Table 3 CFA standardized regression coefficients for the engagement interest items (p < 0.001 for all items)
From: Person-centered analysis of factors related to STEM students’ global awareness
Latent variable | Items | Regression coefficients |
|---|---|---|
Engagement interest-casual | Q3. Read an online article about global issues. | .74 |
Q9. Performed a web search to learn about global awareness/issues. | .81 | |
Q5. Had a conversation with your friends about global issues. | .71 | |
Q4. Read a newspaper/magazine article about global issues. | .60 | |
Q6. Watched a video clip or foreign film outside of classwork about global awareness/issues. | .70 | |
Engagement interest-deliberate | Q11. Attended a cultural dinner or event on campus. | .54 |
Q12. Coordinated or taken part in a fundraiser for a global issue. | .59 | |
Q1. Attended a seminar or speaker event about global awareness/issues. | .72 | |
Q8. Asked questions to a professor about global awareness/issues. | .61 | |
Q2. Read a book about global awareness/issues. | .63 |