Emotional competence and cooperative learning of university students in the context of online education

Abstract

The purpose of this research study is to determine the relationship between emotional competence and cooperative learning of students from a public university in Lima (Peru), in the context of online education, during the first semester of 2022. A basic type study is developed with a correlational descriptive level and a non-experimental design. The population consists of 1150 university students enrolled in the education degree program. Simple random sampling is applied, resulting in a sample of 289 university students who are surveyed via virtual questionnaires. The results show low levels (42.2%) of emotional competence and deficient (40.2%) cooperative learning. In addition, self-awareness, self-regulation, motivation, empathy, and social skills are directly and significantly correlated to cooperative learning. It is concluded that there is a direct and significant relationship between emotional competence and cooperative learning, with a high degree of correlation.