PURPOSE The learning environment at Xavier University School of Medicine (XUSOM), Aruba has not been previously studied. Hence, the present study was carried out using the Dundee Ready Education Environment Measure (DREEM) to obtain student perceptions about the learning environment and compare the same among different subgroups of respondents. METHODS The questionnaire was administered to un...

Objective: To evaluate student perception of early simulation in dentistry. Material and Methods: The design the study was quantitative, observational cross-sectional. A total 121 students, from third year to senior were evaluated. its dimensions: satisfaction, self-confidence good educational practices evaluated by a survey with high level reliability (0.89), modified adapted for present inves...

Background Chou and Tsai (2007) found that a majority of Taiwanese high-school-aged students self-reported using virtual worlds (eg, video games) for entertainment, with males reporting higher frequencies of use over time than females. Additionally, findings from recent research (Lin, Tutwiler & Chang, in press) hint at the importance of considering student gender, prior use of virtual worlds, ...

Background and aims: Inappropriate or imbalanced consumption of foods may lead to several healthproblems, especially among adolescents, the complications of which will remain for several years.This study aimed to investigate perceptions, self-efficacy, and the status of junk food consumptionand their relationship with demographic variables in female high school students in Sha...

This study analyzes student perception about online classes and explores its relationship with learning and quality of online classes. Study further examines the impact of student perceptions on their motivation to take online classes. After analyzing the sample of 162 student respondents to the survey, a scale is developed to measure student perceptions. Results of regression analysis show sig...