EQ

Last time it used to be all about IQ. But in the recent years, aside from IQ, there seems to be an increasing hype about EQ.

Psychological researches have shown that IQ is an accurate measure of cognitive capacity, and is stable over time. However as for EQ, it is ever changing as it may be learned and increased over time. As such, the test results may vary over time.

But first of all, what is EQ? It refers to Emotional Quotient, which refers to how well are you able to get along with people, your actions and your behaviour. Simply it refers to your interpersonal as well as intrapersonal intelligences. As such, EQ, as viewed by some researchers, is deemed to be more important than IQ in determining a people's success in the future (remember the Marshmallow Experiment?) Perhaps for more proof and experiments with regards to this, one can refer to Daniel Goleman's book, "Emotional Intelligence" (which, in fact is the book that popularized the term, EQ).

In his book, not only has Daniel Goleman demonstrated to the reader why EQ is important, he has also suggested many ways that EQ can be developed by schools, with the aim of developing EQ in the child as early as possible.

Perhaps in the next blog entry, I shall discuss more about the different domains of EQ and also how can it be developed by schools and parents.

Annie