Medical students' perception of the educational environment in a medical college in India: a cross-sectional study using the Dundee Ready Education Environment questionnaire.

ABSTRACT:

Purpose

The objective of this study was to assess student perceptions of the environment in this medical college using the Dundee Ready Educational Environment Measure (DREEM).

Methods

Cross-sectional study; 348 medical student volunteers (68.1%) of all semesters participated (511 enrolled). DREEM has 50 items, each rated from 0-4 (Likert scale: 0, strongly disagree to 4, strongly agree), that measure five domains: students' perceptions of learning; perceptions of teachers; academic self-perception; perceptions of the atmosphere; and social self-perception. Mean item scores, domain scores, and global scores were computed.

Results

The three highest rated items were knowledgeable teachers, having good friends, and confidence about passing; the three most problematic ite

SUBMITTER: Kohli V 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC3743137 | biostudies-literature | 2013

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature