Table 1.
Educational environment perception as indexed by mean DREEM-C scores (±SD) stratified by demographic characteristics
| DREEM-C subscale scores | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Group | SPL | SASP | SPT | SPA | SSSP | DREEM-C total score |
| All subjects | 31.68±5.51 | 20.45±3.94 | 32.72±4.97 | 32.04±5.35 | 17.93±3.62 | 134.82±19.90 |
| Gender | ||||||
| Male | 31.10±5.62 | 20.28±4.09 | 31.95±5.13 | 31.34±5.55 | 17.43±3.80 | 132.11±20.50 |
| Female | 32.06±5.41 | 20.57±3.84 | 33.22±4.81 | 32.50±5.18 | 18.26±3.47 | 136.61±19.34 |
| t | −1.77 | −0.74 | −2.60** | −2.22* | −2.32* | −2.30* |
| Age | ||||||
| ≤21 years | 32.20±5.62 | 20.82±3.99 | 33.32±4.86 | 32.44±5.55 | 17.91±3.87 | 136.69±20.65 |
| >21 years | 31.09±5.33 | 20.03±3.85 | 32.03±5.02 | 31.59±5.10 | 17.96±3.33 | 132.71±18.84 |
| t | 2.10* | 2.08* | 2.69** | 1.65 | −0.15 | 2.08* |
| Year in program | ||||||
| 3 | 30.89±5.56 | 19.86±4.30 | 31.49±5.13 | 30.70±5.52 | 17.47±3.56 | 130.40±20.83 |
| 4 | 32.56±5.24 | 20.78±3.70 | 34.25±4.36 | 32.86±5.24 | 18.12±3.70 | 138.56±18.91 |
| 5 | 31.14±5.76 | 20.72±3.76 | 31.49±5.09 | 32.49±4.93 | 18.28±3.52 | 134.13±19.07 |
| F | 4.45* | 2.56 | 17.62** | 7.40** | 1.90 | 7.26** |
DREEM-C: Chinese version of Dundee Ready Educational Environment Measure; SPL: students’ perceptions of learning; SASP: students’ academic self-perceptions; SPT: students’ perceptions of teachers; SPA: students’ perceptions of atmosphere; SSSP: students’ social self-perceptions.
*
p<0.05,
**
p<0.01.