ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT OF CHILDREN WITH SPECIAL NEEDS IN RELATION TO EMOTIONAL INTELLIGENCE AND COGNITIVE STYLE

Abstract

The aim of the present study was to see the effect of emotional intelligence and cognitive
style o academic achievement among children with special needs. A total of 75 children with
special needs studying in different school and college in sonepat distinct were randomly.
Cognitive style inventory (CSI) prepared by Parveen Kumar Jha, Emotional intelligence
inventory (EII) prepared by Dr.S.K.Mangal and previous year result for academic
achievement were used for the collection of data in n the present study. Pearson product
moment correlation technique was used for data analysis. After data analysis this study found
that there was significance relationship between emotional intelligence and academic
achievement of students with special needs. There was significant relationship between
cognitive style and academic achievement of students with special needs. It was also found
that there is no significant relationship between emotional intelligence and cognitive style of
students with special needs.