Validating the Measurement Tool of Dental School Environment Satisfaction.
- Author:
Sun KIM
1
;
Hye Sook KIM
Author Information
1. Department of Medical Education, Catholic University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea. skim@catholic.ac.kr
- Publication Type:Original Article
- Keywords:
School environment;
Satisfaction rate;
Measurement tool;
Validity
- MeSH:
Humans;
Schools, Dental*;
Weights and Measures
- From:Korean Journal of Medical Education
2003;15(3):195-202
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
-
Abstract:
PURPOSE: The purpose of this study is to develop and verify an instrument to measure the satisfaction rate of dental school environment. In order to develop such tool a pretest and precedent study of records was carried along with the student group discussion. This was to enhance the application of the measurement to in practise. METHODS: The sub scales was developed to measure the satisfaction rate of the dental school environment and the item goodness of the tool was verified through reliability and factor analysis. RESULTS: The instrument develop had measurement validity and when applied in practise it proved to be an instrument that can measure the dental school environment specifically and distinctively. CONCLUSION: The information given by the analysis of dental school environment in sub scales can be in practical use as the substantial evidence to diagnose the feature of relevant field, understand its problem and take a proper reform measure.
