Using DREEM to check reality: contrasting the students’ perception of the learning environment across all the years of study at the European School of Osteopathy using a diagnostic questionnaire.
Item
- Title
- Using DREEM to check reality: contrasting the students’ perception of the learning environment across all the years of study at the European School of Osteopathy using a diagnostic questionnaire.
- Author(s)
- Babes, R
- Abstract
- Background: Student performance and success in undergraduate studies has been shown to correlate with perceived student satisfaction and engagement. It is essential to obtain adequate student feedback reflecting the successful meeting of learning outcomes from the students’ perspective in order to ensure the quality standard of a primary healthcare practitioner. The Dundee Ready Education Environment Measure (DREEM) is a validated outcome measure for student satisfaction providing standardised and more reliable data. Using this data, osteopathic educational institutions (OEIs) will be able to more effectively set educational goals, adapt curricula, and compare outcomes with other organisations. Objectives: This study aims to investigate satisfaction and perception of the learning environment across the years at an osteopathic educational institution in order to give an indication of the reality of student learning and to set a baseline to improve responsiveness to student feedback. Design: a validated questionnaire to gather cross-sectional data about the experience of the learning environment using DREEM. Methods: a) an online questionnaire was sent out to students; b) data was collected in Excel and analysed; c) results were interpreted using the DREEM score scale. Results: The mean value for the DREEM score was 136.46 for the whole student sample. There were statistically significant differences between the first and the fourth year (p = 0.019) and between the second and the fourth year (p = 0.008), therefore the null hypotheses has been rejected, showing that there are significant differences between the year groups (H1). Discussion: The study in this format has never been performed with such a small sample size which limits the study’s validity, however, the results are similar to previous studies with better structure and larger study samples. The fact that there are some significant differences between groups might help inform curricular restructuring between year groups in order to meet students’ expectations and ensure the best possible outcome for their academic and clinical performance and therefore patient safety. However, due to the small sample size and a number of potential confounding factors future studies will be needed to verify these findings and provide comparable data to improve educational standards across osteopathic educations institutions. Conclusion: These findings show that there are differences in satisfaction between osteopathic student year groups. However, these results may not be v comparable with previous data due to differences in study conduction and data quantity. Future research is encouraged.
- presented at
- European School of Osteopathy
- Date Accepted
- 2015
- Date Submitted
- 2.12.2016 16:54:58
- Type
- osteo_thesis
- Language
- English
- Submitted by:
- 62
- Pub-Identifier
- 15877
- Inst-Identifier
- 1229
- Keywords
- DREEM, student satisfaction, student environment, osteopathic education institution.
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- 0
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Babes, R, “Using DREEM to check reality: contrasting the students’ perception of the learning environment across all the years of study at the European School of Osteopathy using a diagnostic questionnaire.”, Osteopathic Research Web, accessed May 5, 2025, https://www.osteopathicresearch.org/s/orw/item/604