PMID- 33474787
OWN - NLM
STAT- MEDLINE
DCOM- 20211012
LR  - 20211123
IS  - 1600-0579 (Electronic)
IS  - 1396-5883 (Print)
IS  - 1396-5883 (Linking)
VI  - 25
IP  - 4
DP  - 2021 Nov
TI  - Students' learning environment perception and the transition to clinical training 
      in dentistry.
PG  - 829-836
LID - 10.1111/eje.12662 [doi]
AB  - INTRODUCTION: The learning environment (LE) influences students' behaviour, and 
      predicts academic achievement, satisfaction and success. Measuring students' 
      perception of the LE provides relevant information for curricular quality 
      assurance. In this study, a LE assessment was used to observe variations in 
      students' LE perception throughout the curriculum, to illustrate the possible 
      influence that preclinical training (Pt) and clinical training (Ct) have on 
      students' learning experience. MATERIALS AND METHODS: All students in the 
      six-year undergraduate dental programme (n = 849) at the Academic Centre for 
      Dentistry Amsterdam (ACTA) were approached and divided into Pt and Ct groups 
      according to their training phase in the curriculum. The LE was assessed using 
      the Dundee Ready Educational Environment Measure (DREEM), and the results were 
      evaluated using the Statistical Package for the Social Sciences (SPSS) software 
      for distribution (Kolmogorov-Smirnov normality test), internal reliability 
      (Cronbach's alpha) and comparative analysis (one-way ANOVA). RESULTS: The 
      questionnaire was completed by 216 (response rate=65%) Pt students and by 379 
      (response rate=75%) Ct students. With a general DREEM score of 124.3, 
      significantly higher scores were found during Pt (DREEM=133.4) in comparison with 
      the Ct phase of the curriculum (DREEM=119.2). DREEM scores steadily decreased 
      throughout the 6-year curriculum, with the highest drops in LE perception 
      observed in the second and third years of the programme. Significant differences 
      in all DREEM domains were observed, with lower scores for Ct. CONCLUSION: 
      Students' LE perception deteriorates throughout the curriculum, especially within 
      the Pt-Ct transition, during the second and third years of the programme. An 
      inferior LE perception was observed in every domain of the LE questionnaire 
      within this transition showing a learning experience, which requires an 
      educational intervention. Further research is required to better understand the 
      educational needs of the Pt-Ct transition at this school.
CI  - (c) 2021 The Authors. European Journal of Dental Education published by John Wiley 
      & Sons Ltd.
FAU - Serrano, Carlos M
AU  - Serrano CM
AUID- ORCID: 0000-0002-5742-4205
AD  - Evidence Based Clinic, Academic Centre for Dentistry Amsterdam (ACTA), Amsterdam, 
      The Netherlands.
AD  - Educational Research & Development Department, Academic Centre for Dentistry 
      Amsterdam (ACTA), Amsterdam, The Netherlands.
FAU - Lagerweij, Maxim D
AU  - Lagerweij MD
AUID- ORCID: 0000-0003-4212-9606
AD  - Section of Cariology, Academic Centre for Dentistry Amsterdam (ACTA), Amsterdam, 
      The Netherlands.
FAU - de Boer, Ilse R
AU  - de Boer IR
AUID- ORCID: 0000-0002-9077-9569
AD  - Educational Research & Development Department, Academic Centre for Dentistry 
      Amsterdam (ACTA), Amsterdam, The Netherlands.
FAU - Bakker, Dirk R
AU  - Bakker DR
AUID- ORCID: 0000-0002-1720-0215
AD  - Evidence Based Clinic, Academic Centre for Dentistry Amsterdam (ACTA), Amsterdam, 
      The Netherlands.
AD  - Educational Research & Development Department, Academic Centre for Dentistry 
      Amsterdam (ACTA), Amsterdam, The Netherlands.
FAU - Koopman, Pepijn
AU  - Koopman P
AD  - Educational Research & Development Department, Academic Centre for Dentistry 
      Amsterdam (ACTA), Amsterdam, The Netherlands.
FAU - Wesselink, Paul R
AU  - Wesselink PR
AD  - University of Amsterdam (UvA), Amsterdam, The Netherlands.
FAU - Vervoorn, Johanna M
AU  - Vervoorn JM
AD  - Educational Research & Development Department, Academic Centre for Dentistry 
      Amsterdam (ACTA), Amsterdam, The Netherlands.
LA  - eng
PT  - Journal Article
DEP - 20210202
PL  - England
TA  - Eur J Dent Educ
JT  - European journal of dental education : official journal of the Association for 
      Dental Education in Europe
JID - 9712132
MH  - Dentistry
MH  - Education, Dental
MH  - *Education, Medical, Undergraduate
MH  - Humans
MH  - Perception
MH  - Reproducibility of Results
MH  - *Students, Medical
MH  - Surveys and Questionnaires
PMC - PMC8597140
OTO - NOTNLM
OT  - clinical training
OT  - clinical transition
OT  - learning environment
OT  - preclinical training
COIS- There are no conflicts of interest associated with this study.
EDAT- 2021/01/22 06:00
MHDA- 2021/10/13 06:00
PMCR- 2021/11/17
CRDT- 2021/01/21 05:40
PHST- 2020/12/11 00:00 [revised]
PHST- 2020/05/28 00:00 [received]
PHST- 2021/01/09 00:00 [accepted]
PHST- 2021/01/22 06:00 [pubmed]
PHST- 2021/10/13 06:00 [medline]
PHST- 2021/01/21 05:40 [entrez]
PHST- 2021/11/17 00:00 [pmc-release]
AID - EJE12662 [pii]
AID - 10.1111/eje.12662 [doi]
PST - ppublish
SO  - Eur J Dent Educ. 2021 Nov;25(4):829-836. doi: 10.1111/eje.12662. Epub 2021 Feb 2.