The Effect of Using a Guidance Activities Package with the Use of Classical Music as Media to Enhance Emotional Intelligence of Prathom Suksa IV Students at Siripen School in Bangkok Metropolis

Abstract

This research aimed to (1) compare emotional quotient of studied students before and after completing the guidance activity using classical music to build emotional quotient, (2) compare emotional quotient of studied students who completed the guidance activity using classical music to build emotional quotient and students who completed normal guidance activity, and (3) study the satisfaction towards the guidance activity using classical music to build emotional quotient.

The sample groups were 20 grade 4 students in their semester 1 of the academic year of 2021 from Siripen School, Bangkok, who were selected through purposive sampling and simple random sampling into an experimental group and a control group with 10 students each. The research instruments were (1) EQ test, (2) Guidance activity using classical music to build emotional quotient, and (3) Satisfaction survey of the guidance activity. The data was analyzed using average, standard deviation, content analysis, Wilcoxon-signed rank test, and The Mann – Whitney U Test.

The result indicated that (1) The experiment group showed a higher emotional quotient after completing the guidance activity using classical music to build emotional quotient with a statistical significance of .05, (2) The students who completed the guidance activity using classical music to build emotional quotient have higher emotional quotient than students who completed normal guidance activity with a statistical significance of .05, (3) The satisfaction towards the guidance activity using classical music to build emotional quotient was at the highest level.