Dundee Ready Educational Environment Measure (Dreem) ; An Effective Tool to Assess Educational Environment

Abstract

Quality of an educational environment is an indicative of the effectiveness of an educational  programme on student’s learning, motivation and learning outcome. The foundation for  improving the health and safety of patients start with the competency of health care providers.  The education of health professionals is fundamental to these health initiatives. In nursing  programme the main objective is to produce nursing graduates who can provide comprehensive  care and treatment to the community. The critical components include appropriate physical  structures and services which reflects curriculum quality, teaching and learning as well as  support for outcomes as practioners. Educational environment is one of the most important  determinants of an effective curriculum. The educational atmosphere and the student’s  perceptions about the teaching pattern and their own opinion reflect their performance. An  important component of academic strengthening and curriculum renewal is the evaluation of  the quality and structuring of the programme. Consideration of climate in the medical school  along the line of continuous quality improvement and innovation are likely to further the  medical schools as a learning organization; to measure such an environment a standard tool  named Dundee Ready Educational Environment Measure (DREEM) has been proven effective  in different settings.