Developing Courage in Taking Risks through Science Learning Worksheets Integrated to Entrepreneurship

Abstract

Dare to take risks is an individual's attitude in deciding the direction of action and behavior. Generally, a risk-taking attitude is developed through entrepreneurial activities that encourage someone to become courageous in making decisions. This research is important because the science worksheets that are integrated with entrepreneurship have not been developed properly by experts. Teachers need worksheets that are effective and contextual. This study aims to examine the effectiveness of the entrepreneurship-integrated science worksheet on students' risk-taking courage. The entrepreneurial-integrated science student worksheet used in this study was developed in previous studies, consisting of four stages: problem analysis, product creation, product SWOT identification, and product marketing plans. A quasi-experimental pretest-posttest non-equivalent control group design was used in this study. The number of samples was 140 students of junior high school in grade VII divided into the experimental and control groups. Data analysis was carried out through a t-test at a significance level of 0.05. Based on the post-test, the students' courage to take a stand showed that the average value of the experimental class was higher than the control class. The results of the t-test obtained a p-value 0.000 < 0.05. The research results indicate that the science worksheets containing entrepreneurial values develop risk-taking attitudes effectively for junior high school students. The Students Activity Sheet needs to be applied by science teachers for junior high school to have a mature and tough attitude in deciding and problem-solving in everyday life.