Article Gold Open Access 2022

INQUIRY AND PROJECT-BASED LEARNING AS AN APPROACH FOR DEVELOPING ENTREPRENEURSHIP COMPETENCIES IN PRIMARY SCHOOL HIGH-ACHIEVING STUDENTS

Journal of Baltic Science Education
Journal · Vol. 21 · Issue 6 · pp. 1143-1164
Abstract

Development of entrepreneurial capacities, entrepreneurial mindset and entrepreneurial culture among students is one of the goals of modern education. In Serbia, there is an idea and vision of entrepreneurial education in the chemistry domain, which is also regulated by the curriculum. Despite these facts, a curriculum that supports entrepreneurship and a large scope for chemistry entrepreneurship, primary schools still lack in activities that could develop competencies related to entrepreneurship in students. Within this research, a series of activities were designed with the aim to enhance students’ entrepreneurial competencies. Proposed activities were based on inquiry-based learning (IBL) and project-based learning (PBL) as their characteristics support entrepreneurial education. The conducted study involved 18 high-achieving students in the chemistry domain. Data obtained from pre-and post-questionnaires confirm the assumptions of present researchers that the proposed activities could improve some students’ entrepreneurial skills. The results from the second questionnaire, which examined the impact of conducted activities on the students’ entrepreneurial skills and abilities, reveal that when an approach like this is used as the teaching method, some entrepreneurial peculiarities within students can be increased. © 2022, Scientia Socialis Ltd. All rights reserved.

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Primary school Entrepreneurial education high-achieving students

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Faculty of Science, University of Kragujevac, Kragujevac, Serbia
Teacher Education Faculty, University of Pristina - Kosovska Mitrovica, Kosovska Mitrovica, Vojvodina, Serbia
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Ministarstvo Prosvete, Nauke i Tehnološkog Razvoja, MPNTR
Grant: 200122, 451-03-68/2022-14/200122, 451-03-68/2022-14/200378, 451-03-01330/2020-14/2787
This work was supported by the Serbian Ministry of Education, Science and Technological Development (Agreement Nos. 451-03-68/2022-14/200122; 451-03-68/2022-14/200378 and 451-03-01330/2020-14/2787).
Ministarstvo Prosvete, Nauke i Tehnološkog Razvoja, MPNTR
This work was supported by the Serbian Ministry of Education, Science and Technological Development (Agreement Nos. 451-03-68/2022-14/200122; 451-03-68/2022-14/200378 and 451-03-01330/2020-14/2787).
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