Which of the following intellectual characteristics in a teacher need nurturing in order to accomplish subjective well-being leading to effectiveness in motivating and inspiring students of college level education?

Research indicates that apart from the personal qualities which encourage effective teaching, there are three other teacher characteristics namely: knowledge, organization and clarity, and warmth and enthusiasm which affect teaching.

Emotional intelligence (EI):

• EI is the ability to understand your own emotions and those of people around you.
• The concept of emotional intelligence means you must have a self-awareness that enables you to recognize feelings and manage your emotions.
• It has become popular after the immense success of Daniel Goleman's book in 1995, Emotional Intelligence, Why It Can Matter More Than IQ. 
• Teachers who are warm and friendly inspire and instill positive attitudes and a love for learning in their students. Such teachers are known to be more effective in terms of students' increased attention, achievement, willingness to learn, and favorable attitude towards the content.
• Positive traits of personality make an effective teacher. 
• The development of emotional intelligence is an intentional, active, and engaging process.
• When emotional intelligence skills are a focus of learning, teachers and students are building human development behaviors that are intricately related to the positive outcomes of achievement, goal achievement, and personal well-being.
• Emotionally intelligent teachers are active in their orientation to students' work and life. They inspire and motivate students beyond the walls of the classroom.

Thus, option 2 is the correct answer.

1. Cognitively Intelligent teacher departs the best of academic knowledge in the most desirable and suitable way to students.
2. A socially Intelligent teacher helps the students to develop skills for becoming 'street smarts'.
3. Spiritually Intelligent teacher influences students on a spiritual level and teaches them the application of spiritual knowledge in daily-life situations.