Table 4.
Mann-Whitney U test showing the difference in the DREEM scale and subscales between preclinical and clinical students at each university.
| Damascus University |
Hama University |
Tishreen University |
Total |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Preclinical (n = 325) | Clinical (n = 325) | Preclinical (n = 157) | Clinical (n = 152) | Preclinical (n = 138) | Clinical (n = 105) | Preclinical (n = 620) | Clinical (n = 582) | |||||
| Mean ± SD | Mean ± SD | P | Mean ± SD | Mean ± SD | P | Mean ± SD | Mean ± SD | P | Mean ± SD | Mean ± SD | P | |
| SPL (max. 48) | 25.3 ± 7.7 | 21.7 ± 7.5 | <.001 | 27.4 ± 8.3 | 23.7 ± 8.9 | <.001 | 25.9 ± 9.1 | 23.0 ± 8.6 | .010 | 26.03 ± 8.2 | 22.53 ± 8.1 | <.001 |
| SPT (max. 44) | 27.3 ± 7.5 | 25.1 ± 7.6 | <.001 | 28.6 ± 8.9 | 26.8 ± 8.8 | .130 | 26.9 ± 8.5 | 25.7 ± 8.0 | .300 | 27.5 ± 8.1 | 25.7 ± 8.0 | <.001 |
| ASP (max. 32) | 18.3 ± 5.9 | 18.4 ± 5.8 | .890 | 19.5 ± 6.6 | 19.6 ± 6.9 | .803 | 19.4 ± 6.6 | 20.0 ± 7.2 | .464 | 18.9 ± 6.2 | 19.0 ± 6.4 | .676 |
| SPA (max. 48) | 26.7 ± 9.1 | 22.3 ± 8.5 | <.001 | 28.5 ± 10.0 | 24.9 ± 10.2 | .003 | 27.6 ± 9.9 | 23.4 ± 10.7 | .001 | 27.3 ± 9.5 | 23.2 ± 9.4 | <.001 |
| SSP (max. 28) | 13.6 ± 4.6 | 12.7 ± 4.4 | .019 | 13.9 ± 4.6 | 13.1 ± 5.0 | .193 | 14.7 ± 5.1 | 14.4 ± 4.9 | .896 | 13.9 ± 4.8 | 13.16 ± 4.7 | .009 |
| DREEM (max. 200) | 111.4 ± 28.4 | 100.5 ± 27.5 | <.001 | 118.1 ± 33.6 | 108.2 ± 34.6 | .017 | 114.7 ± 34.8 | 106.7 ± 33.3 | .066 | 113.8 ± 31.4 | 108.9 ± 31.5 | <.001 |
Bold cells indicate a value of negative interpretation.
ASP, students’ academic self-perception; DREEM, Dundee Ready Educational Environment Measure; SPA, students’ perception of the atmosphere; SPL, students’ perception of learning; SPT, students’ perception of teachers; SSP, students’ social self-perception.