Ready Education Environment Measure Inventory Research Articles

Medical Students' Perceptions at Dow University of Health Sciences using Dundee Ready Education Environment Measure Inventory.

To assess medical students' perceptions regarding learning, teachers, academics, atmosphere at campus and social self-perceptions at Dow University of Health Sciences using Dundee Ready Education Environment Measure (DREEM) Inventory. This cross-sectional observational study was conducted from March 1st, 2022 to September 30th, 2022. All medical students at Dow University of Health Sciences were offered to participate. All students were given the choice to respond to DREEM questionnaire via online Form or printed copy anonymously. The DREEM Inventory measures five domains of students' perceptions of a given institution. Comparison of responses between different years and institution was carried out by χ2 test. Means scores were compared by Student's t-test and ANOVA, p-value of ≤.05 was taken as significant. Total of 1054 out of 1750 (60.23%) students submitted fully completed forms and were included, out of these 632 (60.0%) belonged to Dow Medical College & 422 (40.0%) belonged to Dow International Medical College. The mean ±SD of total score of DREEM by DMC students was 100.07 ±31.46 and that of DIMC was 100.52 ±32.73. According to DREEM Global scoring both colleges scores fell into category of "many problems". Analysis according to domains showed that maximum score was given to 2nd domain of their "perception regarding teachers" and minimum score was allocated to 5th domain regarding "social self-perceptions". Overall Students perceived environment at DUHS as "many problems" category. This needs to be investigated for betterment of Educational Environment (EE) at campus.

Determinants of depression among undergraduate medical students of a private medical college in Lahore

Objective: To assess the prevalence and determinants of depression in undergraduate medical students within their learning environment.
 Methods: The descriptive cross-sectional study was conducted at the Lahore Medical and Dental College, Lahore, Pakistan, from May to June 2015, and comprised medical students of all the five professional years. A structured questionnaire was used to collect data. Section one of the questionnaire related to demographic information, section two comprised Patient health questionnaire-9 for screening depression, and section three was the Dundee ready education environment measure inventory to gather students' perceptions of their learning environment. Data was analysed using SPSS 22.
 Results: Of the 533 students, 206(39%) were males, 327(61%) were females, 213(40%) were of preclinical years and 320(60%) were of clinical academic years. Overall, 399(75%) students were found to be depressed. Of them, 255(64%) were females and 144(36%) were males. Among the students, 96(18%) had negative perception of their learning environment, and out of these, 91(95%) were found to be depressed. There was significant association of depression with female gender (p=0.037) and negative perception of the students of their learning climate (p<0.001).
 Conclusion: The prevalence of depression was found to be high among the medical students and it was associated with female gender and negative perception of the learning environment.
 Keywords: Patient health questionnaire-9, Depressive symptoms, Environmental determinants, DREEM inventory

Determinants of depression among undergraduate medical students of a private medical college in Lahore.

To assess the prevalence and determinants of depression in undergraduate medical students within their learning environment. The descriptive cross-sectional study was conducted at the Lahore Medical and Dental College, Lahore, Pakistan, from May to June 2015, and comprised medical students of all the five professional years. A structured questionnaire was used to collect data. Section one of the questionnaire related to demographic information, section two comprised Patient health questionnaire-9 for screening depression, and section three was the Dundee ready education environment measure inventory to gather students' perceptions of their learning environment. Data was analysed using SPSS 22. Of the 533 students, 206(39%) were males, 327(61%) were females, 213(40%) were of preclinical years and 320(60%) were of clinical academic years. Overall, 399(75%) students were found to be depressed. Of them, 255(64%) were females and 144(36%) were males. Among the students, 96(18%) had negative perception of their learning environment, and out of these, 91(95%) were found to be depressed. There was significant association of depression with female gender (p=0.037) and negative perception of the students of their learning climate (p<0.001). The prevalence of depression was found to be high among the medical students and it was associated with female gender and negative perception of the learning environment.

