scholarly journals Evaluation of a Brazilian Postgraduate Dental Program by the Dundee Ready Educational Environment Measure

2015 ◽  
Vol 8 (11) ◽  
pp. 34
Author(s):  
Rebeca Do Vale Placa ◽  
Mariana S. Ragghianti Zangrando ◽  
Adriana C. P. Sant’Ana ◽  
Sebastião L. A. Greghi ◽  
Maria Lucia R. De Rezende ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Learning Environment ◽  
Educational Environment ◽  
Social Self ◽  
Undergraduate Medical Students ◽  
Five Dimensions ◽  
Self Perceptions ◽  
Education Environment ◽  
Positive Learning Environment ◽  
The Mean ◽  
Spearman’S Correlation

<p class="apa">The evaluation of education environment is essential to provide to the professors a better understanding of the teaching process. One valuable tool for this assessment is the Dundee Ready Educational Environment Measure (DREEM). This questionnaire has 50 questions and is divided in five dimensions: D1–Perceptions of teaching, D2–Perceptions of teacher, D3–Academic self-perceptions, D4–Perception of atmosphere, D5–Social self-perception. Although it was first elaborated to undergraduate medical students, it has been used to other health areas. The aim of this study was to evaluate learning environment of a dental postgraduate course in a Brazilian University. Twenty-one students of master degree and PhD program in Periodontics were invited to answer the DREEM questionnaire. The mean age of the students was 27.4 years old. The total DREEM mean was 146.8, presenting a positive learning environment. Possible correlations were analyzed by Spearman’s correlation test (P&lt;0.05). There was a positive correlation between total DREEM and all 5 dimensions (p&lt;0.05). The highest correlation was total DREEM with academic self-perceptions (r=0.938). There was no correlation between age and distance from parents home (p&gt;0.05). In conclusion, the postgraduate learning environment is positive and students are satisfied. This questionnaire was very efficient and provided important information to maintain or improve our learning environment.</p>

scholarly journals Perception of Undergraduate Medical Students on Educational Environment

2021 ◽  
Vol 13 (1) ◽  
pp. 57-71
Author(s):  
Nurul Husna Ahmad Rahman ◽  
Mohammad Arif Kamaruddin ◽  
Mohd Nasri Awang Besar ◽  
Mohamad Nurman Yaman
Keyword(s):  
Medical Students ◽  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
Educational Environment ◽  
Global Score ◽  
Social Self ◽  
Undergraduate Medical Students ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Percentage Score ◽  
Education Environment ◽  
The Mean

Educational environment in medical school has a significant influence on the students’ progress in becoming a holistic doctor. Different background of students may have different perception towards their educational environment. The objectives of this study were to explore and ascertain the overall educational environment status of two medical programmes in the Faculty of Medicine of Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia (UKM) and to study the common areas of concern in the educational environment. A cross-sectional study was conducted in November 2018 among all the fourth-year undergraduate medical students of session 2018/2019 in the Faculty of Medicine of UKM using the Dundee Ready Education Environment Measure (DREEM) questionnaire. A total of 114 (72.61%) respondents had completed the questionnaire. The mean global score of UKM (136.14) was higher than the mean global score of UKM-Universitas Padjadjaran (UKM-UNPAD) (128.74). UKM also noted to have a higher total mean score for all the five subscales than UKM-UNPAD. The highest percentage score was observed in the subscale of Students’ Perception of Learning (SPoL) for UKM (71.89%) and UKM-UNPAD (68.56%). On the other hand, the lowest percentage score was observed among the UKM (62.57%) and UKM-UNPAD (60.04%) respondents in the subscale of Students’ Social Self-Perception (SSSP). Overall, all students across these two main academic programmes perceived the educational environment in UKM positively. However, there are still aspects of the educational environment that could be improved. The existing programmes and academic modules are subjected to rigorous evaluation to be able to meet the medical students’ requirements.

scholarly journals Assessing the Learning Environment at Habib medical School, Islamic University in Uganda

2017 ◽  
Vol 1 (1) ◽  
pp. 26
Author(s):  
Nazziwa Aisha ◽  
Lwere Kamada ◽  
Tebetyo Zakia ◽  
Ankarali Handan ◽  
Ankarali Seyit
Keyword(s):  
Learning Environment ◽  
Undergraduate Students ◽  
Educational Environment ◽  
Average Score ◽  
First Year ◽  
Maximum Point ◽  
Social Self ◽  
Self Perception ◽  
Self Perceptions ◽  
Education Environment

