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Figure 3 A model of entrepreneurial education and its outcomes, source:
https://www.oecd.org/cfe/leed/BGP_Entrepreneurship-in-Education.pdf

In order to be effective, the entrepreneurship education programme has to be based on well selected
entrepreneurship teaching methods which are flexible, interactive, diverse and inclusive.
Therefore, a brief overview will be given to the teaching and assessment methods in this specific
area. There is a clear distinction between traditional and innovative methods.

Traditional entrepreneurship teaching methods

Traditional entrepreneurship teaching methods are passive. They are leacture- or teacher-centered.
While the instructor plays the key role in the process, students are non-active. This means that
questions and discussions are not part of the game. Learning is dependent on written texts and
materials; assessment happens only at the end of the term/semester/period. The method is also not
responsive to activating the needed aspects of entrepreneurial mindset and attitudes. Traditional
teaching methods are more science-oriented, but they do not provide the required equipment for a
real business environment adaptation.

Innovative entrepreneurship teaching methods

Innovative entrepreneurship teaching methods are centered on the students and their active
participation. The mission of the teacher is not to purely teach, but to facilitate the learning process,
to ignite students’ interests, to stimulate their own search for knowledge. Innovative methods help
students to learn not only from the educator, but also from one another. Moreover, students discuss

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