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			<journal-id journal-id-type="publisher">GJRA</journal-id>
			<journal-title>GJRA - Global Journal For Research Analysis</journal-title>
			<issn pub-type="ppub">2250 - 1991</issn>
			<publisher>
				<publisher-name>Indian Society for Health and Advanced Research</publisher-name>
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			<article-id pub-id-type="other">gjra-8-5-11020</article-id>
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					<subject>Original Research Paper</subject>
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				<article-title>Studentâs perceptions of the educational environment at a dental College of Jammu region, using Dundee ready educational environment measure (DREEM) inventory</article-title>
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			<contrib-group><contrib contrib-type="author">
						<name>
							<surname>Vakil</surname>
							<given-names></given-names>
							<prefix>Dr.</prefix>
						</name>
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						<name>
							<surname>Virender</surname>
							<given-names>Kumar Chhoker</given-names>
							<prefix>Dr.</prefix>
						</name>
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						</contrib></contrib-group><pub-date pub-type="ppub">
				<month>May</month>
				<year>2019</year>
			</pub-date>
			<volume>8</volume>
			<issue>5</issue>
			<fpage>01</fpage>
			<lpage>02</lpage>
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				<title>ABSTRACT</title>
				<p>Background- Now a days, there has been growing interest and rising concern regarding the role of learning environment in undergraduate dental education. Aim- Aim of this study was to evaluate the students&amp;rsquo; perception of their learning environment in an Indian dental college. Methods- 224 students were evaluated at Government Dental College, Jammu using Dundee Ready Education Environment Measure (DREEM), a validated tool to evaluate their learning environments. Results- Total respondents were 224, among them 182 were male and 42 were female students. The total DREEM score of the student&amp;rsquo;s was 127.70 / 200. The mean domain scores were 30.22 / 48, 27.18 / 44, 21.34 / 32, 32.05 / 48, and 16.91 / 28 in the domains of Student&amp;rsquo;s Perceptions of Learning (SPL), Student&amp;rsquo;s Perceptions of Teachers (SPT), Student&amp;rsquo;s Academic Self-Perceptions (SASP), Student&amp;rsquo;s Perceptions of Atmosphere (SPA) and Student&amp;rsquo;s Social Self Perceptions (SSSP) respectively. Certain items scored less than 2. In the domain of Student&amp;rsquo;s Perceptions of Learning (SPL), students opined that teaching overemphasized factual learning. In the domain of Student&amp;rsquo;s Perceptions of Teachers (SPT), students were in the view that teachers ridicule them. In the domain of Student&amp;rsquo;s Social Self Perceptions (SSSP), student&amp;rsquo;s felt existence of good support system for stressed students. Conclusion- The findings of this study can be utilized to create a better educational environment at Government Dental College, Jammu. Implementation of Problem Based Learning (PBL) sessions and integrated teaching are endorsed to create the better educational environment.</p>
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