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Impact Methodology

We measure whether the programme actually moves the needle on two things: AI literacy and entrepreneurial self-efficacy (a student's confidence that they can do the work of a founder).

How it works

  • Students rate 8 statements on a 1–5 scale (strongly disagree → strongly agree) at the start (before Module 1) and again at the end (after the final module).
  • It's optional and defaulted-on — skipping never blocks the journey.
  • We report only the aggregate change (the average shift from pre to post) at the cohort and programme level. Individual responses are never shown to sponsors or program admins; teachers see their own students' results to support them.

The instrument

  1. 1I understand how AI tools can help build a business.
  2. 2I can use AI tools to get useful feedback on my ideas.
  3. 3I know the limits of AI and when to rely on my own judgment.
  4. 4I can turn a problem I notice into a business idea.
  5. 5I can talk to potential customers to test an idea.
  6. 6I can explain my business model clearly.
  7. 7I can build and pitch a simple version of my product.
  8. 8I see myself starting a venture in the future.

Items 1–3 measure AI literacy; items 4–8 measure entrepreneurial self-efficacy. Each is rated 1 (strongly disagree) to 5 (strongly agree).

A note on rigour

This is a self-report measure intended for programme monitoring, not a validated psychometric scale. Deltas are computed only for students who completed both the pre and post check-ins for the same project.