The Comparison of Active and Passive Teaching Methods Effects on Emotional Intelligence (EQ)

The present study aims is to compare active and passive teaching methods' effects on Emotional Intelligence (EQ) in girls and boys of Fifth grade in primary in primary school. Research method in this study was an Expost facto, a multi-stage random sampling was done to choose 320 samples from schools of Maragheh that 160 of them were boys and 160 were girls. Active and passive teaching methods of teachers were assessed with a checklist made by the researcher. After that a questionnaire of 60 questions was given to the students, which was a Bar-on test (The young aged version) to measure their Emotional Intelligence. Both of questionnaire and checklist are according to liker gradation. The results revealed that there is a meaningful difference between the EQ of those who were taught actively and those who were taught passively. Female students had a better performance in general mood factor. There is a meaningful difference between the EQ of girls & boys under active and passive teaching. There is a meaningful difference between boys’ and girls' overall EQ. Operation of girls in Emotional Intelligence is better than boys.