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Table 1 Interpretation of the overall and sub-scale scores according to McAleer and Roff [23]

From: Informing the medical education reform in Tajikistan: evidence on the learning environment at two nursing colleges

Total Score

Perception of learning

0–50

Very poor

0–12

Very poor

51–100

Plenty of problems

13–24

Teaching is viewed negatively

101–150

More positive than negative

25–36

A more positive perception

151–200

Excellent

37–48

Teaching highly thought of

Perception of teachers

Academic self-perception

0–11

Abysmal

0–8

Feelings of total failure

12–.22

In need of some retraining

9–16

Many negative aspects

23–33

Moving in the right direction

17–24

Feeling more on the positive side

34–44

Model course organisers

25–32

Confident

Perception of atmosphere

Social self – perception

0–12

A terrible environment

0–7

Miserable

13–24

There are many issues which need changing

8–14

Not a nice place

25–36

A more positive attitude

15–21

Not too bad

37–48

A good feeling overall

22–28

Very good socially