Proceedings of the International Conference on Medical Education (ICME 2021)

Perception of the Educational Environment and Its Correlation with Academic Performance of Medical Students in a Public Sector Medical Institute of Pakistan

Authors
Mehwish Kaneez, Syed Muhammad Jawad Zaidi, Hamza Waqar Bhatti, Hania Ijaz, Mishal Fatima, Muhammad Hamza
Corresponding Author
Mehwish Kaneez
Available Online 1 October 2021.
DOI
10.2991/assehr.k.210930.008How to use a DOI?
Keywords
Educational Environment, DREEM, Perception
Abstract

Objective: The study aims to assess their correlation and provide recommendations for a conducive educational environment (EE). Methods: This was a cross-sectional study conducted in a public sector medical institute of Pakistan in which EE of 320 students from 2nd till 5th years was assessed using Dundee Ready Educational Environment Measure (DREEM). Results: The mean DREEM score was 98.32/200 indicating the perception to be on the less positive side. Students’ academic self-perception (SASP) domain scored highest (16.97/32, 53%) while students’ perception of teaching (SPT) domain scored the lowest (20.07/44, 45.5%). The difference in mean DREEM and subdomains scores across academic years were statistically significant (p<0.001) with 2nd-year having the lowest (86.4) and 4th year having the highest (110.22) mean scores. There was a significant positive correlation between academic performance and total DREEM score (r=0.661, p<0.01) The simple linear regression for predicting obtained scores in recent professional exams by total DREEM score was statistically significant (p<0.001). Conclusion: Academic performance was strongly correlated with the perception of the educational environment. Improving the perception of the educational environment will lead to better academic performance. Interventions such as training of teaching faculty, promotion of research-oriented learning, and the establishment of a support system for stressed students will help the administration to provide a better educational environment and improve the academic performance of students.

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Volume Title
Proceedings of the International Conference on Medical Education (ICME 2021)
Series
Advances in Social Science, Education and Humanities Research
Publication Date
1 October 2021
ISBN
978-94-6239-435-3
ISSN
2352-5398
DOI
10.2991/assehr.k.210930.008How to use a DOI?
Copyright
© 2021, the Authors. Published by Atlantis Press.
Open Access
This is an open access article distributed under the CC BY-NC license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/).

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