Background: The learners’ environment is crucial for development of professionals. In Uganda, there was no studies assessing the learning environment have been found. Objective: This study was performed to assess the undergraduate students’ perceptions of medical education in general and educational environment in a newly established faculty of medicine in Islamic University in Uganda.Materials and Methods: The Dundee Ready Education Environment Measure (DREEM), a validated inventory was distributed among undergraduate students in the first year of Bachelor of Medicine and Bachelor of Surgery study. This scale consists a 50 item inventory each of the50 items is scored on a 5-point Likert scale (0 to4).Results: The average total DREEM score was found to be 127.5 (maximum point is 200 in the scale) for the students. This score was interpreted according to the practical guide of McAleer and Roff those students’ perceptions of their learning environment were more positive than negative. In addition, the descriptive values of 5 subdimensions of the scale were found as follows. The Perceptions of Learning dimension average is 33.69 ± 6.10, the Perceptions of Teachers dimension average is 25.89 ± 4.44, Students’ Academic Self-Perception 23.35 ± 3.91, Perceptions of Learning Atmosphere dimension average 29.83 ± 7.01 and Social self-perceptions dimension average 13.90 ± 3.92.Only the mean Social Self Perceptions sub-dimension score were below the expected average score (maximum score/2), and all of the other mean of dimensions were higher than the expected average. The best score is obtained from Perceptions of Learning. The items with low scores (less than 2) on the DREEM questionnaires were identified as in need of rehabilitation.Conclusion: On the whole, the study showed that the students’ perception of the educational environment and the teaching delivered were positive but the student’s social self-perception was not good. Measures to improve student’s social self-perception will be adopted.International Journal of Human and Health Sciences Vol. 01 No. 01 January’17. Page : 26-29

scholarly journals Students' Perception of the Educational Environment in an Indian Physiotherapy College

2019 ◽  
Author(s):  
Prachita Walankar ◽  
Vrushali Panhale ◽  
Sayli Situt
Keyword(s):  
Learning Environment ◽  
Educational Environment ◽  
P Value ◽  
Social Self ◽  
Positive Perception ◽  
Self Perception ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Self Perceptions ◽  
Significant Difference ◽  
Physiotherapy Students

Purpose: Educational environment has a significant impact on students' behavior, academic progress and quality of learning. The aim of this study was to evaluate the students’ perception of their learning environment in an Indian physiotherapy college and compare their perceptions in terms of demographic attributes and academic level. Methods: A cross-sectional study was conducted among 420 undergraduate physiotherapy students. The Dundee Ready Education Environment Measure (DREEM), a 50-item, self-administered inventory was employed to assess the student’s perception of learning environment. It comprises of five domains: students’ perceptions of learning; students’ perceptions of teachers; students’ academic self-perceptions; students’ perceptions of atmosphere and students’ social self-perceptions. Descriptive statistics, t-test and analysis of variance (ANOVA) were used to analyze data. P-value < 0.05 was considered as significant. Results: The mean DREEM score was 122.66 ± 17.39 reflecting a more of positive than negative educational environment in this institution. There was a significant difference in the overall DREEM score (p = 0.000) based on the year of study with highest mean score in first year (127.57 ± 13.81). Evaluating the sub-domains of perception, the students in all the years had a more positive perception of learning (29.22 ± 5.35), their perception of teachers moved in the right direction (26.52 ± 5.05), their academic self-perception was more on the positive side (21.23± 3.72), they had a more positive perception of atmosphere (28.56± 5.64) and their social self-perception could be graded as not too bad (17.13 ±3.08). No significant gender difference was noted for overall DREEM score and all domain scores. Conclusion: The present study revealed that all undergraduate physiotherapy students perceived their educational environment positively. However, some areas require remedial measures in order to enhance the educational experience. Advocating problem-based learning, student mentorship, counseling and workshops on teaching-learning for teachers might enable us to enrich our learning environment.

scholarly journals The Dundee Ready Education Environment Measure: A prospective comparative study of undergraduate medical students’ and interns’ perceptions in Oman

