Variable | No. | % |
---|---|---|
Educational system | ||
UMS | 3,892 | 43.1 |
GEMS | 5,134 | 56.9 |
Gender | ||
Male | 5,317 | 60.7 |
Female | 3,439 | 39.3 |
Grade | ||
1st year | 2,460 | 27.3 |
2nd year | 2,279 | 25.3 |
3rd year | 2,409 | 26.7 |
4th year | 1,862 | 20.7 |
DREEM: Dundee Ready Education Environment Measure, SD: Standard deviation, %: Conversion to 100-point scale, SPL: Students' perceptions of learning, SPT: Students’ perceptions of teachers, SAS: Students' academic self-perceptions, SPA: Students' perceptions of atmosphere, SSS: Students' social self-perceptions.
Item | No. | Mean | SD | |
---|---|---|---|---|
SPL | ||||
1. | I am encouraged to participate in class | 8,980 | 2.68 | 0.84 |
7. | The teaching is often stimulating | 8,980 | 2.21 | 0.86 |
13. | The teaching is student-centered | 8,986 | 1.90 | 0.91 |
16. | The teaching helps to develop my competence | 8,972 | 2.58 | 0.78 |
20. | The teaching is well focused | 8,970 | 2.45 | 0.75 |
22. | The teaching helps to develop my confidence | 8,976 | 2.12 | 0.88 |
24. | The teaching time is put to good use | 8,967 | 2.32 | 0.83 |
25. | The teaching over-emphasizes factual learninga) | 8,974 | 1.81 | 0.92 |
38. | I am clear about the learning objectives of the course | 8,959 | 2.26 | 0.74 |
44. | The teaching encourages me to be an active learner | 8,967 | 2.04 | 0.88 |
47. | Long-term learning is emphasized over short-term learning | 8,956 | 1.92 | 0.99 |
48. | The teaching is too teacher-centereda) | 8,957 | 1.90 | 0.83 |
SPT | ||||
2. | The teachers are knowledgeable | 8,992 | 3.27 | 0.69 |
6. | The teachers are patient with patients | 8,928 | 2.57 | 0.73 |
8. | The teachers ridicule the studentsa) | 8,982 | 2.41 | 0.90 |
9. | The teachers are authoritariana) | 8,985 | 1.93 | 0.94 |
18. | The teachers have good communications skills with patients | 8,800 | 2.51 | 0.73 |
29. | The teachers are good at providing feedback to students | 8,976 | 2.10 | 0.86 |
32. | The teachers provide constructive criticism here | 8,972 | 2.48 | 0.78 |
37. | The teachers give clear examples | 8,971 | 2.46 | 0.73 |
39. | The teachers get angry in classa) | 8,963 | 2.00 | 0.98 |
40. | The teachers are well prepared for their classes | 8,959 | 2.60 | 0.76 |
50. | The students irritate the teachersa) | 8,962 | 2.26 | 0.83 |
SAS | ||||
5. | Learning strategies which worked for me before continue to work for me now | 8,993 | 1.80 | 1.05 |
10. | I am confident about my passing this year | 8,981 | 2.98 | 0.88 |
21. | I feel I am being well prepared for my profession | 8,979 | 2.33 | 0.80 |
26. | Last year’s work has been a good preparation for this year’s work | 8,929 | 2.42 | 0.87 |
27. | I am able to memorize all I need | 8,967 | 1.41 | 0.92 |
31. | I have learned a lot about empathy in my profession | 8,969 | 2.62 | 0.73 |
41. | My problem-solving skills are being well developed here | 8,957 | 2.42 | 0.78 |
45. | Much of what I have to learn seems relevant to a career in healthcare | 8,958 | 2.80 | 0.77 |
SPA | ||||
11. | The atmosphere is relaxed during the ward teaching | 8,626 | 2.03 | 0.79 |
12. | This school is well time-tabled | 8,974 | 2.24 | 0.96 |
17. | Cheating is a problem in this schoola) | 8,972 | 2.57 | 1.21 |
23. | The atmosphere is relaxed during lectures | 8,975 | 2.39 | 0.80 |
30. | There are opportunities for me to develop interpersonal skills | 8,976 | 2.19 | 0.97 |
33. | I feel comfortable in class socially | 8,978 | 2.45 | 0.83 |
34. | The atmosphere is relaxed during seminars/tutorials | 8,945 | 2.50 | 0.79 |
35. | I find the experience disappointinga) | 8,965 | 1.62 | 0.91 |
36. | I am able to concentrate well | 8,961 | 2.33 | 0.76 |
42. | The enjoyment outweighs the stress of the course | 8,961 | 1.96 | 0.96 |
43. | The atmosphere motivates me as a learner | 8,958 | 2.19 | 0.85 |
49. | I feel able to ask the questions I want | 8,960 | 2.06 | 0.99 |
SSS | ||||
3. | There is a good support system for students who get stressed | 8,984 | 1.43 | 0.96 |
4. | I am too tired to enjoy the coursea) | 8,951 | 2.15 | 0.93 |
14. | I am rarely bored on this course | 8,969 | 2.24 | 1.00 |
15. | I have good friends in this school | 8,976 | 3.05 | 0.76 |
19. | My social life is good | 8,972 | 2.86 | 0.71 |
28. | I seldom feel lonely | 8,972 | 2.01 | 0.97 |
46. | My accommodation is pleasant | 8,959 | 2.02 | 1.08 |
DREEM: Dundee Ready Education Environment Measure, SD: Standard deviation, SPL: Students' perceptions of learning, UMS: Undergraduate medical student, GEMS: Graduate entry medical student, SPT: Students’ perceptions of teachers, SAS: Students' academic self-perceptions, SPA: Students' perceptions of atmosphere, SSS: Students' social self-perceptions.