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Table 5 Factor loadings and communalities from the exploratory factor analysis

From: Elementary teachers’ attitudes and beliefs about spatial thinking and mathematics

 

Factor 1

Factor 2

Factor 3

Factor 4

Communalities

Spatial anxiety

−.44

   

.84

Spatial competency

   

.66

.93

Often teach math

  

.57

 

.88

Years teach math

  

−.68

 

.88

Teach math anxiety

−.45

   

.75

NCTM alignment

.67

   

.84

Math efficacy

   

.53

.80

Math course level

 

.58

  

.76

Math course spatial

 

.78

  

.87

Math course spatial competency

   

.42

.82

  1. Factor loadings under .40 were suppressed