Characteristics of Medical Students who Repeated the Same Grade Using the DREEM Questionnaire

Authors

Yukihiro Ikeda
Yoshiyuki Mitsui
Hiroshi Kaji
Noritaka Isogai
Masao Akagi
Itaru Matsumura

Abstract

Purpose: The Dundee Ready Education Environment Measure (DREEM) is an evaluation questionnaire that measures a learning environment. This study aims to find characteristics of students who repeated the same grade at our university by using the DREEM questionnaire. Methods: The survey was conducted on 737 medical students for 1-6 years. Eight months after the survey was conducted, we confirmed whether each student had advanced to the next grade or not. Results: Responses were obtained from 706 (95.8%) students (valid responserate). Out of 706 students, 636 advanced to the next grade, and the remaining 70 did not. A significant difference was found between the two groups in terms of the DREEM answer. Conclusions: The DREEM survey is useful not only for assessing student's learning environment but also for early detecting students who may not be able to advance to the next grade.

First Page

61

Last Page

72

DOI

10.6145/jme.202106_25(2).0001

Recommended Citation

Ikeda, Yukihiro; Mitsui, Yoshiyuki; Kaji, Hiroshi; Isogai, Noritaka; Akagi, Masao; and Matsumura, Itaru (2021) "Characteristics of Medical Students who Repeated the Same Grade Using the DREEM Questionnaire," Journal of Medical Education: Vol. 25: Iss. 2, Article 2.
DOI: [https://doi.org/]10.6145/jme.202106_25(2).0001
Available at: https://jme.researchcommons.org/journal/vol25/iss2/2