Table 3 Mean scores for the five sub-scales of the DREEM instrument for the aggregate sample and per student group
Overall (n = 629) | Dushanbe | Kulob | Interpretation | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2nd Year (n = 146) | 4th year (n = 151) | 2nd Year (n = 181) | 4th year (n = 151) | |||||||||
Category / Subcategory | Max Score | Mean (95% CI) | % of max | Mean (95% CI) | % of max | Mean (95% CI) | % of max | Mean (95% CI) | % of max | Mean (95% CI) | % of max | |
Students’ perception of learning | 48 | 31.7 (31.2, 32.1) | 66.0 | 32.4 (31.5, 33.3) | 67.5 | 30.1 (29.0, 31.1) | 62.6 | 32.1 (31.3, 32.9) | 66.9 | 32.2 (31.3, 33.1) | 67.1 | A more positive perception |
Students’ perception of teachers | 44 | 27.8 (27.4, 28.2) | 63.1 | 28.1 (27.3, 28.9) | 64.0 | 26.9 (25.9, 27.9) | 61.2 | 28.0 (27.3, 28.7) | 63.6 | 28.1 (27.1, 29.1) | 63.8 | Moving in the right direction |
Students’ academic self-perception | 32 | 23.2 (22.8, 23.5) | 72.4 | 23.5 (22.8, 24.2) | 73.5 | 21.7 (20.9, 22.5) | 67.8 | 23.6 (22.9, 24.3) | 73.7 | 23.8 (23.0, 24.5) | 74.3 | Feeling more on the positive side |
Students’ perception of atmosphere | 48 | 32.4 (31.9, 32.9) | 67.6 | 32.8 (31.8, 33.8) | 68.3 | 31.3 (30.2, 32.3) | 65.1 | 32.9 (32.1, 33.8) | 68.6 | 32.7 (31.6, 33.7) | 68.0 | A more positive attitude |
Students’ social self-perception | 28 | 18.3 (18.1, 18.6) | 65.5 | 18.7 (18.2, 19.2) | 66.9 | 18.2 (17.6, 18.7) | 64.8 | 18.1 (17.6, 18.6) | 64.5 | 18.5 (17.9, 19.1) | 66.0 | Not too bad |
Total Score | 200 | 133.4 (131.8, 135.0) | 66.7 | 135.6 (132.4, 138.8) | 67.8 | 128.1 (124.5, 131.6) | 64.0 | 134.66 (131.9, 137.4) | 67.3 | 135.2 (131.6, 138.8) | 67.6 | More positive than negative |