Pengaruh Kecerdasan Emosional Terhadap Prestasi Belajar Matematika Siswa Kelas VII MTsN 1 Wakatobi

The purpose of this research was to find out the effect of emotional intelligence on mathematics learning uchievement of grade VII students of MTSN I Wakatobi. This research weas an Ex-post Facto reseach. Population in this rescarch was all of grade VII students of MT'sN I Wakatobi consisting 5 classes of 130 students. Sample taken was 40% or 52 students from the total populution, Technique dater collection in this research used questionnaire und documentution. Research outcome showed that: 1) hased om the result of descriptive analysis obtained the level of students' emotional intelligence in general was still in medium category. There were 13.46% students in the ugh category. 67.30% students in the medium category and 19.23% students in low category: 2) the level of students' achievement in general was still in melium category where 17.30% students were in high category, 61.53% students were in medum category and 21.15% were in low category; 3) based on the result of calculation using simple regression obtained linear regression equation Y - 69.320 · 0.0671. It could be concluded that simultaneously there was no effect of emotional mtelligence on learning achievement, it could be seen at F count was 1.037 F table was 4.03. While partially, emotional intelligence has no effect on learning achievement, it could be seen at the value of t count was 1.018 - n table was 2.008.