Project-Based Learning as a tool to foster entrepreneurial competences (El Aprendizaje Basado en Proyectos como herramienta para potenciar la competencia emprendedora)

• Published in: Cultura y educacion 2021-04, Vol.33 (2), p.316-344
• Main Authors: Ruiz-Rosa, Inés, Gutiérrez-Taño, Desiderio, García-Rodríguez, Francisco J.
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Subjects: aprendizaje basado en proyectos; competence; competencia; competencia emprendedora; educación; education; emprendimiento; entrepreneurship; project-based learning
• ISSN: 1135-6405; 1578-4118
• DOI: 10.1080/11356405.2021.1904657

The teaching-learning model in higher education has changed markedly in the past decade. A static approach in which students were passive subjects of their own learning processes has now given way to a dynamic model in which students are actively centred. In this context, it is essential to test teaching-learning models that promote students' new role, as well as their effectiveness in helping them acquire competences. This study describes the experience of implementing a project-based learning methodology as a tool to promote the acquisition of a set of skills, both generic and specific, in undergraduate education, more specifically entrepreneurial competences among a group of university students. In order to analyse the impact of the intervention, pre-test and post-test analyses were carried out and confirmed that project-based learning does produce an increased perception of the acquisition of both the generic and specific skills associated with the subject as well as a significant improvement in perceptions of entrepreneurial competence.