| dc.description.abstract | Abstract. The optimum learning
environment of the degree programme
provides better indication of its quality.
Therefore, the objective of the study is to
assess the learning environment of BSc.
Nursing degree programmes in Sri Lankan
state universities. A descriptive crosssectional study conducted among all 4th year
nursing undergraduates who were studying
in six Sri Lankan state universities; University
of Sri Jayewardenepura, Peradeniya, Ruhuna,
Jaffna, Eastern and General Sir John
Kotelawala Defence University. These
universities are mentioned anonymously in
arbitrarily order. The sample size was 161
and the data was collected by already
validated Dundee Ready Education
Environment (DREEM) questionnaire. The
questionnaire consisted of five domains;
student’s perception of learning, student’s
perception of teachers, student’s academic
self-perception, student’s perception of
atmosphere and student’s self-perception.
Overall scores of DREEM and subdomains
scores were calculated and categorized into
the very poor, significant problem, more
positive than negative and excellent groups.
The results revealed that the median score
(±IQR) of DREEM were 127 ± 12, 130 ± 31,
127 ± 18, 133 ± 16, 129 ± 23, 126 ± 13 among
universities out of 200. It showed that there
was more positive than the negative
environment in all BSc. Nursing degree
programmes. Furthermore, the subdomains
of DREEM also revealed that all median
scores were within more positive than the
negative group but moving to the lower
margin. Therefore remedial actions should be
taken to uplift the learning environment to
improve the quality of all bachelor nursing
degree programme in Sri Lanka in future. | en_US |
