A survey of Kurdistan University of Medical Sciences students' perceptions of educational environment based on DREEM model in 2015

Background & Aim: The prevailing atmosphere for teaching and learning is a determinant and effective factor in motivating learners to learn. The atmosphere can vary, as far as learning standards are concerned and can be close or far from these standards. The purpose of this study was to determine the Kurdistan University of Medical Sciences students' perceptions of the learning environment based on the DREEM model in 2015. Methods & Materials: In this cross-sectional study, the population was Kurdistan University of medical sciences students. Among them, 300 people were selected by stratified sampling method. The data gathering tool was Dundee's questionnaire. The questionnaire had two parts. The demographic section included age, gender, marital status, educational level, and students’ school. Data was analyzed using SPSS version 20. To describe the collected data, descriptive statistics including frequency, mean and standard deviation, and the MannWhitney test were used to examine the relationship between students’ perception of university campus and binary variables such as gender. Kruskal Wallis statistical test was used to examine the relationship between student perception of the environment of the Educational system of university and variables of more than two states such as education