Objective: to determine the relationship between emotional intelligence
and academic achievement of medical student class of 2011 Muhammadiyah
Makassar University year 2015.Method:. used a cross-sectional design with
73 students as samples were taken by using total sampling technique.
Emotional intelligence data obtained by filling out the questionnaire and the
learning achievement of students by grade point average (GPA) data. then
analyzed using Chi square test and using alternative test Two-Sample
Kolmogorov-Smirnovt est
Result:The number of samples involved in this study were 73 people. Most
of the samples were female with a number of 58 persons (79.5%), aged 19-22
years respectively as many as 66 people (90.4%). The highest level of
emotional intelligence 54 people (74%), and highest learning achievement as
many as 36 people (49.3%).Conclusion: The results of a statistical test with p
= 0.00. this shows that there is a relationship between emotional intelligence
and academic achievement in medical student class of 2011 Muhammadiah
Makassar University in 2015.
Keyword: emotional intelligence, Academic Achievement, Medical
student, self-motivated, managing emotions