2018 ◽  
Vol 18 (2) ◽  
pp. 173 ◽  
Author(s):  
Gowda P. Prashanth ◽  
Salim K. Ismail
Keyword(s):  
Medical Students ◽  
Undergraduate Students ◽  
Online Survey ◽  
Educational Environment ◽  
Undergraduate Medical Students ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Education Environment ◽  
Medical Undergraduate ◽  
The Mean ◽  
Medical Undergraduate Students

Objectives: This study aimed to assess perceptions of the educational environment in Oman among medical undergraduate students and interns using the Dundee Ready Education Environment Measure (DREEM) tool. Methods: This cross-sectional study was conducted between October 2016 and April 2017 at the Oman Medical College (OMC), Sohar, Oman. A total of 737 medical undergraduate students and interns from the OMC and College of Medicine & Health Sciences of Sultan Qaboos University in Muscat, Oman, were invited to complete the DREEM questionnaire in the form of an online survey. Mean overall scores, subscale scores and individual item scores were subsequently compared between undergraduate students and interns. Results: A total of 418 undergraduate students and interns completed the survey (response rate: 56.7%). The mean overall DREEM score was 130.75 ± 12.69. While interns had higher mean DREEM scores than undergraduate students, this difference was not significant (133.00 ± 17.64 versus 128.50 ± 15.53; P = 0.326). The mean score percentages for the perceptions of learning (66.7% versus 58.3%; P = 0.028) and perceptions of teachers (75% versus 68.2%; P = 0.038) subscales were significantly higher among OMC interns compared to undergraduate students from the same college. The perceptions of the environment subscale received the lowest mean score percentages among undergraduate students and interns from both colleges. Conclusion: Overall, medical undergraduate students and interns viewed the educational environment in Oman in a positive light. It is possible that undergraduate students’ perceptions of the educational environment may become more favourable as they progress with their medical career and become interns.Keywords: Medical Education; Undergraduate Medical Students; Internships; Perceptions; Oman.

Learning Environment at CMH Lahore Medical College - Perspective of medical students

2021 ◽  
Vol 15 (12) ◽  
pp. 3205-3208
Author(s):  
Shaista Arshad Jarral ◽  
Uzma Naseer ◽  
Aisha Zeeshan ◽  
Amna Liaqat ◽  
Umar Farooq
Keyword(s):  
Medical Students ◽  
Learning Environment ◽  
Observational Study ◽  
Total Count ◽  
Social Self ◽  
Survey Tool ◽  
Medical College ◽  
Self Perceptions ◽  
Maximum Value ◽  
Education Environment

Aim: To evaluate learning environment at CMH Medical College (CMH-LMC) as perceived by medical students. Methods: An observational study was conducted at CMHLMC, Lahore from July,2020 till December, 2020, using DREEM survey tool. Feedback to five category questions on Likert scale were used to count DREEM scores. Results: Mean DREEM count in our study came out to be 123.78±8.69. In respect of subcategories, Students’ Perceptions of Learning (POL), the maximum value was 29.48; Students’ Perceptions of Teachers (POT) showed a total score of 26.59; Students’ Academic Self-Perception (ASP) reached the highest number of 18.15; Students’ Perceptions Of Atmosphere (POA) attained total count of 32.38 and Students’ Social Self-Perceptions (SSP) made up a highest score of 17.19. Conclusion: Learning environment at CMHLMC, was perceived positive by medical students. Keywords: Dundee Ready Education Environment Measure (DREEM), Learning environment (LE), Perception

scholarly journals Medical students’ perception of their educational environment during foundation course

2020 ◽  
Vol 8 (4) ◽  
pp. 1537
Author(s):  
Shreekrishna Maharjan ◽  
Tripti Shakya
Keyword(s):  
Medical Students ◽  
Learning Environment ◽  
Educational Environment ◽  
Social Self ◽  
Self Perception ◽  
School Of Medicine ◽  
Education Environment ◽  
Item Scores ◽  
Factual Learning ◽  
Enhance Student Learning

