Table 5 Factor loadings and their standard errors: parameter estimates of two-factor model under the longitudinal strict invariance
From: (Re-)Designing a measure of student’s attitudes toward science: a longitudinal psychometric approach
Factor | Indicators | Unstandardized estimates | SE | Standardized estimates |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Science is useful in helping to solve the problems of everyday life | ||||
VESF (value and enjoyment of science factor) | SCIPBSLV1 | 0.887 | 0.018 | 0.697 |
Science is something I enjoy very much | ||||
SCIENJOY1 | 1.164 | 0.016 | 0.854 | |
Science is helpful in understanding today’s world | ||||
SCIHLPFL1 | 0.862 | 0.018 | 0.690 | |
I like the challenge of science assignments | ||||
SCICHLNG1 | 0.951 | 0.017 | 0.694 | |
I have a real desire to learn science | ||||
SCILEARN1 | 1.135 | 0.016 | 0.809 | |
No matter how hard I try, I CANNOT understand science | ||||
SAF (science anxiety factor) | CNTUSTND1 | 0.893 | 0.024 | 0.631 |
I feel tense/nervous when someone talks to me about science | ||||
SCITLKNV1 | 0.943 | 0.020 | 0.695 | |
I feel tense/nervous when someone talks to me about science | ||||
SCIINTMD1 | 1.111 | 0.018 | 0.855 | |
It scares me to have to take science at school | ||||
SCISCARE1 | 1.053 | 0.019 | 0.828 | |