The Interpersonal Intelligence Profile of Seventh-Grade Students in Mathematics Learning

Abstract

Interpersonal intelligence is one of the intelligences in Gardner's multiple intelligences. This intelligence is related to respond information, understand information, and build social connections/interactions to others. The purpose of this quantitative descriptive study was to describe the interpersonal intelligence of seventh-grade students in mathematics learning based on communication, empathy, cooperation and conflict resolution aspects. In the present study, data were obtained through the questionnaires. The questionnaires were administered to 210 seventh grade students aged 14 to 15 years old, who were randomly chosen from within private junior high schools of a sub-district in Yogyakarta. The result of this study revealed that 9.52% had interpersonal intelligence with "very high" category, 46.67% had interpersonal intelligence with "high" category, 40% had interpersonal intelligence with "moderate" category, 1.90% had interpersonal intelligence with "low" category and 1.90% had interpersonal intelligence with "very low" category. Therefore, it leads to sum up that the average of interpersonal intelligence of seventh grade students in mathematics learning was in the high category.