Background: Learning environment is how students perceive the climate of an institution. The strength and weakness of learning environment should be identified to help change, adjust and manage training programs with objectives for improving learning quality. Dundee Ready Education Environment Measure (DREEM) is a validated tool designed to measure educational environment specifically for medical schools and other health profession institutions. This tool has been used in 20 countries, including Nepal. The aim of this study was to determine the perception of medical students of Foundation Course toward their learning environment using this tool.Methods: The study was conducted among the medical students attending Foundation Course in School of Medicine at Patan Academy of Health Sciences in Nepal using the DREEM tool.Results: Total mean of DREEM score was 150.51 and that of subscales for Students' Perception of Learning (SPL), Students' Perception of Teachers (SPT), Students' Academic Self-Perception (SASP), Students' Perception of Atmosphere (SPOA) and Students' Social Self-Perception (SSSP) were 36.96/48, 34.01/44, 23.96/32, 36.03/48 and 19.55/28 respectively. In item scores, students scored more than 3 for 29 items, between 2 and 3 for 20 items and only 1 item received less than 2 score indicating an issue requiring attention on overemphasis of factual learning during the course.Conclusions: Students have a positive perception about their educational environment. Their perception is a valuable resource for institutional curriculum planners to make appropriate changes to enhance student learning. It is important to get feedbacks from students on how they are experiencing their learning environment.

scholarly journals Medical Student’s Perception of Educational Environment

2020 ◽  
Vol 34 (2) ◽  
pp. 47-51
Author(s):  
Hina Mahmood
Keyword(s):  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
Educational Environment ◽  
Medical Institute ◽  
First Year ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Medical College ◽  
Healthy Environment ◽  
Self Perceptions ◽  
Positive Learning Environment ◽  
Spearman’S Correlation

Introduction: The importance of educational environment in any medical institute cannot be ignored. Medical students should be provided a healthy environment so as to maximize their learning. Also understanding their perception about the educational environment can be used tactfully to evaluate and address the deficiencies and to make necessary changes required accordingly. Aims & Objectives: To assess students’ perception regarding educational environment in a medical college of Lahore. Place and duration of study: This cross-sectional study was conducted from September 2019- December 2019 in CMH Lahore Medical College. Material & Methods: 450 students of M.B.B.S from first year to final year (90 students / year) were included by simple random method after taking written informed consent. DREEM questionnaire was used having 5 subscales including students’ perception of learning (PoL), perception of Teachers (PoT), students’ academic self-perception (ASP), students’ perception of atmosphere (PoA) and students ‘self-perceptions (SSP). Statistical analysis was performed using SPSS version 22 .Data was presented as mean ±s.d, normality assessed with Shapiro -Wilk’s test followed by Spearman’s correlation analysis. Results: Reliability of the scale was found to be 96%, indicative of excellent consistency of the responses provided by students. Mean scores of subscales from both male and female students; PoL, PoT, ASP, PoA and SSP were found as 29.89±7.36, 28.07±7.21, 19.50±5.17, 28.78±7.36 & 16.97±4.55 respectively. Total DREEM score came out to be 123.21+29.48. Conclusion: It is concluded that students perceived a positive learning environment in this medical college’s experience.

Perception of Nursing Students toward Academic Learning Environment in a College of Kathmandu

2019 ◽  
Vol 41 (1) ◽  
pp. 91-101
Author(s):  
Manisa Koirala ◽  
Surya Koirala ◽  
Sharmila Neupane
Keyword(s):  
Nursing Students ◽  
Learning Environment ◽  
Learning Environments ◽  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
Academic Learning ◽  
Social Self ◽  
Self Perception ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Five Dimensions ◽  
Education Environment

Introduction: A supportive and systematic design of academic learning environment has been important for transfer of learning in clinical context, can lead to positive outcomes for graduates and best prepares for professional life. The objective of this study was to find out the perception of nursing students toward academic learning environment. Methods: The descriptive, cross sectional study design was used among 172 proficiency certificate level (PCL) nursing students at Maharajgunj Nursing Campus, Kathmandu Nepal. The data were collected by using Dundee Ready Education Environment Measure (DREEM) Inventories with complete enumeration technique which was developed by Roff et al (1997). Data were analyzed using descriptive and inferential statistics. Results: Overall mean score of academic learning environment was found 142.78 out of 200 for 50 items which was in the ranged for ‘positive’ learning environments. The total mean score for perception of learning was 34.4 out of 48; for perception of teacher 30.7 out of 44; for academic self-perception 25 out of 32; for perception of atmosphere 33.3 out of 48; for social self-perceptions 19.3 out of 28. Mean scores indicated that students’ rated all five dimensions of the educational environment in this institution as an average. The significant differences were found between overall mean score; mean score of teachers, academic self-perception & social self perception of students and different academic year. Conclusion: The overall mean DREEM scores indicate a more positive academic learning environment. Although the overall learning environments score of this institution observe as an average, none of the items represents ‘excellent’ score or real positive academic learning environment.

