Kamran Khan, Kanwal Sohail, Owais Khalid Durrani, Marium Jamil.
Determining The Quality Of Educational Climate Across Four Undergraduate Dental Colleges In Rawalpindi/Islamabad Using The Dreem Inventory.
J Med Sci Jan ;24(2):91-7.

Objectives. To investigate the perception of current educational environment and to compare the learning environments of different dental educational institutions. Materials and Methods: It is a cross sectional study in which Dundee Ready Education Environment Measure (DREEM) Questionnaire; a measure of educational environment is used. It was carried out in 4 different dental colleges across Rawalpindi and Islamabad. The DREEM questionnaire was administered to 1st, 2nd, 3rd and 4th year undergraduate students (n =380) in the academic year of 2013/2014. Data were entered and analyzed using SPSS version 20.0. Results: Out of 400 students, 380 students participated in the study (response rate of 95%). The mean total score for the 4 institutions was 120 out of total score of 200. For institution A, the score was 125.4± 18.6 SD, for institution B, the score was 124.9±21.8 SD, for institution C, the score was 119±18.9 SD and for institution D, the score was 109.7± 24.2 SD out of a total score of 200. The average DREEM score of preclinical group was 115 and clinical group was 124 out of 200 for all the colleges. Conclusion: Students in this study reported a positive perception of their educational environment in all 4 dental institutions and the domain scores were also satisfactory. Certain areas need further exploration and improvements, which should serve as a decision support mechanism for educationists in rationalizing their priorities for reforms.

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