The Effect of Emotional Intelligence during the Covid-19 Pandemic on Teacher Performance MTsN 1 Lima Puluh Kota

The purpose of this study was to determine the emotional intelligence of teachers in dealing with learning during the covid-19 pandemic which consisted of self-awareness, self-management, social awareness, self-motivation, and relationship management on teacher performance. The approach used in this study is a quantitative approach with the type of correlational research, namely research used to determine the relationship between the independent variable (emotional intelligence) and the dependent variable (teacher performance). The instrument used in this study was a questionnaire or questionnaire to determine emotional intelligence and teacher performance. The analysis of this research uses quantitative methods with multiple regression analysis. The respondents were 30 teachers. From the research, it was found that emotional intelligence and teacher performance were quite good and very good, and emotional intelligence variables had a significant effect on teacher performance. That is, the independent variable, namely emotional intelligence (social awareness, self-management, empathy, and relationship management) can explain the dependent variable (teacher performance) is greater than the other variables of this study. So, it can be concluded that emotional intelligence affects teacher performance.