Soliman Mona M, Sattar Kamran, Alnassar Sami, Alsaif Faisal, Alswat Khalid, Alghonaim Mohamed, Alhaizan Maysoon, Al-Furaih Nawaf
Department of Physiology; Department of Medical Education.
Department of Medical Education.
Adv Med Educ Pract. 2017 Mar 17;8:221-227. doi: 10.2147/AMEP.S127318. eCollection 2017.
The students' perception of the learning environment is an important aspect for evaluation and improvement of the educational program. The College of Medicine at King Saud University (KSU) reformed its curriculum in 2009 from a traditional to a system-oriented hybrid curriculum.
The objective of the present study was to determine the perception of the second batch (reformed curriculum) of medical graduates about the educational environment at the College of Medicine, KSU, using the Dundee Ready Education Environment Measure (DREEM) scale.
The fifth year medical students were asked to evaluate the educational program after graduation in May 2014. The questionnaire was distributed to the graduate students electronically. The DREEM questionnaire consisted of 50 items based on Likert's scale; and five domains, namely, students' perceptions of learning, perceptions of teachers, academic self-perceptions, perceptions of atmosphere, and social self-perceptions. Data were analyzed using SPSS.
A total of 62 students participated in the study. The score for students' perception of learning among medical students ranged from 2.93 to 3.64 (overall mean score: 40.17). The score for students' perception of teachers ranged from 2.85 to 4.01 (overall mean score: 33.35). The score for students' academic self-perceptions ranged from 3.15 to 4.06 (overall mean score: 28.4). The score for students' perception of atmosphere ranged from 2.27 to 3.91 (overall mean score: 41.32). The score for students' social self-perceptions ranged from 2.85 to 4.33 (overall mean score: 24.33). The general perceptions of the students in all five sub-scales were positive.
The overall student's perception about the educational environment was satisfactory. This study was important to evaluate the students' perception of the learning environment among medical graduates of the reformed curriculum and provided guidance on areas of improvement in the curriculum.
学生对学习环境的认知是评估和改进教育项目的一个重要方面。沙特国王大学医学院于2009年将其课程体系从传统课程改革为以系统为导向的混合课程。
本研究的目的是使用邓迪大学学习环境调查问卷(DREEM)量表,确定医学院第二批(改革后的课程)医学毕业生对沙特国王大学医学院教育环境的认知情况。
2014年5月,要求五年级医学生在毕业后对教育项目进行评估。通过电子方式向研究生发放问卷。DREEM问卷由基于李克特量表的50个项目组成;以及五个维度,即学生对学习的认知、对教师的认知、学业自我认知、对氛围的认知和社交自我认知。使用SPSS对数据进行分析。
共有62名学生参与了该研究。医学生对学习的认知得分在2.93至3.64之间(总体平均得分:40.17)。学生对教师的认知得分在2.85至4.01之间(总体平均得分:33.35)。学生的学业自我认知得分在3.15至4.06之间(总体平均得分:28.4)。学生对氛围的认知得分在2.27至3.91之间(总体平均得分:41.32)。学生的社交自我认知得分在2.85至4.33之间(总体平均得分:24.33)。学生在所有五个子量表上的总体认知都是积极的。
学生对教育环境的总体认知是令人满意的。本研究对于评估改革后课程的医学毕业生对学习环境的认知情况具有重要意义,并为课程改进领域提供了指导。