Students’ perceptions of educational environment in a medical school experiencing curricular transition in United Arab Emirates

Shehnaz, Syed Ilyas; Sreedharan, Jayadevan

doi:10.3109/0142159x.2011.530312

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“…A literatura mostra que estudantes percebem positivamente essa mudança curricular com disciplinas mais integradoras e vivências no sistema de saúde, e essa lógica de ensino problematizador e integrado faz com que os estudantes se sintam mais satisfeitos com o aprendizado [10][11][12] . A percepção de satisfação, no presente estudo, foi construída ao longo de uma caminhada acadêmica em que o estudante, no conjunto de vários sentimentos, demonstra medo do incerto antes da participação nos referidos estágios (corpus 1).…”

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Formação em saúde com vivência no Sistema Único de Saúde (SUS): percepções de estudantes do curso de Odontologia da Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul (UFRGS), Brasil

Bulgarelli

Souza

Baumgarten

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O processo ensino-aprendizagem para a formação de cirurgiões-dentistas fundamenta-se em diretrizes que corroboram a formação de profissionais reflexivos, humanísticos e críticos. Nessa perspectiva, objetiva-se, com a presente pesquisa, trabalhar as percepções de estudantes de uma faculdade de odontologia em relação à realização de estágios curriculares supervisionados no Sistema Único de Saúde (SUS). Esta é uma pesquisa descritiva, desenvolvida com dados qualitativos, coletados por meio de questionários autoaplicados em 65 estudantes, e trabalhados segundo Análise de Conteúdo. Chegou-se a três temas estruturados nas seguintes categorias: explorando o desconhecido; iniciando a caminhada profissional; vivenciando as realidades no SUS. Os estudantes percebem diferentes processos de trabalho em saúde, apontam a importância do engajamento dos professores na supervisão dos estágios e percebem o SUS como um rico espaço de aprendizagem significativa para a formação em saúde.

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Formação em saúde com vivência no Sistema Único de Saúde (SUS): percepções de estudantes do curso de Odontologia da Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul (UFRGS), Brasil

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“…18,19,30,57 Edgren et al 19 acknowledged that in the majority of published DREEM study results, this item tends to score low and seems to be a communal problem in professional health care training. Professional health care education can be demanding and can produce diverse stressors.…”

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“…Many DREEM studies have highlighted students' perception that teaching overemphasizes factual learning, 3,18,19,47,54,57,63 thus insinuating that students are employing surface-learning approaches to the detriment of deeper learning. 64 Perceptions of factual overload have been shown to be correlated with surface-learning approaches.…”

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“…14 It has been used to explore, evaluate, and compare various aspects of undergraduate educational environments, such as institutional differences, 15 levels of training, [16][17][18] curriculum reform, 19 and gender discrepancies. 20,21 DREEM is suitable for gauging the environment in educational contexts, 14 and it has been reported to have good psychometric properties in many diverse contexts, with evidence based on test content (content and construct validity) [22][23][24] and internal consistency (reliability).…”

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Reassessing the educational environment among undergraduate students in a chiropractic training institution: A study over time

Palmgren

Sundberg

Laksov

2015

Journal of Chiropractic Education

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Objective: The aim of the study was twofold: (1) to compare the perceived educational environment at 2 points in time and (2) to longitudinally examine potential changes in perceptions of the educational environment over time. Methods: The validated Dundee Ready Educational Environment Measure (DREEM), a 50-item, self-administered Likert-type inventory, was used in this prospective study. Employing convenience sampling, undergraduate chiropractic students were investigated at 2 points in time: 2009 (n ¼ 124) and 2012 (n ¼ 127). An analysis of 2 matching samples was performed on 27% (n ¼ 34) of the respondents in 2009. Results: A total of 251 students (79%) completed the inventory, 83% (n ¼ 124) in 2009 and 75% (n ¼ 127) in 2012. The overall DREEM scores in both years were excellent: 156 (78%) and 153 (77%), respectively. The students' perceptions of teachers differed significantly between the 2 cohort years, decreasing from 77% to 73%. Three items received deprived scores: limited support for stressed students, authoritarian teachers, and an overemphasis on factual learning; the latter significantly decreased in 2012. In the longitudinal sample these items also displayed scores below the expected mean. Conclusion: Students viewed the educational environment as excellent both in 2009 and 2012. The perceptions of teachers declined with time; however, this could be attributed to teachers' new roles. Certain aspects of the educational environment factored prominently during the comparative points in time, as well as longitudinally, and these ought to be further investigated and addressed to provide an enhanced educational environment.

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“…While a lot of attention has been given to the students’ perspective about the educational environment [2–5], very few studies have looked into perspective of the other stakeholders such as the teaching staff. Previous studies comparing the faculty perceptions with those of the students revealed that the faculty and students had similar perceptions about the student experiences in an integrated curriculum [6,7].…”

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Does curricular change improve faculty perceptions of student experiences with the educational environment? A preliminary study in an institution undergoing curricular change

Shehnaz

Sreedharan²,

Gomathi

2014

J Educ Eval Health Prof

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Purpose:College of Medicine, Gulf Medical University, United Arab Emirates, underwent a major curriculum change from a discipline-based to an organ system-based integrated curriculum. However, it was not known how the faculty perceived the changes in the educational environment as experienced by the students. In this context, we aimed to compare the faculty perceptions of the student experiences in the discipline-based curriculum with those in the organ system-based integrated curriculum. Methods:The Dundee Ready Education Environment Measure (DREEM) questionnaire was modified to assess faculty perceptions of the student experiences, pilot-tested, and administered to all faculty members (n=28) involved in the discipline-based curriculum (FDC) in January 2009. In the subsequent year, data were collected from the same faculty involved in the new integrated curriculum (FIC). Collected data were transferred to Predictive Analytics Software version 18. Total, domain, and individual statement scores were assessed with the Wilcoxon signed rank test. Percentage agreement, disagreement, and uncertainty were assessed by the McNemar’s test for proportion.Results:The mean total DREEM score was significantly higher (P<0.001) for FIC (139/200) as compared to FDC (119/200). The FIC perceived significantly more positive student experiences with the educational environment as indicated by the domain scores and statement scores. The differences in proportions of agreement between FIC and FDC also reinforced that the FIC perceived more positive student experiences with the educational environment.Conclusion:The study showed that the faculty perceived the organ system-based integrated curriculum as providing a better educational environment for the students than the discipline based curriculum.

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Students’ perceptions of educational environment in a medical school experiencing curricular transition in United Arab Emirates

Abstract: This study shows that the organ system-based integrated curriculum is perceived to provide better educational environment than the discipline-based curriculum. However, areas like curriculum load and assessment strategies still require further fine tuning.

Cited by 57 publications

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Formação em saúde com vivência no Sistema Único de Saúde (SUS): percepções de estudantes do curso de Odontologia da Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul (UFRGS), Brasil

Formação em saúde com vivência no Sistema Único de Saúde (SUS): percepções de estudantes do curso de Odontologia da Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul (UFRGS), Brasil

Reassessing the educational environment among undergraduate students in a chiropractic training institution: A study over time

Does curricular change improve faculty perceptions of student experiences with the educational environment? A preliminary study in an institution undergoing curricular change

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