scholarly journals Students' perceptions of the educational environment in an Iranian Medical School, as measured by The Dundee Ready Education Environment Measure

2014 ◽  
Vol 40 (1) ◽  
pp. 36-41 ◽  
Author(s):  
H Bakhshi ◽  
MH Bakhshialiabad ◽  
Gh Hassanshahi
Keyword(s):  
Academic Success ◽  
Medical Students ◽  
Learning Environment ◽  
Medical School ◽  
Statistical Tests ◽  
Educational Environment ◽  
Social Self ◽  
Education Environment ◽  
Significant Difference ◽  
Married Students

Learning environment is found to be important in determining students’ academic success and learning. The goal of this study was to investigate the viewpoints of medical students toward learning environment based on The Dundee Ready Education Environment Measure (DREEM) at Rafsanjan University of Medical Sciences (RUMS). This descriptive study was conducted using the Persian DREEM questionnaire. All medical students in basic and clinical courses except internship students (fifth and sixth year) were approached to participate during the study period, of which 223 provided consent and completed the survey. Data were analyzed by SPSS-17, t-test and ANOVA statistical tests were used. The mean total score was 113.8±17.31 (out of a maximum of 200, 56.9%) indicating relative satisfaction with the perceived environment. There were no individual areas of excellence. Some items scored consistently badly indicating cause for concern. The highest score were related to Academic Self-Perception (64.11%) and learning (57.2%) domains. The lowest score were related to Teachers (55.9%), Social Self-Perceptions (56.6%) and atmosphere (55.8%) domains. Basic science students perceived the environment to be significantly more positive than preclinical students (p<0.05). Native and married students perceived the environment to be significantly more positive (p<0.05). Second and fourth year students were significantly higher than the others (P<0.01). There was significant difference between mean scores of total mean DREEM and sub-domains by year of enrolment (p=0.001). This tool identified areas of concern within RUMS medical school. Further use of the DREEM as a monitoring tool would be useful to re-evaluate the environment following appropriate intervention. To create an appropriate educational environment and reduce the deficits in order to provide a better learning environment with facilitate and supportive system for students. DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.3329/bmrcb.v40i1.20335 Bangladesh Med Res Counc Bull 2014; 40: 36-41

scholarly journals The Educational Environment at Khawaja Mohammad Safdar medical Collage Sialkot

2020 ◽  
Vol 3 (1) ◽  
pp. 31-40
Author(s):  
Abeer Anjum
Keyword(s):  
Undergraduate Students ◽  
Educational Environment ◽  
Social Self ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Medical College ◽  
Education Environment ◽  
Important Concern ◽  
Educational Climate ◽  
The Mean ◽  
Scale Data

Introduction: The instructive climate in any organization is an important concern to debate, as it assumes a powerful part in overseeing understudies' scholastic accomplishment. Objective: The target of my examination was to determine students’ perception of the educational environment at Khawaja Mohammad Safdar Medical College, Sialkot. Methods: A descriptive, cross-sectional, poll-based study was led in which undergraduate students of all five years were analyzed.50-item DREEM Questionnaire was used, and scoring was based on 5 points Likert scale. Data were analyzed by using SPSS v 25. The obtained score was expressed as the mean ±SD. Results: A total mean score is 114/200 (57%), which is more affirmative than negative. The mean score for Students’ perception of Learning is 28/48, Students’ perception of Teachers 25/32, Students’ academic self perception20/28, Perceptions of atmosphere 27/48, and Students’ social self-perception is 16/28. There were four problem areas; item no.1 (I am encouraged to participate in teaching sessions) (1.78), item no.8(course organizers ridicule their students)(1.42), item no.35(I find experience disappointing)(1.76), and item no.3(there is a sound support system for students who get tense)(1.25) all with means ≤2. Conclusion: The overall educational climate was more valuable than the negative; however, few problem areas need to be further explored, and measures are taken to make the environment more favorable for learning. Keywords: DREEM (Dundee Ready Education Environment Education), student’s perception, instructive climate

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