Table 9 DREEM subscale categories analyzed by college
Interpretation | College of Applied Medical Sciences N = 64(%) | College of Nursing N = 66(%) | College of Pharmacy N = 69(%) | College of Dentistry N = 52 (%) | College of Medicine N = 61(%) | COSHP N = 58(%) | Test of significance |
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Students’ perception of learning | |||||||
Very poor | 3(4.7) | 1(1.5) | 0 | 3(5.8) | 6(9.8) | 1(1.7) | χ2MC=42.19 P < 0.001* |
Teaching is viewed negatively | 14(21.9) | 11(16.7) | 6(8.7) | 19(36.5) | 19(31.1) | 13(22.4) | |
A more positive approach | 36(56.2) | 42(63.6) | 40(58.0) | 25(48.1) | 32(52.5) | 35(60.3) | |
Teaching highly thought of | 11(17.2) | 12(18.2) | 23(33.3) | 5(9.6) | 4(6.6) | 9(15.5) | |
Students’ perception of teachers | |||||||
Abysmal | 1(1.6) | 2(3.0) | 0 | 2(3.8) | 4(6.6) | 2(3.4) | χ2MC=21.02 P = 0.136 |
In need of some retraining | 13(20.3) | 8(12.1) | 8(11.6) | 10(19.2) | 13(21.3) | 10(17.2) | |
Moving in the right direction | 29(45.3) | 33(50.0) | 29(42.0) | 30(57.7) | 32(52.5) | 29(50.0) | |
Model teachers | 21(32.8) | 23(34.8) | 32(46.4) | 10(19.2) | 12(19.7) | 17(29.3) | |
Students’ academic self-perception | |||||||
Feeling of total failure | 2(3.1) | 4(6.1) | 0 | 3(5.8) | 6(9.8) | 3(5.2) | χ2MC=39.47 P = 0.001* |
Many negative aspects | 16(25.0) | 9(13.6) | 10(14.5) | 21(40.4) | 24(39.3) | 16(27.6) | |
Feeling more on the positive side | 35(54.7) | 40(60.6) | 38(55.1) | 26(50.0) | 22(36.1) | 28(48.3) | |
Confident | 11(17.2) | 13(19.7) | 21(30.4) | 2(3.8) | 9(14.8) | 11(19.0) | |
Students’ perception of atmosphere | |||||||
A terrible environment | 1(1.6) | 3(4.5) | 0 | 2(3.8) | 5(8.2) | 3(5.2) | χ2MC=37.11 P = 0.001* |
There are many issues that need to be changed | 14(21.9) | 6(9.1) | 10(14.5) | 15(28.8) | 15(24.6) | 9(15.5) | |
A more positive atmosphere | 32(50.0) | 36(54.5) | 25(36.2) | 29(55.8) | 30(49.2) | 27(46.6) | |
A good feeling overall | 17(26.6) | 21(31.8) | 34(49.3) | 6(11.5) | 11(18.0) | 19(32.8) | |
Students’ social self-perception | |||||||
Miserable | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1(1.6) | 0 | χ2MC=43.25 P = 0.144 |
Not a nice place | 11(17.2) | 9(13.6) | 9(13.0) | 19(36.5) | 15(24.6) | 11(19.0) | |
Not very bad | 41(64.1) | 48(72.7) | 47(68.1) | 27(51.9) | 37(60.7) | 40(69.0) | |
Very good socially | 12(18.8) | 9(13.6) | 13(18.8) | 6(11.5) | 8(13.1) | 7(12.1) | |
Total DREEM Score | |||||||
Very poor | 1(1.6) | 2(3.0) | 0 | 1(1.9) | 4(6.6) | 2(3.4) | χ2MC=33.01 P = 0.005* |
Plenty of problems | 11(17.2) | 4(6.1) | 9(13.0) | 12(23.1) | 12(19.7) | 10(17.2) | |
More positive than negative | 35(54.7) | 44(66.7) | 31(44.9) | 35(67.3) | 35(57.4) | 32(55.2) | |
Excellent | 17(26.6) | 16(24.2) | 29(42.0) | 4(7.7) | 10(16.4) | 14(24.1) | |