Students' Perceptions of Educational Climate in a Spanish School of Dentistry Using the Dundee Ready Education Environment Measure: A Longitudinal Study.

ABSTRACT: Educational Climate (EC) may determine teacher and student behaviour. Our aim was to evaluate EC longitudinally in a period of 'curricular transition' from traditional (teacher-centred learning) to Bologna curricula (interactive student-centred learning). The 'Dundee Ready Education Environment Measure' (DREEM) questionnaire was completed by 397 students from a Spanish School of Dentistry. Students' perception was assessed in different courses and academic years. The overall EC scale average was 115.70 ± 20.20 (57.85%) and all domain values showed a percentage >52%, which were interpreted as 'positive and acceptable'. The EC mean was: 118.02 ± 17.37 (59.01%) for 2010-2011; 116.46 ± 19.79 (58.23%) for 2013-2014; 115.60 ± 21.93 (57.80%) for 2014-2015; 112.02 ± 22.28 (56.01%) for 2015-2016, i

SUBMITTER: Maria HA 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7762267 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature