Content Analysis of Sixth Grade Elementary and Seventh Grade Social Studies Textbooks Based on Emotional Intelligence Dimensions

The development of emotional intelligence skills in students is very important and there is a need for a complete and comprehensive program in this area. The present study was conducted to investigate the level of attention to the subject of emotional intelligence in social studies textbooks for the sixth grade of elementary school and the seventh grade of junior high school. This research is descriptive-analytical method and Shannon entropy method. The statistical population was social studies textbooks for the sixth grade of elementary school and the seventh grade of junior high school in the academic year 1300-1499. The statistical sample was considered equal to the statistical population. Also, data were collected using a checklist of emotional intelligence criteria with 5 dimensions and 26 components. The results of Shannon entropy content analysis showed that from the review of social studies textbooks in the sixth grade of elementary school and the seventh grade of junior high school, out of a total of 239 units, social skills dimension with 69 cases had the highest frequency and social awareness dimension with 23 cases had the lowest frequency. The highest coefficient of importance with the value (0.264) was related to the dimension of self-awareness and the lowest coefficient of importance with the value (0.771) was related to the dimension of social consciousness. The results showed that the level of attention to the dimensions of emotional intelligence is different in these books and some dimensions have been neglected.