Table 2

Spearman correlation coefficients among total score and subscales of the DREEM*

Total score

Perception of learning

Perception of teachers

Perception of atmosphere

academic self-perceptions

social self-perceptions

Total score

1

0.931

0.845

0.884

0.933

0.731

Perception of learning

1

0.712

0.757

0.926

0.592

Perception of teachers

1

0.736

0.720

0.583

Perception of atmosphere

1

0.753

0.665

academic self-perceptions

1

0.601

social self-perceptions

1

*P-values of all correlation coefficients are <0.01.

Tokuda et al. BMC Medical Education 2010 10:35   doi:10.1186/1472-6920-10-35