Enhancing Knowledge on the Business Plans of Grade 12 SHS Students of the Canda NHS Through the Integrated Module on Entrepreneurship for SHS Students

Authors

  • Glenda Lumanta
  • Mike Beralde

Keywords:

business plan, entrepreneurship, module

Abstract

INTRODUCTION

Business Plan for SHS students is very indispensable. This is one of the highlights that is very relevant to study in Entrepreneurship subject. An integrated module on Entrepreneurship for SHS Students made by an author, Lumanta (2018) will be a great help in order to enhance their knowledge on business plan. Lack of knowledge in business is one of the reasons why most of the people in the Philippines experience poverty, high risk and depression.

METHODS

The researcher used quasi-experimental method. To complete this research, there was a pre-assessment validated by the expert. Unfortunately, the scores were very low, at these time the researcher was integrating a module which would appropriate to their needs in order to enhance their knowledge on business plan. Then, after that, there was a post-assessment to check if there was changed on their knowledge on business plan. Meanwhile, the respondents were composed of HUMMS (21) and TVL-CSS (28) who are all Grade 12 SHS students of Canda NHS. The researcher is also the subject teacher in Entrepreneurship of the said students. The reason why it became easy in conducting the study. Furthermore, research was started from June 2018 and end last October 2018.

RESULTS

Results shown that there was a great changes between the pre-test and post-test. Grade 12-HUMMS (Leadership) with 21 respondents had a total no. of correct answers of 103 or 38% with a weighted arithmetic mean of 49.04. After they used an integrated module on entrepreneurship, they got 170 or 62% total no. of correct answers with a weighted arithmetic mean of 80.95. On the other hand, the Grade 12-CSS (Innovativeness) with 28 respondents had 137 or 36% on their pre-test with a weighted mean of 48.92 while in post-test had 242 or 64% with a weighted arithmetic mean of 86.42. The over-all total of the two (2) tracks with 49 respondents got 240 or 37% total no. of corrects answers while 412 or 63% on their post-test with a weighted arithmetic mean of 84.08.

DISCUSSIONS

Findings revealed that the integrated module on entrepreneurship made by an author, Lumanta (2018) had a huge impact for Grade 12 students of Canda NHS which served as guide on how to have a deeper analysis on making a business plan. This is related to the findings and discussion of Mucet (2017) that business plan simulation prove to be effective factor after they have gained, and increased their knowledge, skill and confident level to understanding, the business will be easily set up.

Published

2019-01-18