Research
The Strengthening of Teachers’ Eq in Facing Various Changes in the Educational Environment
This research aimed to discover the contribution of competencies in the formation/development of a teacher’s emotional intelligence or EQ. In this quanitative research with a survey, 36 out of 40 teachers in SMP X in Indramayu, West Java, Indonesia participated as the sample. Methods of data analysis used simple correlation and regression analysis. The results showed that: a) there was a positive and strong correlation between teachers’ EQ and teachers’ competencies (correlation coefficient R = 0.730), indicating that the higher the competencies of a teacher, the higher the emotional intelligence. b) Competencies contributed to 53.2% of the construction/development of teachers’ emotional intelligence, while the remaining 46.8% referred to other factors (external factors). c) Teachers’ EQ level can be improved by enhancing teachers’ competencies (pedagogical, personal, and social competencies). d) Enhancement of teachers’ competencies, including pedagogical, personal, or social competencies, should be continuous to better their’ emotional intelligence, thus preparing them to deal with rapid changes in the educational environment.
Strengthening Ihsan Behavior (Always do the Good Deeds)
The purpose of this study was to determine the best model in predicting ihsan behavior, especially during the Covid 19 pandemic as it is currently from eight ihsan character: ambitious, certain/confident, courageous, hard-working, enthusiastic, patient and persistent, generous, and grateful. The method of research was survey and 215 students at As Syafi’iyah Islamic University were selected as the sample. The results revealed that: a) only three out of eight qualities that significantly influenced the development of ihsan behavior, namely ambitious, patient & persistent, and generous; b) the qualities of ambitious, patient & persistent, and generous simultaneously contributed to shaping ihsan behavior by 58.5%; c) the best mathematical model to predict ihsan behavior was Y=-0.465+0.211X1+0.413X2+0.453X3 (X1=ambitious; X2=patient & persistent; X3=generous); d) being generous served as the quality with the highest sensitivity of the effect on ihsan behavior (always do the good deeds) development, followed by patient & persistent and ambitious.
