Assessment of the Dundee Ready Educational Environment Measure instrument modified from the peruvian version during COVID-19 pandemic

Sisniegas-Vergara C.E.; Alva-Santillan J.A.; Monteza Nevado C.A. · Educacion Medica (2023) · DOI: 10.1016/j.edumed.2023.100809

Resumen

Introduction: To validate a modification of the Peruvian version of the Dundee Ready Educational Environment Measure (DREEM) instrument to assess the distance learning environment during the COVID-19 pandemic. Methods: Instrumental, analytical, cross-sectional, prospective study. A 50-item Google Forms questionnaire was applied to 527 medical students with modifications in the domain of perception of teaching (02) and perception of the atmosphere of the educational environment (03). The sampling was non-probabilistic and by convenience. Results: The average age of the students was 20.4 (±2.74) years. 63% were women, 88% used a personal computer and 62.6% described the quality of their Internet connection as regular. The adequacy of the sample was pertinent (Kaiser-Meyer-Olkin sampling coefficient 0.96 and Bartlett's sphericity test with Chi-square 13,976.1; p < 0.05 and df 1,225). The extraction of factors through the analysis of the main components and Varimax rotation, yielded 10 primary factors that explain the accumulated 62.54% of the total variance. The reliability analysis had Cronbach's alpha of 0.95. This result is considered to be very adequate. The students rated the remote educational environment "with many problems", the mean global score was 87.7 (±1.18), with a confidence interval of 95% (85.4 - 89.9), range 134 between 24 and 158 points. Conclusion: The proposal to modify the DREEM instrument of the Peruvian version to assess the remote or distance educational environment in medical education is adequate during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Instituciones: Universidad de San Martín de Porres