Features of emotional intelligence of gifted high school students with different educational profiles

Abstract

The article examines the features of the formation of various scales of emotional intelligence in gifted high school students with different educational profiles. Emotional intelligence is considered as one of the types of intelligence in the cognitive development of a student’s personality. The study sample consisted of 138 senior schoolchildren from classes with various educational profiles: physics and mathematics - 26 people, social sciences and humanities - 34 people, biological and chemical studies - 22 people, IT technology and engineering - 32 people, architecture and art - 24 people . The research methods were survey method, diagnostic techniques, statistical methods. Based on the results of the study, the educational profiles of senior schoolchildren were identified, and the features of the development of emotional intelligence scales characteristic of each profile were highlighted. The findings can be used in pedagogical practice for psychological support of the education of schoolchildren in secondary schools and colleges.