J Educ Eval Health Prof.  2015;12:37. 10.3352/jeehp.2015.12.37.

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

• Sunkad MA
• Javali S
• Shivapur Y
• Wantamutte A

• KMID: 2402044
• DOI: http://doi.org/10.3352/jeehp.2015.12.37

Abstract

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<0.01). The DREEM scores of each group of students were as follows: dental, 125.0; medical, 122.4; public health, 121.0; physiotherapy, 117.0; and nursing, 116.3. Male students had more positive perceptions than female students (P<0.05), and postgraduate students had more positive perceptions than undergraduate students (P<0.05). The overall DREEM score (120.21) indicates that the educational environment was found to be more positive than negative.

Keyword

DREEM questionnaire; Educational environment; Globalization; Opportunities; Quality

MeSH Terms

Cross-Sectional Studies
Dentistry
Female
Humans
India*
Internationality
Male
Nursing
Public Health

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  Fig. 1. Graph showing the distribution of Dundee Ready Educational Environment Measure (DREEM) scores among the participants enrolled in health sciences programs at KLE University.

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