Students' Perception of Educational Environment of Medical Colleges in Bangladesh

Determining the Quality of Educational Climate in a Private Medical College in Bangladesh via the ‘Dundee Ready Education Environment Measure’ Instrument

“…Well prepared teachers in class and their good communication skills with patients, encourages medical students to participate in class, learning empathy and having good friends in college were identified as the positive environment (mean scores above 3) in the college (Table 4). Whereas, eight items scored below 2 and two of these were even ≤1.5 (item 9 and 25) (15)(16)(17)(18)(19)(20)(21) 269 (64.7) Very good socially (22)(23)(24)(25)(26)(27)(28) 19 (4.6) indicating causes of concern. The students perceived emphasis over authentic learning and teacher-centered teaching as problem areas.…”

“…The same observation was made by others; studies carried out in the Middle East, Trinidad, Sri Lanka, and India reported no significant sex differences between females and males. 20 However, comparison of individual items revealed that male students perceived factors such as curriculum, structure, focus, and goals more positively than their female counterparts. This gender issue could potentially be addressed by further qualitative studies to identify reasons for female students lagging behind at selfconfidence level.…”

“…18,19 The only published previous study in Bangladesh revealed a lower overall mean score of 110, but there is no significant difference in the current study as it is within the same range of 'more positive than negative' . 20 A few previous studies found higher overall mean DREEM scores, i.e. A study at Lund, University of Sweden recorded a high mean DREEM score of 145.…”

“…To improve their social perception issues, non-threatening environment, good social and academic support, pleasant accommodation, extra-curricular activities as well as mentoring of students by faculty, senior students and near-peers were suggested by previous studies. 20 Assessments, which are an integral part of the educational process, need to be carefully planned and executed. 18 They need to have clear objectives with provision for feedback so that remediation is available to those students who underperform and require additional support and monitoring.…”

Perception of educational ambiance among undergraduate medical students at Geetanjali Medical College, Udaipur, Rajasthan, India

“…1 Hence, it's a reliable and validated instrument that identifies specific problem areas within an institution for different component of educational environment. 2 Many studies have been done in which various medical institutes and the universities have assessed their educational environment using DREEMs questionnaire, but it needs further exploration in Indian scenario. So the present study was carried out with an aim to identify the perception of the students regarding the educational environment of our institution and to find out the difference between the perceptions of students studying in first and second MBBS i.e., the preclinical and para clinical phase using a validated DREEM questionnaire.…”