From: STEM doctoral students’ skill development: does funding mechanism matter?
Question stem | Factor | Item | Loading | Alpha |
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Describe the following aspects of your skill development associated with your current primary funding source. My current primary funding source helped me learn how to | Communication skills | Communicate my ideas verbally | 0.79 | 0.84 |
Communicate my ideas in writing | 0.74 | |||
Facilitate a difficult conversation | 0.60 | |||
Peer training and mentoring skill | Train peers | 0.92 | 0.95 | |
Mentor peers | 0.93 | |||
Teamwork and project management skills | Work collaboratively in a team | 0.55 | 0.80 | |
Manage projects | 0.56 | |||
Research skills | Critically evaluate a journal article | 0.36 | 0.89 | |
Make progress for my dissertation | 0.91 | |||
Conduct research | 0.95 | |||
How would you describe the following aspects of your experience associated with your primary funding type for your doctoral studies on average? My primary funding type | Alignment between funding and career goals (career alignment) | Offers skill development opportunities | 0.43 | 0.79 |
Is relevant to my career goals | 0.85 | |||
Positively influences my job prospects | 0.84 | |||
Describe the following aspects of your skill development associated with your current primary funding source. My current primary funding source helped me learn how to | Prepare for a career | 0.46 |