The Effect Of Social Skill And Interpersonal Intelligence On Students’ Learning Independence Grade IV Elementary School In Madya, Yogyakarta City

Abstract

Background: Learning has a strong important on the development of human resources. This look out aim was to determine the effect of Social Skill and Interpersonal Intelligence on Students’ Learning Independence This research was a quantitative study. The research sampling were 273 grade IV students in Madya, Yogyakarta City taken by Stratified Random Sampling. Data collecting technique with observation and psychological scale by designing an instrument.  The data have been analyzed by ANAVA, and (R2) with SPSS software version 23. The result showed that there was a significant effect of social skills and interpersonal intelligence on learning independence of fourth grade elementary school students in Madya Yogyakarta with F count 162.804, and the significance P value is 0.000 < 0.05. The value of R square was 0.547. That was, social skills(X1) and interpersonal intelligence (X2) simultaneously has a significant effect on learning independence (Y) within 54.7%. In conclusion social skills and interpersonal intelligence have important roles in increasing human resources quality life.