniques. The research sample was selected from Lebanese universities including professors and their respective students. The findings support the importance and impact of emotional intelligence on the classroom teaching effectiveness of the professor.

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