Perceptions of the educational environment among undergraduate physical therapy students in a competency-based curriculum at the University of Chile.

ABSTRACT:

Purpose

This study aimed to assess the educational environment (EE) among students in a physical therapy undergraduate program, to identify patterns in EE perceptions among the students by year, and to determine issues that should be addressed.

Methods

The Dundee Ready Education Environment Measure (DREEM) questionnaire was used to explore the relationships among the total mean score, subscales, and items in a competency-based curriculum in the physical therapy program at the University of Chile. The DREEM questionnaire was filled out by 166 of 244 students (68.03%), of whom 56.6% were men and 43.4% were women, with 75.9% between 19 and 23 years of age.

Results

The total mean score (120.9/200) indicated that the EE was perceived as 'more positive than negative.' There

SUBMITTER: Quiroga-Maraboli P 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6545526 | biostudies-literature | 2019

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature