Emotional intelligence in the development of critical thinking

Abstract

Emotional intelligence and critical thinking have become two priority capacities within any educational process, which allows students to better adapt to current changes, consequently the objective of this article is to carry out a theoretical review and analyze the importance of the role of emotional intelligence in the development of critical thinking in the educational field, for this use is made of the systematic review of literature using the hermeneutical method. The results show that emotional intelligence and critical thinking are highly relevant elements in education, emotional intelligence will allow students to maintain a balance and properly manage emotions, and critical thinking will dynamize the teaching-learning process, generating that schoolchildren assume a leading role, being able to discern to make timely decisions, emotional intelligence has an impact on critical thinking because they maintain a close relationship demonstrated in various studies, established mainly on the basis that the proper management of their own and others' emotions) it will allow a better development of critical thinking.