Abstract
Introduction: The educational environment is one of the fundamental considerations that affect the quality and effectiveness of an education. The purpose of this study is to evaluate the educational environment in general and to compare the environment before and during clinical education. Methods: This descriptive cross-sectional study was performed on 138 midwifery students in 2014. The data was randomly collected from among the students based on their “student number.” This study used the Persian version of the DREEM questionnaire, and the questionnaires were filled out anonymously. The range of the scores is 0-200. The data were analyzed statistically with SPSS software (version 20), by the use of a t-test and the significance level less than 0.5. Results: In total, 138 students with an average age of 21.5±2 participated in this study. The general average score of the students was 114±23, which shows a positive perception. Findings indicate that 76.1% (N=138) of students believe that the educational environment needs to be developed and improved, and 23.9% (N=138) believe that there are more negative points of the educational setting than positive ones. There was no significant difference between the scores of 5 of the domains among the clinical and non-clinical students. Conclusion: The findings in the present study reveal that the students have more positive than negative perceptions of the midwifery educational system. The weak points should be considered and new educational strategies should be implemented that lead to effective learning and training.
Highlights
The educational environment is one of the fundamental considerations that affect the quality and effectiveness of an education
The highest score was 26 and 4 was the lowest; 33.3% see this domain as having problems that could be examined, 62.5% see it as improvable and 1.4% had an actual positive point of view. (Table 1) As a whole, the total score of the DREEM questionnaire for midwifery students at Islamic Azad University of Mashhad was 114 ± 23
The highest score was 164 and 39 was the lowest; 76% of the students believe that the educational environment needs to be developed and improved and 23.9% believe that there are more negative than positive points of the educational setting
Summary
The educational environment is one of the fundamental considerations that affect the quality and effectiveness of an education. Students of medical sciences necessarily encounter different educational settings during academic years These settings can be considered as the essence and the basic nature of educational programming. In this way, educational environment is whatever affects the educational programming in the classroom and in different sections of the university.[1] The physical setting includes factors such as light, air, instructional implements and facilities. Other environmental factors that affect the quality of instruction are the interpersonal relationships between students and teachers, the parents’ view of education and the economical/cultural conditions of the family.[2] Every year thousands of students of medicine and paramedicine graduate from universities, and many of them start working in health systems as nurses, midwifes or other healthcare providers.[3] The students’ educational environment is identified as an effective factor in the students’ learning processes, perception of the environment in which they are taught, behavior, educational development and sense of satisfaction.[4]
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