Students' perspectives on the educational environment, Faculty of Medical Sciences, Trinidad

Abstract

The Dundee Ready Education Environment Measure (DREEM) was administered to 70 final-year medical students and 36 first-year medical interns (pre-registration house officers). The overall total mean DREEM scores for the five subscales-namely, students' perceptions of the atmosphere, students' perceptions of learning, students' social self-perceptions, students'perceptions of teachers and students' academic self-perceptions-was 109.9 and the total mean scores for the subgroups-male students, male interns, female students and female interns-were 103.39, 111.82, 111.33 and 113.15, respectively. The lowest scores were assigned to students' social self-perceptions and students' perceptions of the atmosphere. All of the participants except the male interns recorded the highest scores for the subscale academic self-perceptions.

Evaluation of the Learning Environment at the Faculty of Medicine, Suez Canal University: Students? Perceptions

“…Our DREEM overall mean score was higher than that reported for medical schools in Faculty of Medical Sciences, Trinidad (109.9) [18], Srilanka (108) [19], India (107.44) [20], King Faisal Medical School Saudi Arabia (111) [21], Umm Al-Qura University (107) [16], King Abdul Aziz University Saudi Arabia (102) [17], Sana'a University (100) [17], Al-Yemen University (99) [22], Canadian Memorial Chiropractic College (97) [23], King Saud University (89.9) [24].…”

Perception of Educational Environment Among Undergraduate Students in a Chiropractic Training Institution

“…15,16,29,38,40,44 However, with individual items, there were statistical differences between female and male students for three items. Women perceived the items "the enjoyment outweighs the stress of studying chiropractic" and "my accommodation is pleasant" with higher negativity than males.…”

“…41,42 Guthrie et al 43 reported that, even in the early years of health care education, up to 50% of students' stress is related to aspects of the course work. Bassaw et al 15 have argued that students must be supported all the way through the educational path, from entering school to qualifying and beyond. An educational institution requires a student-friendly atmosphere where high criterion academic support is effortlessly accessible.…”

“…14 Bassaw et al have pointed out that the educational environment as perceived by students is one of the most central components influencing the accomplishment of a successful curriculum. 15 To our knowledge, only two studies have endeavored to identify the perceived student perception of the educational environment in chiropractic educa-tional institutions. In one study, 16 students' experience with the educational environment was measured and the findings were used as the basis of introducing remedial measures for weaker areas.…”

“…24,25 It has shown consistently high reliability in a diversity of surroundings. 15,16,24,[26][27][28][29][30][31] Thus, the instrument is useful, versatile, and "culture free" and has been used in a range of settings. It has proven to be a useful diagnostic tool to measure the quality of the educational environment as perceived by students.…”