Figures & data
Table 1. Summary data from studies that have used the DREEM
Abraham RR, Ramnarayan K, Pallath V, Torke S, Madhavan M, Roff S. Perceptions of academic achievers and under-achievers regarding learning environment of Melaka Manipal Medical College (Manipal campus), Manipal, India, using the DREEM Inventory. South East Asian J Med Educ 2007; 1: 18–24 McAleer S, Roff S. A practical guide to using the Dundee Ready Education Environment Measure (DREEM). Curriculum, environment, climate, quality and change in medical education: A unifying perspective. AMEE Education Guide No. 23, JM Genn. AMEE, Dundee, Scotland 2001; 29–33 Abraham R, Ramnarayan K, Vinod P, Torke S. Students’ perceptions of learning environment in an Indian medical school. BMC Med Educ 2008; 8: 20 Aghamolaie T, Fazel I. Medical students’ perceptions of the educational environment at an Iranian Medical Sciences University. BMC Med Educ 2010; 10: 87 Al-Ayed IH, Sheik SA. Assessment of the educational environment at the College of Medicine of King Saud University, Riyadh. Eastern Mediterranean Health J 2008; 14(4)953–959 Al-Hazimi A, Al-Hyiani A, Roff S. Perceptions of the educational environment of the medical school in King Abdul Aziz University, Saudia Arabia. Med Teach 2004a; 26(6)570–573 Al-Hazimi A, Zaini R, Al-Hyiani A, Hassan N, Gunaid A, Ponnamperuma G, Karunathilake I, Roff S, McAleer S, Davis M. Educational environment in traditional and innovative medical schools: A study in four undergraduate medical schools. Educ Health 2004b; 17(2)192–203 Avalos G, Freeman C, Dunne F. Determining the quality of the medical educational environment at an Irish medical school using the DREEM inventory. Irish Med J 2007; 100: 522–525 Bassaw B, Roff S, McAleer S, Roopnarinesingh S, De Lisle J, Teelucksingh S, Gopaul S. Students' perspectives on the educational environment, Faculty of Medical Sciences, Trinidad. Med Teach 2003; 25(5)522–526 Bennett D, Kelly M, O’Flynn S. Are the bigger hospitals better: DREEM on?. Irish J Med Sci 2010; 179: 515–519 Bourhaimed M, Thalib L, Doi SAR. Perception of the educational environment by medical students undergoing a curricular transition in Kuwait. Med Prin Pract 2009; 18: 204–208 Carmody DF, Jacques A, Denz-Penhey H, Puddey I, Newham JP. Perceptions by medical students of their educational environment for obstetrics and gynaecology in metropolitan and rural teaching sites. Med Teach 2009; 31: e596–e602 Demirören M, Palaoglu Ö, Kemahli S, Özyurda F, Ayhan IH. Perceptions of students in different phases of medical education of educational environment: Ankara University Faculty of Medicine. Med Educ Online 2008; 13: 8 Denz-Penhey H, Murdoch JC. A comparison between findings from the DREEM questionnaire and that from qualitative interviews. Med Teach 2009; 31: e449–e453 Denz-Penhey H, Murdoch JC. Is small beautiful? Student performance and perceptions of their experience at larger and smaller sites in rural and remote longitudinal integrated clerkships in the Rural Clinical School of Western Australia. Int Elect J Remote Health Res, Educ Pract Policy 2010; 10(3)1470 de Oliveira Filho GR, Sturm EJH, Sartorato AE. Compliance with common program requirements in Brazil: Its effects on resident's perceptions about quality of life and the educational environment. Acad Med 2005a; 80(1)98–102 de Oliveira Filho GR, Vieira JE, Schonhorst L. Psychometric properties of the Dundee Ready Educational Environment Measure (DREEM) applied to medical residents. Med Teach 2005b; 27(4)343–347 de Oliveira Filho GR, Vieira JE. The relationship of learning environment, quality of life, and study strategies measures to anaesthesiology resident academic performance. Anesth Analg 2007; 104: 1467–1472 de Oliveira Filho GR, Schonhorst L. Problem-based learning implementation in an intensive course of anaesthesiology: A preliminary report on residents’ cognitive performance and perceptions of educational environment. Med Teach 2005; 