Improving Spirit of Entrepreneur Practice of Student Through Learning With Electronic-Based Module of Entrepreneurship

Abstract

Preliminary studies show that students see the entrepreneurship learning textbooks as boring, and they require such quiet place and enough time to learn. This causes students to expect for a more interesting and challenging electronic-based module of entrepreneurship. The purpose of this study is to promote the entrepreneurship spirit of students by using electronic-based integrated module of entrepreneurship. The study employs experimental design. Measurement on the changes of the entrepreneuriship spirit of students is carried out through pre-test and post-test, a quasi-experimental method, and One Group Pre-test Post-test Design. The experimental group consists of 43 students of economics education at Muhammadiyah University Surabaya, STKIP PGRI Jombang, PGRI Nusantara University in Kediri, and STKIP PGRI Pasuruan. Data is collected using questionnaires and observations related to entrepreneurship practices; measurement is done using a Likert scale. The results show an increase in the entrepreneurship spirit after learning using electronic-based integrated module of entrepreneurship in the form of business partnership with small-scale business. Quantitatively, 80% of the students master the materials, experience a change in attitude as to be more eager to work, to manage the business, and to make business plans.