Construct Validity of a Learning Environment Survey for Medical Schools

Abstract

A survey devised by Marshall (1978) to measure students' perceptions of their medical school was completed by undergraduates at two schools with radically different approaches to medical education. The survey proved to be reliable in terms of its internal consistency, and exhibited strong validity for a construct of school learning environment. Differences found between the two schools were not specific to medical education, which raised the prospect of the survey's extension to similar evaluations in any other educational institution.