Table 4 Mean item scores in pre-clinical, para-clinical and clinical student subsets
From: Measuring the educational environment in a Sri Lankan medical school following curricular revision
Sub-scale | Item | Pre-clinical | Para-clinical | Clinical |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Scores > 3 | ||||
SPL | I am encouraged to participate in class | 3.06 | 3.07 | 3.04 |
SPT | The teachers are knowledgeable | 3.58 | 3.46 | 3.59 |
SPT | The teachers have good communications skills with patients | 3.04 | ||
SPT | The teachers give clear examples | 3.05 | ||
SPT | The teachers are well prepared for their class | 3.18 | ||
SAP | Much of what I have to learn seems relevant to a career in medicine | 3.15 | 3.02 | |
SPA | This school is well time-tabled | 3.09 | ||
SPA | I feel comfortable in class socially | 3.19 | ||
SSP | I have good friends in this school | 3.24 | 3.24 | |
Scores < 2 | ||||
SPL | The teaching over-emphasizes factual learning | 1.44 | 1.35 | 1.33 |
SPL | The teaching is too teacher-centered | 1.62 | ||
SPT | The teachers ridicule the students | 1.37 | 1.92 | |
SPT | The teachers are authoritarian | 1.59 | ||
SPT | The teachers get angry in class | 1.28 | 1.66 | |
SPT | The students irritate the teachers | 1.56 | ||
SAP | Learning strategies which worked for me before continue to work for me now | 1.98 | ||
SAP | I am able to memorize all I need | 1.45 | 1.75 | 1.59 |
SPA | Cheating is a problem in this school | 1.52 | 1.99 | |
SPA | I find the experience disappointing | 1.60 | 1.98 | |
SPA | The enjoyment outweighs the stress of studying medicine | 1.99 | 1.91 | |
SSP | I am too tired to enjoy this course | 1.75 | 1.57 | 1.75 |
SSP | I am rarely bored on this course | 1.87 | 1.95 | |