Monitoring and Assessment of Enterprise Activities
Evaluations of Whole School Enterprise Activities 2005 – 2006
Table showing events with students' responses (based on whole event)
Event
Excellent
Good
Satisfactory
Poor
Year 9 enterprise day
33
187
67
11
Year 12 Key Skills conference
100
69
13
5
Year 9 INPUT / Enterprise
16
104
66
24
Sample comments from students
Year 9 enterprise day
'I learned leadership and communication skills'
'I learned to evaluate team decisions'
'I learned that being organised is very important'
'I have learned what enterprise means'
'I have learned about marketing'
Year 12 Key Skills conference
'I have developed teamwork and problem-solving skills'
'I have developed my communication and presentation skills'
'I have learned how important time-management is'
'I have learned that an ability to compromise is important when working in a team'
Year 9 INPUT / Enterprise
'I have learned how to budget'
'I have learned that responsibility goes with making financial decisions'
'I have considered how to make the best product for the smallest amount of money'
'I have learned that it is hard to keep teams organised'
Dr. Hughes's comments
Clearly a lot of enterprise skills have been developed but it is important in future to be very specific about the learning outcomes and not to try and cover too much during one event.
