Pre-Posttest: Diagnosis of the Achievement Level on Sustainable Business Workshop

Abstract

There are various ways to measure an achievement level on the activity to develop a sustainable business. This study is used to serve as a reference in designing appropriate developmental programs for small business actors. This study aims to analyze the effectiveness of the pre-posttest technique in diagnosing the achievement level of the workshop on sustainable culinary business. The population was 15 culinary SMEs in Surabaya who participated in a sustainable business workshop. The pre-posttest was evaluated using 10 indicators (by selecting correct/B and incorrect/S) to measure the participants' understanding. Data were analyzed using the t-test technique. Results show that the preposttest technique was unable to measure the achievement level of the workshop on the sustainable culinary business. Thus, the pre-posttest technique will not appropriately be used to measure the achievement level of other similar activities/programs to develop a sustainable business.