Assessing the Impact of Collaborative Learning Practices on Competency Development in Entrepreneurship Program: A Study of Higher Education Students in Delhi NCR Region of India

Abstract

Higher education aims to inculcate teamwork and leadership, the two primary management skills that empower students to achieve competency. Despite the fact that students gain domain knowledge through higher education, many organisations report that freshmen have a severe lack of collaborative skills. These skills are essential for today’s graduates to compete in the world of tomorrow. Collaborative learning is a set of strategies that help the students achieve management skills in an effective way, leading to deeper learning. It increases the critical thinking level, communication, leadership, and employability skills, as well as responsibility, and prepares the students for real-life social and economic environments. As collaborative learning practises are so important, this study focuses on assessing the impact they have on competency development, specifically in entrepreneurship programs. A qualitative and quantitative survey has been administered to 536 students pursuing higher education in management in India’s Delhi and the NCR region. A questionnaire has been prepared with 20 questions, comprising 15 closed-ended and 5 open-ended questions. With the results obtained from the survey, it is clear that the collaborative learning practise has a positive relationship with the entrepreneurship programme and competence development among students. The result proved that collaborative learning does benefit the students more in developing competency than individual learning through cultivating essential skills such as communication, teamwork, critical thinking, and responsibility.