Table 4.
Students’ perceptions of atmosphere
| Questionnaire | Mean±SD | Strongly agree, n (%) |
Agree, n (%) |
True sometimes, n (%) |
Disagree n (%) |
Strongly disagree, n (%) |
F-value (P-value)* |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| The atmosphere is relaxed during lectures | 3.80±0.86 | 12 (19.4) | 31 (50) | 15 (24.2) | 3 (4.8) | 1 (1.6) | 0.16 (0.68) |
| I feel able to ask the questions I want | 3.71±0.99 | 12 (19.4) | 30 (48.4) | 12 (19.4) | 6 (9.7) | 2 (3.2) | 0.01 (0.91) |
| I feel comfortable in class socially | 3.91±0.91 | 16 (25.8) | 30 (48.4) | 13 (21.0) | 1 (1.6) | 2 (3.2) | 0.54 (0.46) |
| There are opportunities for me to develop interpersonal skills | 3.87±0.81 | 13 (21) | 31 (50) | 16 (25.8) | 1 (1.6) | 1 (1.6) | 0.48 (0.48) |
| The atmosphere is relaxed during seminars/tutorials | 3.75±0.91 | 11 (17.7) | 32 (51.6) | 14 (22.6) | 3 (4.8) | 2 (3.2) | 0.30 (0.58) |
| The enjoyment outweighs the stress of studying medicine | 3.30±1.06 | 7 (11.3) | 21 (33.9) | 23 (37.1) | 6 (9.7) | 5 (8.1) | 0.54 (0.46) |
| The atmosphere motivates me as a learner | 3.40±1.12 | 10 (16.1) | 22 (35.5) | 17 (27.4) | 9 (14.5) | 4 (6.5) | 0.55 (0.45) |
| I am able to concentrate well | 3.53±0.93 | 8 (12.9) | 25 (40.3) | 24 (38.7) | 2 (3.2) | 3 (4.8) | 1.56 (0.21) |
| The atmosphere is relaxed during the ward teaching | 3.11±1.05 | 6 (9.7) | 15 (24.2) | 26 (41.9) | 10 (16.1) | 5 (8.1) | 0.80 (0.37) |
| This school is well timetabled | 3.32±1.05 | 8 (12.9) | 19 (30.6) | 24 (38.7) | 7 (11.3) | 4 (6.5) | 0.15 (0.69) |
| I find the experience disappointing | 2.27±1.10 | 3 (4.8) | 6 (9.7) | 12 (19.4) | 25 (40.3) | 16 (25.8) | 0.22 (0.64) |
| Cheating is a problem in this school | 3.35±1.38 | 19 (30.6) | 10 (16.1) | 13 (21.0) | 14 (22.6) | 6 (9.7) | 2.39 (0.12) |
Notes: Overall mean±SD was 3.44±0.45; total mean score was 41.32;
*
ANOVA significant level 0.05.
Abbreviations: ANOVA, analysis of variance; SD, standard deviation.