Relación entre la percepción del clima educativo de alumnos de medicina de una universidad privada y su rendimiento académico.

espanolIntroduccion: El ingreso a la universidad es un proceso de adaptacion que algunos estudiantes resuelven con exito, pero otros no. Si bien las capacidades de adaptacion social y emocional de los estudiantes son esenciales, el clima educativo que estos perciben sobre la universidad tiene una influencia trascendental en su vida academica. El Dundee Ready Educational Environment Measure (DREEM) es el instrumento que se ha utilizado en diversos paises y contextos para evaluar el clima educacional (AE). Objetivos: Evaluar el AE de estudiantes de pregrado de una universidad privada, usando una version en espanol del cuestionario DREEM y relacionarlo con su rendimiento academico. Material y Metodo: Estudio de tipo cuantitativo, no experimental, transversal y correlacional. El DREEM fue aplicado el ano 2013 a 118 estudiantes de primer ano de la carrera de Medicina y los resultados se correlacionaron con su rendimiento academico. Resultados: Luego de relacionar el rendimiento academico y la percepcion del clima educativo en su totalidad, se comprueba que el conjunto de dimensiones analizadas por la DREEM estan relacionadas con un 8,63% de variabilidad del promedio curricular. Ademas, se pudo concluir que de todos los factores que se evaluan en la percepcion del AE, la Experiencia Academica de los estudiantes ha demostrado ser un predictor relevante en relacion con el promedio curricular, con un 9,54% de variabilidad en dicho promedio. Conclusiones: Al encontrarse esta relacion entre la percepcion del AE y el rendimiento academico, se propone generar instancias en donde los alumnos puedan compartir en ambientes mas distendidos, no tan demandantes, y donde sientan que no estan solos en este camino, que estan acompanados y que son valorados por su entorno. EnglishIntroduction: Entering to University is a process of adjustment that some students resolve successfully, but other do not. While the capabilities of social and emotional adjustment of students are essential, the educational environment they perceive about the University has a trascendental influence on their academic life. The Dundee Ready Educational Environment Measure (DREEM) is the instrument that has been used in various countries and contexts to assess the educational environment (AE). Objectives: To assess AE of undergraduate students at a private university, using a Spanish version of the DREEM questionnaire and relate it to their academic performance. Material and Method: Quantitative, non-experimental cross-sectional and correlational study. DREEM was applied during 2013 to 118 first year medical students and the results were correlated with academic performance. Results: After relating the academic performance and the perception of the educational environment as a whole, it was found that the set of dimensions analyzed by DREEM are associated with 8.63% of variability of the curricular average. Furthermore, it was concluded that of all factors evaluated in the perception of AE, the academic experience of students has proven to be an important predictor regarding curricular average, with 9.54% of variability in that average. Conclusions: Finding this relationship between AE perception and academic performance, it is proposed to generate instances where students can share in more relaxed environments, not so demanding, and where they feel they are not alone on this path, that they are being accompanied, and that they are being valued for their environment.