EI and Learning Styles:The Effect on Learning of Generationals

Renée L. Hill, D.M., Andree Swanson, Ed.D., and Jeral Kirwan, Ph.D. The Forbes School of Business at Ashford University

Dr. Renee Hill Dr. Andree Swanson Dr. Jeral Kirwan

Imagine teaching all of these different

generations.

What about their emotional

interactions?

Questions

•Are there any factors that are different between the different generations?

•Do the different generations learn differently?

Literature Review

Reviewed literature on Generationals and how they relate to…

Emotional Intelligence

Learning Styles

"Conceptually, EI is a broad term that focuses on one’s interpersonal competence and skills that fall outside the traditional areas of a person’s IQ and technical or business skills."

EI 2.0

Researchers found a gap in the scholarly research as it applied emotional intelligence to the different generations.

Learning Styles Inventory

Why do some people learn differently?Do the different generations learn differently?

Learning Styles Inventory

Reviewed literature on Generationals and how they are different…

Generationals

Workplace

Generationals

Four Different Generations• Baby Boomers (1945-1965)

• Generation X (1966 – 1976)

• Generation Y (1977 – 1994)

• Generation Z (1995 and later)

Workplace

Workplace Summary Regarding Generationals

Assume nothing

Lead differently; manage appropriately

Be wary of contradictions in the literature

Study

Study

Quantitative72 participants

Exa

mined

Diff

ere

nces

Using:EI 2.0LSI 4.0

Gen

erations

BoomersGen XGen YGen Z

Psychometric Tests

Emotional Intelligence 2.0 (EI 2.0)

Learning Styles Inventory Online 4.0 (LSI)

Sample Population

Social Media Linkedin

Facebook

Research Questions and Hypotheses

Research Question 1

Research Question 2

What factors of Emotional Intelligence are significantly different between Baby Boomers, Generation X, Generation Y, and Generation Z?

Hypothesis 1

Hypothesis 2

Will the learning styles of Baby Boomers, Generation X, Generation Y, and Generation Z be significantly different?

A significant relationship between learning style and emotional intelligence exists.

Significant differences in learning styles based on generational factors exist.

Participant Characteristics72 participants

22%

78%

Male (n=16) Female (n=56

Generational breakdown of participants

33%

25%

31%

11%

Baby Boomers (n = 24) Generation X (n = 18)Generation Y (n = 22) Generation Z (n = 8)

Data Analysis

• Descriptive statistics

• Correlational analysis

• Multi-variate tests of difference

analyses

• SPSS 23.0

Result # 1

• Significant correlation between

gender and EI

• Study data showed a significant

difference between men and

women

Result # 2

•No significant difference

between EI and Learning

Styles

Result # 3

•Significant difference

between generations and

learning styles

Result # 4

• Generation Y

• significantly different from each of the

other generations

• no other differences were indicated

• Identified with the Diverging learning

style

Learning Styles Inventory

Future Research

Possible Studies

• Conduct a more comprehensive examination of the relationship between factors.