Table 1.
The original Dundee Ready Education Environment Measure (DREEM) – items grouped by subscale
| Scale | Item | Question |
|---|---|---|
| Subscale I: Students’ Perception of Learning | 1 | I am encouraged to participate during teaching sessions |
| 7 | The teaching is often stimulating | |
| 13 | The teaching is student-centered | |
| 16 | The teaching helps to develop my competence | |
| 20 | The teaching is well focused | |
| 22 | The teaching helps to develop my confidence | |
| 24 | The teaching time is put to good use | |
| 25a | The teaching over-emphasises factual learning | |
| 38 | I am clear about the learning objectives of the course | |
| 44 | The teaching encourages me to be an active learner | |
| 47 | Long-term learning is emphasised over short-term learning | |
| 48a | The teaching is too teacher-centered | |
| Subscale II: Students’ Perception of Teachers | 2 | The teachers are knowledgeable |
| 6 | The teachers adopt a patient-centred approach to consulting | |
| 8a | The teachers ridicule the students | |
| 9a | The teachers are authoritarian | |
| 18 | The teachers have good communication skills with patients | |
| 29 | The teachers are good at providing feedback to students | |
| 32 | The teachers provide constructive criticism here | |
| 37 | The teachers give clear examples | |
| 39a | The teachers get angry in teaching | |
| 40 | The teachers are well prepared for their teaching sessions | |
| 50a | The students irritate the teachers | |
| Subscale III: Students’ Academic Self-Perception | 5 | Learning strategies that worked for me before continue to work for me now |
| 10 | I am confident about my passing this year | |
| 21 | I fell I am being well prepared for my profession | |
| 26 | Last year’s work has been a good preparation for this year’s work | |
| 27 | I am able to memorise all I need | |
| 31 | I have learnt a lot about empathy in my profession | |
| 41 | My problem-solving skills are being well developed here | |
| 45 | Much of what I have to learn seems relevant to a career in healthcare | |
| Subscale IV: Students’ Perception of Atmosphere | 11 | The atmosphere is relaxed during ward teaching |
| 12 | This school is well time-tabled | |
| 17a | Cheating is a problem in this school | |
| 23 | The atmosphere is relaxed during lectures | |
| 30 | There are opportunities for me to develop my interpersonal skills | |
| 33 | I feel comfortable in class socially | |
| 34 | The atmosphere is relaxed during class/seminars/tutorials | |
| 35a | I find the experience disappointing | |
| 36 | I am able to concentrate well | |
| 42 | The enjoyment outweighs the stress of the course | |
| 43 | The atmosphere motivates me as a learner | |
| 49 | I feel able to ask the questions I want | |
| Subscale V: Students’ Social Self-Perception | 3 | There is a good support system for students who get stressed |
| 4a | I am too tired to enjoy the course | |
| 14 | I am rarely bored in this course | |
| 15 | I have good friends in this course | |
| 19 | My social life is good | |
| 28 | I seldom feel lonely | |
| 46 | My accommodation is pleasant |
awere reverse scored