Computerized monitoring of students’ psychological profile

Abstract

This paper describes the usage of computerized procedure for monitoring students’ propensity for entrepreneurship. The procedure is based on the method of choosing the best statements for psychological testing. A set of statements concerning entrepreneurial ability has been collected from various sources, and a procedure of test improvement based on Cronbach’s alpha was performed for different categories of Russian and international students. Test statements that are the best for each category, shows the features that distinguish respondents of different entrepreneurial ability. Thus, the results gives characteristics that are important for different categories of native and foreign students. This procedure can be used to periodically adjust the curriculum of the future entrepreneurs and managers. Keywords—entrepreneurship, psychological testing, propensity, Cronbach’s alpha, monitoring