Our Background
Emotional Intelligence Learning SystemsTM is founded on the research and publications of Darwin Nelson and Gary Low and their emotional skills assessment process (ESAPTM) and theory of social-emotional intelligence and learning. Approximately forty doctoral dissertations have been completed at major research universities in the United States and abroad using the transformative model of emotional intelligence. ESAP assessment instruments and emotional learning materials authored by Nelson and Low are used world-wide in education, business and industry, and clinical settings. Collaborative international research and application studies are in progress and will continue to investigate the effectiveness of emotional intelligence for improving interpersonal relationships, productivity, and personal well being of the world's people.
EI Assessment
Transformative models of emotional intelligence developed by EILS provide the assessment foundation. The Emotional Skills Assessment Process© technology of Personal Skills Mapping©, Exploring and Developing EI Skills© and The Personal Responsibility Map© are currently available research-based assessments. The Personal Excellence Inventory© is a new assessment approach currently being developed.
EI Research
Since 1980, some forty doctoral level studies have been completed using EI Assessments. Research abstracts are maintained by the Emotional Intelligence Research Institute (EIRI). Recent dissertations are available online through our university partner’s web site for emotional intelligence at Texas A&M University-Kingsville.