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Table 2 Summary of the self-efficacy beliefs exploratory factor analysis

From: Science and mathematics teacher communities of practice: social influences on discipline-based identity and self-efficacy beliefs

Factora

No. of items

Variance explained (%)

αb

TEBS-Self itemsc

Self-efficacy overall

23

62.7

0.955

All of below

 1. CM

9

22.4

0.926

4, 6, 7, 8, 9, 24, 26, 30, 31

 2. HOTS

5

16.3

0.901

14, 19, 20, 21, 25

 3. PAID

4

11.7

0.846

1, 2, 27, 28

 4. CC

5

12.3

0.869

5, 10, 16, 17, 18

  1. aAbbreviations: Climate/Management (CM), Higher Order Thinking Skills (HOTS), Planning, Accommodating for Individual Differences (PAID), Communication/Clarification (CC). Sample: n = 165
  2. bCronbach’s alpha coefficient: > 0.9 excellent; > 0.8 good
  3. cItems 3, 11, 12, 13, 15, 22, 23, and 29 were deleted due to low factor loadings or mixed loadings