Psychometric analysis of a questionnaire to measure the educational environment in a sample of medical students in Peru

Authors

  • Oscar Flores-Flores Facultad de Medicina Humana, Universidad de San Martín de Porres, Lima, Perú Médico cirujano, magíster en Salud Global y Desarrollo http://orcid.org/0000-0002-9780-937X
  • Yasmín Lajo-Aurazo Facultad de Medicina Humana, Universidad de San Martín de Porres, Lima, Perú. Estudiante de Medicina Humana
  • Alejandro Zevallos-Morales Facultad de Medicina Humana, Universidad de San Martín de Porres, Lima, Perú. Estudiante de Medicina Humana
  • Paola L. Rondán Facultad de Medicina Humana, Universidad de San Martín de Porres, Lima, Perú. Médico cirujano
  • Frank Lizaraso-Soto Facultad de Medicina Humana, Universidad de San Martín de Porres, Lima, Perú. Médico cardiólogo, doctor en Medicina
  • Tamara Jorquiera Facultad de Medicina Humana, Universidad de San Martín de Porres, Lima, Perú. Médico cirujano, magíster en Ciencias Básicas

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.17843/rpmesp.2017.342.2642

Keywords:

Medical education, factorial analysis, undergraduate

Abstract

The objective of the study was to determine the psychometric properties of the Dundee Ready Education Environment Measure (DREEM) questionnaire in students of a Peruvian medical school. Participants were first-to-sixth-year students, invited to participate through a web platform. In the analysis the alpha coefficient of Cronbach was used to evaluate internal consistency. In addition, a confirmatory factorial analysis was performed to evaluate the construct validity of the subscales of the DREEM. The adjustment quality indexes used were: Root Mean Square Error Approximation (RMSEA), the Index of Benchmarking (CFI), Tucker-Lewis Index (TLI), and the Standardized Root Mean Residual (SRMR). The results showed that the social self-perception dimension had an alpha of Cronbach of less than 0.70. In addition, the quality indices did not support the five-dimensional structure of the DREEM. In conclusion, the DREEM questionnaire did not perform optimally in this Peruvian sample.

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Published

2017-06-28

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Brief Report

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Flores-Flores O, Lajo-Aurazo Y, Zevallos-Morales A, Rondán PL, Lizaraso-Soto F, Jorquiera T. Psychometric analysis of a questionnaire to measure the educational environment in a sample of medical students in Peru. Rev Peru Med Exp Salud Publica [Internet]. 2017 Jun. 28 [cited 2024 Mar. 28];34(2):255-60. Available from: https://rpmesp.ins.gob.pe/index.php/rpmesp/article/view/2642

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