Effects of A Tonkla Kwamdee Program on Emotional Intelligent among Primary School Children under the Office of the Basic Education Commission in Pathumthani Province

Abstract

Every people who have become success and happiness must have intelligence quotient and emotional quotient at the sametime, especiallyin school age child whose in cognitive development period.This quasi-experimental research aimed to investigate the effects of A TonklaKwamdee Program on emotional intelligent among primary school children under the Office of the Basic Education Commission in Pathumthani province. The sample composed of 60 elementary school students (Prathom 4-5) in Pathumthani Province. The experimental and control groups consisted of 30 students each. The research was carried out from June 1, 2015 to February28, 2016, and this program was monthly implemented. The instruments were the TonklaKwamdee Program, and the emotional intelligence evaluation. The data were analyzed using percentage, mean, standard deviation, paired t-test and independent t-test.The research findings were as follows: The mean score of the emotional quotient of the experimental group student after received the TonklaKwamdee Program were significantly higher than before at .05 levels. The mean score of the emotional quotient of the experimental group student after received the A TonklaKwamdee Program were significantly higher than the control group at the .05 levels.

The result presented that the student had better emotional intelligence due to the effectiveness of the TonklaKwamdee Program. Based on the finding, therefore, it recommended that nurses, teachers, student leaders, and others should apply the TonklaKwamdee Programe for sustainability development.