Department of Dentistry, School of Dentistry, Seoul National University, Seoul, South Korea.
Korean Institute of Dental Education and Evaluation, Seoul, South Korea.
BMC Med Educ. 2023 Jul 17;23(1):508. doi: 10.1186/s12909-023-04485-w.
Students' perception of their educational environment and satisfaction with their major can reveal the extent of their readiness to practice their profession after graduation. This study aimed to evaluate dental students' perception of their educational environment and satisfaction with their major in dentistry, as well as the relationship between these two factors.
An online survey was conducted in 2022 among first- to fourth-year students across 11 dental schools in Korea. The Dundee Ready Education Environment Measure (DREEM) and Academic Major Satisfaction Scale (AMSS) were used to measure the students' perception of the educational environment and satisfaction with their major in dentistry, respectively.
A total of 539 students participated in the survey (response rate = 18.1%). The overall mean scores of the DREEM and AMSS were 125.03 (maximum score 200) and 22.01 (maximum score 30), respectively. Fourth-year students had the lowest scores in the overall DREEM, DREEM subscales (excluding students' perceptions of atmosphere), and AMSS. The overall DREEM scores and all DREEM subscales showed statistically significant positive and moderate correlations with AMSS (p < 0.001).
Using the DREEM, we identified areas that need improvement and the academic year (fourth year) that require proactive support. Considering the positive correlation between all DREEM subscales and the AMSS, measures to comprehensively improve the educational environment are needed to improve dental students' satisfaction with their major.
学生对教育环境的感知和对专业的满意度可以揭示他们毕业后从事职业的准备程度。本研究旨在评估牙科学生对教育环境的感知和对牙科专业的满意度，以及这两个因素之间的关系。
2022 年，在韩国的 11 所牙科学校，对一至四年级的学生进行了在线调查。使用邓迪教育环境感知量表（DREEM）和学术专业满意度量表（AMSS）分别衡量学生对教育环境的感知和对牙科专业的满意度。
共有 539 名学生参与了调查（应答率为 18.1%）。DREEM 和 AMSS 的总分分别为 125.03（满分 200 分）和 22.01（满分 30 分）。四年级学生在 DREEM 的总分、DREEM 子量表（不包括学生对氛围的感知）和 AMSS 中得分最低。DREEM 的总分和所有 DREEM 子量表与 AMSS 呈显著正相关（p<0.001）。
使用 DREEM，我们确定了需要改进的领域和需要积极支持的学年（四年级）。考虑到所有 DREEM 子量表与 AMSS 的正相关，需要采取全面改善教育环境的措施来提高牙科学生对专业的满意度。
