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Journal of Foot and Ankle Research
Published in: Journal of Foot and Ankle Research 1/2018

Open Access 01-12-2018 | Research

Student perceptions of the education environment in a Spanish medical podiatry school

Authors: Patricia Palomo-López, Ricardo Becerro-de-Bengoa-Vallejo, César Calvo-Lobo, Natalia Tovaruela-Carrión, David Rodríguez-Sanz, Marta Elena Losa-Iglesias, Daniel López-López

Published in: Journal of Foot and Ankle Research | Issue 1/2018

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Abstract

Background

The aim of this study was to explore students’ perceptions of the educational environment (EE) in a Spanish school of podiatry. Various aspects of EE were compared by academic year in the program.

Methods

This was a cross-sectional study using a questionnaire to collect perceptions using data from a 2015 survey. Podiatric medical students from Extremadura University participated in this study. EE was assessed with the Dundee Ready Education Environment Measure (DREEM) tool.
The DREEM questionnaire covers five domains of student perceptions, including learning, teachers, academic self-perceptions, atmosphere, and social self-perceptions.

Results

Two hundred thirty-five students participated, resulting in a 90.73% response rate. Participants included similar numbers of students from different years in the program, and most were women. The global EE score was 2.58 out of 4, indicating that students’ perceptions were more positive than negative. Although some weaknesses were detected in this school, students viewed the EE positively in all five DREEM domains. Academic year in the program were generally not related to perceptions of EE.

Conclusions

Podiatric medical students declared, in general, that the EE was more positive than negative in our school, according to the DREEM questionnaire. However, although the results are on the whole good, some areas need to be revised to make improvements.
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Metadata
Title
Student perceptions of the education environment in a Spanish medical podiatry school
Authors
Patricia Palomo-López
Ricardo Becerro-de-Bengoa-Vallejo
César Calvo-Lobo
Natalia Tovaruela-Carrión
David Rodríguez-Sanz
Marta Elena Losa-Iglesias
Daniel López-López
Publication date
01-12-2018
Publisher
BioMed Central
Published in
Journal of Foot and Ankle Research / Issue 1/2018
Electronic ISSN: 1757-1146
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1186/s13047-018-0252-7

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