Veterinary students’ perceptions of their learning environment as measured by the Dundee Ready Education Environment Measure

Table 1 Interpretation of mean scores as defined by the DREEM developers[26]

Mean Score	Score	Interpretation
Total mean score	0-50	Very poor
	51-100	Significant problem
	101-150	More positive than negative
	151-200	Excellent
Subscale mean score
Students’ perceptions of learning	0-12	Very poor
	13-25	Negatively viewed teaching
	25-37	A more positive perception
	37-49	Teaching highly regarded
Students’ perceptions of faculty (teachers)	0-11	Very poor
	12-22	Needs re-education
	23-33	Moving in the right direction
	34-44	Model instructors
Students’ academic self-perception	0-8	Feelings of total failure
	9-16	Many negative aspects
	17-24	Feeling more on the positive side
	25-32	Confident
Students’ perceptions of atmosphere	0-12	Very poor environment
	13-24	Many issues need changing
	25-36	A more positive attitude
	37-48	A good overall feeling
Students’ social self-perception	0-7	Miserable
	8-14	Not a nice place
	15-21	Not too bad
	22-28	Very good socially
Individual items mean score	≤2	Problem areas
	2.1-3	Needs improvement
	3.1-3.5	Positive aspect
	>3.5	Excellent

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