Understanding intrinsic challenges to STEM instructional practices for Chinese teachers based on their beliefs and knowledge base

International Journal of STEM Education

Table 2 Pattern/structure coefficients for the scale (n = 196)

	Factor 1: STB	Factor 2: STK	Factor 3: STP	Factor 4: STC
Factor 1: STEM Teachers’ Beliefs (STB), α = 0.91
STB10	0.77
STB11	0.87
STB12	0.88
STB13	0.87
Factor 2: STEM Teachers’ Knowledge Base (STK), α = 0.91
STK16		0.61
STK18		0.76
STK19		0.87
STK20		0.87
STK21		0.89
Factor 3: STEM Teachers’ Practices (STP), α = 0.90
STP27			0.81
STP28			0.85
STP30			0.84
STP31			0.81
Factor 4: STEM Teachers’ Intrinsic Challenge (STC), α = 0.84
STC33				0.82
STC36				0.85
STC37				0.78
STC40				0.80