Table 7 DREEM subscale categories analyzed by academic level
Interpretation | Preparatory years (first\second-year) N = 114(%) | Third-year N = 70(%) | Fourth-year N = 106(%) | Fifth-year N = 54(%) | Sixth-year N = 26(%) | Test of significance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Students’ perception of learning | ||||||
Very poor | 2(1.8) | 1(1.4) | 4(3.8) | 5(9.3) | 2(7.7) | χ2MC=28.39 P = 0.005* |
Teaching is viewed negatively | 24(21.1) | 8(11.4) | 23(21.7) | 17(31.5) | 10(38.5) | |
A more positive approach | 72(63.2) | 46(65.7) | 55(51.9) | 23(42.6) | 14(53.8) | |
Teaching highly thought of | 16(14.0) | 15(21.4) | 24(22.6) | 9(16.7) | 0 | |
Students’ perception of teachers | ||||||
Abysmal | 2(1.8) | 1(1.4) | 3(2.8) | 3(5.6) | 2(7.7) | χ2MC=15.79 P = 0.201 |
In need of some retraining | 26(22.8) | 8(11.4) | 15(14.2) | 9(16.7) | 4(15.4) | |
Moving in the right direction | 53(46.5) | 38(54.3) | 46(43.4) | 30(55.6) | 15(57.7) | |
Model teachers | 33(28.9) | 23(32.9) | 42(39.6) | 12(22.2) | 5(19.2) | |
Students’ academic self-perception | ||||||
Feeling of total failure | 5(4.4) | 2(2.9) | 6(5.7) | 4(7.4) | 1(3.8) | χ2MC=15.79 P = 0.268 |
Many negative aspects | 30(26.3) | 14(20.0) | 25(23.6) | 16(29.6) | 11(42.3) | |
Feeling more on the positive side | 62(54.4) | 37(52.9) | 25(46.3) | 25(46.3) | 14(53.8) | |
Confident | 17(14.9) | 17(24.3) | 9(16.7) | 9(16.7) | 0 | |
Students’ perception of atmosphere | ||||||
A terrible environment | 5(4.4) | 1(1.4) | 3(2.8) | 3(5.6) | 2(7.7) | χ2MC=14.54 P = 0.286 |
There are many issues that need to be changed | 20(17.5) | 11(15.7) | 18(17.0) | 13(24.1) | 7(26.9) | |
A more positive atmosphere | 59(51.8) | 36(51.4) | 44(41.5) | 26(48.1) | 14(53.8) | |
A good feeling overall | 30(26.3) | 22(31.4) | 41(38.7) | 12(22.2) | 3(11.5) | |
Students’ social self-perception | ||||||
Miserable | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1(3.8) | χ2MC=43.25 P < 0.001* |
Not a nice place | 22(19.3) | 5(7.1) | 23(21.7) | 14(25.9) | 10(38.5) | |
Not very bad | 81(71.1) | 56(80.0) | 56(52.8) | 33(61.1) | 14(53.8) | |
Very good socially | 11(9.6) | 9(12.9) | 27(25.5) | 7(13.0) | 1(3.8) | |
Total DREEM Score | ||||||
Very poor | 2(1.8) | 1(1.4) | 3(2.8) | 3(5.6) | 1(3.8) | χ2MC=18.72 P = 0.095 |
Plenty of problems | 21(18.4) | 6(8.6) | 16(15.1) | 9(16.7) | 6(23.1) | |
More positive than negative | 68(59.6) | 42(60.0) | 52(49.1) | 32(59.3) | 18(69.2) | |
Excellent | 23(20.2) | 21(30.0) | 35(33.0) | 10(18.5) | 1(3.8) | |