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Table 3 Descriptive statistics of the DREEM scale and subscales at each university with One-way ANOVA analysis

From: Revealing the significant shortcomings in the learning environment at the three largest medical schools in Syria: what’s next?

 

DU (n = 941)

AU (n = 533)

TU (n = 300)

Total (n = 1774)

One-way ANOVA

 

Mean ± SD

Mean ± SD

Mean ± SD

Mean ± SD

p-value

Eta squared

Post-hoc

Learning (max. 48)

21.5 ± 7.9

22.3 ± 8.3

20.6 ± 9.2

21.6 ± 8.3

0.012

0.005

AU/TU

Teachers (max. 44)

27.0 ± 7.8

25.2 ± 8.5

25.4 ± 9.2

26.2 ± 8.3

 < 0.001

0.011

DU/AU, DU/TU

Academic self-perception (max. 32)

16.6 ± 6.0

16.6 ± 6.2

16.2 ± 6.8

16.5 ± 6.2

0.643

 < 0.001

-

Atmosphere (max. 48)

23.4 ± 8.5

24.6 ± 9.2

23.1 ± 10.6

23.7 ± 9.1

0.038

0.004

-

Social self-perception

(max. 28)

12.0 ± 4.6

12.4 ± 5.0

12.2 ± 5.2

12.2 ± 4.8

0.392

0.001

-

DREEM

(max.200)

100.8 ± 28.7

101.3 ± 31.7

97.8 ± 35.7

100.4 ± 30.9

0.254

0.002

-

  1. Eta squared is an indicator of effect size. Underlined cells indicate a value of negative interpretation