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Main Author: R. Ademola Olatoye
Format: Artículo científico
Language:en
Published: Universidad de Almería 2010
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Online Access:https://www.redalyc.org/articulo.oa?id=293122002016
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  • Emotional Intelligence, Creativity and Academic Achievement of Business Administration Students R. Ademola Olatoye S.O. Akintunde M.I. Yakasi Psicología Creativity Polytechnic System Academic Achievement Emotional Intelligence Business Administration Students Introduction. This study investigated the extent to which the level of creativity and emotional intelligence influenced the level of academic achievement of Higher National Diploma HND business administration students of Polytechnics in the South Western States of Nigeria. Method. Three instruments; Student Cumulative Grade Point (CGPA) Information Format (SCIF); Wong and Law Emotional Intelligence Scale (WLEIS) and Nicolas Holt Creativity Test (NHCT) were used to collect data on the emotional intelligence, creativity and the academic achievement of a sample of 235 subjects. Results. There is a very low negative, no significant relationship between creativity and CGPA scores (r=-.004, p>.05). There was no significant difference between male and female students¿ academic achievement, creativity and emotional intelligence. Discussion and Conclusions. An emotionally intelligent student in the Polytechnic system is likely to be creative but not likely to be a high academic achiever. Polytechnic Management should also ensure a Creativity and Emotional Intelligent-friendly school environment. 2010 artículo científico 1696-2095 https://www.redalyc.org/articulo.oa?id=293122002016 en http://www.redalyc.org/revista.oa?id=2931 Electronic Journal of Research in Educational Psychology application/pdf Universidad de Almería Electronic Journal of Research in Educational Psychology (España) Num.2 Vol.8