Health sciences students’ perception of the educational environment of KLE University, India as measured with the Dundee Ready Educational Environment Measure (DREEM)

Autor: S. B. Javali, Appasaheb Saheb Wantamutte, Yesudas Shivapur, Mohan Anantarao Sunkad
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2015
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Zdroj: Journal of Educational Evaluation for Health Professions, Vol 12 (2015)
Journal of Educational Evaluation for Health Professions
ISSN: 1975-5937
Popis: This study aimed to evaluate the educational environment of the health sciences programs of KLE University, Belgaum, Karnataka, India, to identify their strengths and weaknesses, and to suggest strategies to improve the educational environment to be on par with global standards. A cross-sectional study was conducted using the Dundee Ready Educational Environment Measure (DREEM) questionnaire, filled out by 914 of the 1,004 students (91.0%) who were majoring in medicine, dentistry, nursing, physiotherapy, and public health. The data were analysed according to the DREEM guidelines. Responses were received from 914 students, of whom 34.03% were men and 65.9% were women. The majority (67.1%) of students were 20-24 years of age. The mean overall DREEM score was 120.21±22.4 (maximum, 200) and approached the normal distribution (Lilliefors test, P
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