Authors
- arezou faraj pour 1
- mohamad sarafraz yazdi 2
- mehran homam 3
- mohamad ali raisolsadat 4
- samaneh sarvghad moghadam 5
1 PhD Candidate of Medical Education, school of Medical Education, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.
2 Faculty Member, Islamic Azad University-Mashhad Branch, department of Internal Medicine, Mashhad, Iran.
3 Faculty Member, Department of Neurology, Islamic Azad University-Mashhad Branch, Mashhad, Iran.
4 Faculty Member, Department of Pediatric surgery, Islamic Azad University-Mashhad Branch, Mashhad, Iran.
5 M.S. Student in Medical Education, EDC, Islamic Azad University-Mashhad Branch, Mashhad, Iran.
Abstract
One of the effective factors in process of learning is education environment that is determinant in student’s motivation toward learning and leads to boosting deep learning treatments. This cross-sectional descriptive study involved collecting data on students’ perceptions of 136 randomized nursing students at Azad University of Mashhad that were measured by standard DREEM questionnaire. Afterwards, data were analyzed by using SPSS (V.20) software through descriptive statistics and T-test exam. The mean of total score obtained from nursing education environment was 107±23 from 200 (MAX) that signified positive aspects to be more than negative. However, the least mean score related to perception of learning was 23.85±7/8 from 48, and to perception of teachers’ subscales was calculated as 22.6±6/4 from 44. In addition, there was a significant difference between the mean of total score among male and female students and also preclinical and clinical education phases. The Results of this study indicated that nursing student’s perceptions of education environment were moderate, moreover, there are lots of opportunities for improvements in all domains of educational environment. Furthermore, the modern educational strategies and student centered approach should be applied in revising the educational programs.
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