Study of the perceptions of learning environment according to students of Birjand University of Medical Sciences: Role of gender, place of residence and residing in dormitory

This study was designed and conducted to investigate the perceptions of learning environment according tomedical sciences studentsin terms of the role of gender, place of residence and residing in dormitory in Birjand University of Medical Sciences during 2014 – 2015.
269 students of medical sciences were recruited for this cross sectional study. A questionnaires on the perception of the learning environment was administered and independent T-test was used to analyze the data.
The results showed that student's perceptions of their academic ability and educational atmosphere in terms of their gender are different (p More training is necessary to improve the preparation for positive environments particularly for female students.