Development of a brief learning environment measure for use in healthcare professions education: the Healthcare Education Micro Learning Environment Measure (HEMLEM)

Table 1 Description of items included in final HEMLEM

	Item number and wording	Factor loading	Skewedness	Corrected Item-Total Correlation	Source
Subscale 1: Staff attitudes and behaviours	1 This placement had a welcoming, friendly, and open atmosphere.	.833	−.902	.824	New from data
	2 There was a culture where I felt free to ask questions or make comments on this placement.	.817	−1.173	.817	Adapted MCTQ [27]
	3 Staff on this placement were enthusiastic about teaching.	.750	−.842	.782	New from data
	4 My supervisor showed an interest in me.	.680	−.975	.757	Adapted MCTQ [27]
	5 My input was valued on this placement.	.658	−.853	.782	New from data
	6 I was provided with regular, useful, and supportive feedback during this placement.	.651	−.780	.769	New from combined existing items and new data
Subscale 2: Teaching quality	7 I had the opportunity to apply my previous knowledge in this placement.	.783	−.975	.728	Adapted CLEQ [28]
	8 My knowledge and skills were developed on this placement.	.737	−1.142	.797	New from data
	9 This placement helped me put theory into practice.	.677	−.981	.683	New from data
	10 I was able to meet my learning objectives on this placement.	.668	−1.129	.714	New from data
	11 I had the opportunity to deal with the patient as a whole on this placement.	.657	−.798	.608	Adapted CLEQ [28]
	12 I was given tasks suitable for my stage of training on this placement.	.649	−1.110	.713	New from data

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