Assessment Method

The innovative assessment method for an entrepreneurship class under Project-based Learning (PBL) approach has been
functioning since 2015’s second semester at a Business Administration undergraduate course of a private university in the
municipality of Campos dos Goytacazes in Rio de Janeiro state, Brazil.
This PBL methodology was implemented in the Brazilian college as an experimental adaptation of a learning model usually
adopted in Finland. The process required substantial changes in the teaching/learning methods and methodologies and
had a significant impact on students ́ learning and motivation.
In this first edition of an entrepreneurial class under the PBL methodology as an innovative experience, it was aimed to
verify the results about the student's PBL experience. The final student's assessment method from this learning experience
was made in two ways: firstly, in the traditional way using a business plan quality analysis and secondly, through an peer
assessment learning perception.
The paper presents the overview concepts of PBL applied to entrepreneurship in managerial undergraduate classes. In
addition, the adopted assessment methodology is presented. Finally, the merits of the new assessment method learned in
Finland are discussed from surveys results and workshops organised as part of class assessment.
The results indicated that the PBL approach applied to college entrepreneurship classes were profitable, as well as the
effectiveness of the peer assessment method.