27(4)382–384 Dunne FS, McAleer S, Roff S. Assessment of the undergraduate medical education environment in a large UK medical school. Health Educ J 2006; 65(2)149–158 Edgren G, Haffling A, Jakobsson U, McAleer S, Danielsen N. Comparing the educational environment (as measured by DREEM) at two different stages of curriculum reform. Med Teach 2010; 32: e233–e238 Jiffry MTM, McAleer S, Fernando S, Marasinghe RB. Using the DREEM questionnaire to gather baseline information on an evolving medical school in Sri Lanka. Med Teach 2005; 27(4)348–352 Dimoliatis IDK, Vasilaki E, Anastassopoulos P, Ioannidis JPA, Roff S. Validation of the Greek translation of the Dundee Ready Education Environment Measure (DREEM). Educ Health 2010; 23: 1 Mayya SS, Roff S. Students’ perceptions of educational environment: A comparison of academic achievers and under-acheivers at Kasturba Medical College, India. Educ Health 2004; 17(3)280–291 McKendree J. Can we create an equivalent educational experience on a two campus medical school?. Med Teach 2009; 31: e202–e205 Miles S, Leinster SJ. Medical students’ perceptions of their educational environment: Expected versus actual perceptions. Med Educ 2007; 41(3)265–272 Miles S, Leinster SJ. Comparing staff and student perceptions of the student experience at a new medical school. Med Teach 2009; 31(6)539–546 O’Brien AP, Chan TMF, Cho MAA. Investigating nursing students’ perceptions of the changes in a nursing curriculum by means of the Dundee Ready Education Environment Measure (DREEM) Inventory: Results of a cluster analysis. Int J Nurs Educ Schol 2008; 5(1)Article 25 O’Rouke M, Hammond S, O’Flynn S, Boylan G. The Medical Student Stress Profile: A tool for stress audit in medical training. Med Teach 2010; 44: 1027–1037 Riquelme A, Oporto M, Oporto J, Méndez JI, Viviani P, Salech F, Chianale J, Moreno R, Sánchez I. Performance of the Spanish translation of the Dundee Ready Education Environment Measure (DREEM). Educ Health 2009; 22(1)1–11 Roff S, McAleer S, What is educational climate? In: JM Genn (Editor), Curriculum, environment, climate, quality and change in medical education: A unifying perspective. AMEE Education Guide No. 23 pp. 3–4. Dundee, Scotland: AMEE, 2001 Sobral DT. Medical students' self-appraisal of first-year learning outcomes: Use of the course valuing inventory. Med Teach 2004; 26(3)234–238 Thomas BS, Abraham RR, Alexander M, Ramnarayan K. Students’ perceptions regarding educational environment in an Indian dental school. Med Teach 2009; 31: e185–e188 Thomé G, Hovenberg H, Edgren G. Portfolio as a method for continuous assessment in an undergraduate health education programme. Med Teach 2006; 28(6)e171–e176 Till H. Identifying the perceived weaknesses of a new curriculum by means of the Dundee Ready Education Environment Measure (DREEM) Inventory. Med Teach 2004; 26(1)39–45 Till H. Climate studies: Can students’ perceptions of the ideal educational environment be of use for institutional planning and resource utilization?. Med Teach 2005; 27(4)332–337 Tokuda Y, Goto E, Otaki J, Jacobs J, Omata F, Obara H, Shapiro M, Soejima K, Ishida Y, Ohde S, et al. Undergraduate educational environment perceived preparedness for postgraduate clinical training, and pass rate on the National Medical Licensure Examination in Japan. BMC Med Educ 2010; 10: 35 Varma R, Tiyagi E, Gupta JK. Determining the quality of educational climate across multiple undergraduate teaching sites using the DREEM inventory. BMC Med Educ 2005; 5: 8 Vieira JE, do Patrocinio Tenorio Nunes M, de Arruda Martins M. Directing student response to early patient contact by questionnaire. Med Educ 2003; 37(2)119–125 Wang J, Zang S, Shan T. Dundee Ready Education Environment Measure: Psychometric testing with Chinese nursing students. J Adv Nurs 2009; 65(12)2701–2709 Whittle S, Whelan B, Murdoch-Eaton DG. DREEM and beyond; studies of the educational environment as a means for its enhancement. Educ Health 2007; 20(1)1–9