Perception Study of Traditional Korean Medical Students on the Medical Education Using the Dundee Ready Educational Environment Measure

Table 1

An approximate guide to interpret the DREEM scores [20].

Total and individual scores
Total score
0–50	Very poor
51–100	Significant problem
101–150	More positive than negative
151–200	Excellent
Individual item
≤2	Problem areas
2-3	Could be enhanced
≥3.5	Real positive points
Subscales
SPL
0–12	Very poor
12–25	Negatively viewed teaching
25–37	A more positive perception
37–48	Teaching highly regarded
SAS
0–8	Feelings of total failure
9–16	Many negative aspects
17–24	Feeling more on the positive side
25–32	Confident
SSS
0–7	Miserable
8–14	Not a nice place
15–21	Not too bad
22–28	Very good socially
SPT
0–11	Very poor
12–22	Negatively viewed teaching
23–33	A more positive perception
34–44	Teaching highly regarded
SPA
0–12	Very poor environment
13–24	Many issues need changing
25–36	A more positive attitude
37–48	A good overall feeling

DREEM: Dundee Ready Educational Environment Measure.
SPL: students’ perceptions of learning; SPT: students’ perceptions of teachers; SAS: students’ academic self-perceptions; SPA: students’ perceptions of atmosphere; SSS: students’ social self-perceptions.