Table 3 First sampling wave: descriptive statistics of mATSI:2 attitude items in Fall 2012
From: (Re-)Designing a measure of student’s attitudes toward science: a longitudinal psychometric approach
Training sample for EFA | Holdout sample for CFA | |||||||||
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Item | Mean | SD | Skewness | Kurtosis | VIF | Mean | SD | Skewness | Kurtosis | VIF |
Perception of the teacher | ||||||||||
My teacher makes science interesting | ||||||||||
tchrints1 | 3.83 | 1.28 | − 0.84 | − 0.36 | 2.38 | 3.93 | 1.21 | − 0.95 | − 0.08 | 2.12 |
My teacher presents science in a clear and understandable way | ||||||||||
tchrpres1 | 3.80 | 1.26 | − 0.79 | − 0.4 | 2.22 | 3.91 | 1.20 | − 0.91 | − 0.12 | 1.91 |
Anxiety toward science | ||||||||||
It makes me nervous to even think about doing science | ||||||||||
sciintmd1 | 1.81 | 1.17 | 1.36 | 0.85 | 2.04 | 1.85 | 1.20 | 1.31 | 0.65 | 2.25 |
I feel tense/nervous when someone talks to me about science | ||||||||||
scitlknv1 | 2.00 | 1.26 | 1.03 | − 0.09 | 1.51 | 1.95 | 1.23 | 1.13 | 0.18 | 1.51 |
It scares me to have to take science at school | ||||||||||
sciscare1 | 1.64 | 1.09 | 1.71 | 2.01 | 1.77 | 1.69 | 1.16 | 1.62 | 1.53 | 2.25 |
Value of science to society | ||||||||||
Science is useful in helping to solve the problems of everyday life | ||||||||||
scipbslv1 | 3.58 | 1.26 | − 0.54 | − 0.65 | 1.99 | 3.58 | 1.24 | − 0.51 | − 0.73 | 2.07 |
Science is helpful in understanding today’s world | ||||||||||
scihlpfl1 | 3.75 | 1.22 | − 0.71 | − 0.44 | 2.38 | 3.81 | 1.19 | − 0.75 | − 0.35 | 2.31 |
Most people should study some science | ||||||||||
scistudy1 | 3.56 | 1.21 | − 0.41 | − 0.74 | 1.61 | 3.64 | 1.19 | − 0.48 | − 0.68 | 1.78 |
Science is of great importance to a country’s development | ||||||||||
sciimprt1 | 3.69 | 1.22 | − 0.62 | − 0.54 | 1.80 | 3.69 | 1.21 | − 0.57 | − 0.59 | 2.09 |
Self-confidence in science | ||||||||||
No matter how hard I try, I CANNOT understand science | ||||||||||
cntustnd1 | 1.95 | 1.30 | 1.19 | 0.17 | 2.07 | 1.98 | 1.29 | 1.12 | 0.04 | 2.01 |
Science is easy for me | ||||||||||
scieasy1 | 3.31 | 1.40 | − 0.40 | − 1.09 | 2.26 | 3.37 | 1.37 | − 0.41 | − 1.03 | 2.18 |
I usually understand what we are talking about in science | ||||||||||
sciustnd1 | 3.71 | 1.21 | − 0.73 | − 0.35 | 2.37 | 3.73 | 1.22 | − 0.75 | − 0.34 | 2.32 |
I do NOT do very well in science at school | ||||||||||
scipoor1 | 2.24 | 1.42 | 0.75 | − 0.85 | 1.61 | 2.24 | 1.39 | 0.77 | − 0.72 | 1.60 |
Desire to do science | ||||||||||
Science is something I enjoy very much | ||||||||||
scienjoy1 | 3.33 | 1.39 | − 0.31 | − 1.13 | 3.65 | 3.37 | 1.40 | − 0.38 | − 1.11 | 3.14 |
I like the challenge of science assignments | ||||||||||
scichlng1 | 3.23 | 1.39 | − 0.19 | − 1.19 | 1.75 | 3.18 | 1.42 | − 0.16 | − 1.27 | 1.84 |
I have a real desire to learn science | ||||||||||
scilearn1 | 3.13 | 1.39 | − 0.14 | − 1.17 | 2.78 | 3.23 | 1.41 | − 0.21 | − 1.20 | 2.44 |
Science is one of my favorite subjects | ||||||||||
scifavsb1 | 3.16 | 1.51 | − 0.2 | − 1.39 | 3.34 | 3.25 | 1.54 | − 0.27 | − 1.40 | 3.03 |