How Should the Learning Environment Change Entrepreneurship Education in the Era of the Fourth Industrial Revolution?

Abstract

The article examines the influence of the learning environment on the development of key competencies among students in the era of the Fourth Industrial Revolution. The simple random sample included 96 undergraduates in Business Administration at Mudanjiang Normal University, Mudanjiang, China. The experimental group consisted of 47 students (25 young men and 22 young women), who mostly resorted to M-learning environments during the experiment. The control group consisted of 49 students (26 young men, and 23 young women), who received traditional classroom training during the experiment with limited use of M-learning environments. At the beginning and the end of the experiment, the communicative and cognitive abilities of students were tested. The research findings suggested that the widespread use of M-learning environments increased (with statistical significance of p < 0.05) the communication and organizational skills among students in the experimental group, as well as their creativity.

Keywords:

• Entrepreneurial education
• fourth industrial revolution
• key competencies
• learning environment

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Linshuo Xiao

Linshuo Xiao – PhD of Faculty of Education in Northeast Normal University, Changchun, China. Interests: entrepreneurial education, learning environment.

Dong Han

Dong Han, lecturer of School of Information Science and Technology in Northeast Normal University, Changchun, China. Interests: information science and technology, fourth industrial revolution.