Nursing Students' Perception regarding Clinical Training of Community Health Nursing Using Dundee Ready Education Environment Measure Inventory

Background: Clinical locations for undergraduates are important in many respects and characterized as a unique component of nursing education. Therefore it is a significant task to ensure virtuous education environments in all clinical sites used in nursing education. Aim: This study aims  to assess Faculty of Nursing and Technical Institute of Nursing students' perception regarding clinical training of community health nursing based on Dundee Ready Education Environment Measure Inventory. Design: A cross sectional comparative design was used to complete this study. Setting: The study was conducted at the Faculty of Nursing and Technical Institute of Nursing, Mansoura University, Egypt at the end of second semester/academic year 2015-2016. Tools: Data was collected using three self administered questionnaires in order to achieve the aim of the study, which were; Socio-demographic characteristics of the students, (DREEM) Dundee Ready Education Environment Measure Inventory, and (SECEE) Student Evaluation of Clinical Education Environment. Results: Means age of faculty of nursing and technical institute of nursing students were 22.12±0.66 and 19.87±0.64 years respectively, and less than three fourths of faculty of nursing students and the majority of technical institute of nursing students were female. There was statistically significant differences between faculty of nursing and technical institute of nursing students in relation to median score of their perception of learning, academic self, atmosphere, and social self P= 0.032, 0.037, 0.000, and 0.002 respectively, with total statistically significant deference between both of them P= 0. 020. Finally 75 % of both faculty of nursing and technical institute of nursing students satisfied with the clinical placement of the community health nursing. Recommendations: Nursing curricula and clinical experiences should be designed and or enhanced to promote student satisfaction with clinical environment.

Students' perceptions of the educational environment measured using the Dundee Ready Education Environment Measure inventory in a dental school of Bhubaneswar city, Odisha

Introduction: Education is an igniting force amidst an obscure world bringing illumination into forefront. Understanding an educational program can assist with quality assurance by identifying where a program can be improved. Fundamental right of students to freely express their views and their active role in the decision-making process is a cornerstone of any academic program. Aim: The aim of this study is to assess students' perceptions of educational environment using Dundee Ready Education Environment Measure (DREEM). Materials and Methods: A cross-sectional, descriptive, questionnaire-based study was conducted in a private dental school of Bhubaneswar city. The study population included 194 undergraduate students of the 3rd and final year, who were personally approached by the investigator to complete the questionnaire (response rate 88.14%). Data were analyzed using SPSS 18.0 program. Comparisons were done using Student's t-test. Results: The mean DREEM score of the study sample indicated a positive learning perception (119.65 ± 19.68). There was a statistically significant difference between genders with respect to mean scores of perception of teachers. Conclusions: Dental students rated their learning environment as positive. It gives a valuable insight as to how students' view the course, enabling the school to address specific concerns.

Nigerian Physiotherapy Clinical Students’ Perception of their Learning Environment Measured by the Dundee Ready Education Environment Measure Inventory

The identification of the learning environment and the understanding of how students learn will help teacher to facilitate learning and plan a curriculum to achieve the learning outcomes. The purpose of this study was to investigate undergraduate physiotherapy clinical students’ perception of University of Ibadan’s learning environment. Using the quantitative research approach, a cross-sectional survey design was used in this study with data collected through the completion of the Dundee Ready Education Environment Measure (DREEM) questionnaire by 54 consenting undergraduate physiotherapy clinical students in the University of Ibadan who have had clinical education for at least one semester. The mean 131/200 indicated that the physiotherapy clinical students’ perceptions of their learning environment were “more positive than negative ” . Use of score descriptors for the subscale scores for the DREEM indicated that students' perception of learning was positive , and their perceptions of the teachers were that they were “ moving in the right direction” . Their academic self-perception was positive , as was their perception of the atmosphere. The students' social self-perception was “ not too bad” . Only six out of the 50 items were reported to have mean scores of less than 2.00, this implies that the items should be examined more closely, as they indicate problem areas. This study has provided useful information on student perceptions of their learning environment by using the DREEM inventory. The overall DREEM mean score indicating that the perceptions of the clinical physiotherapy students of their learning environment were “more positive than negative”.