Social intelligence skills of high school students at Sabah Al Ahmad Center for Giftedness and Creativity in the state of Kuwait and its relationship to some demographic variables

Heba Ahmed Al-Kandari

Ministry of Education, State of Kuwait.

https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5856-5579

DOI: https://doi.org/10.20448/ajssms.v10i1.4356

Keywords: Gifted and talented students, High school, Sabah Al-Ahmad center for giftedness and creativity skills, Skills, Social communication skills, Social intelligence.


Abstract

The purpose of this study is to identify the degree of possession of social intelligence skills of High School students at Sabah Al Ahmad Center for Giftedness and Creativity in the State of Kuwait. It also purposes to study the relationship between students' possession of social intelligence skills and other variables. The researcher designs a questionnaire to collect data, and the study methodology used the descriptive analytical approach. The sample consisted of 163 high school students at the Center for Giftedness and Creativity, 94 boys and 69 girls. Using statistical methods, the Finding indicated that High School students at Sabah Al Ahmad Center for Creativity and Giftedness possessed social intelligence skills at a degree between medium and slightly high, as the general average reached (3.89). The Finding showed that the students possess (social competence skills, empathy skills, with others, and communication skills with others) to a high degree, and leadership and organization skills to a degree that tends to decrease somewhat. The study did not find statistically significant differences according to the variables of gender, academic phase and number of brothers and sisters.

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