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Table 4 Pattern matrix and communalities (h2) for student inventory

From: The use of factor analysis and abductive inference to explore students’ and practitioners’ perspectives of feedback: divergent or congruent understanding?

 

Pattern Matrix

h2

F1

F2

F3

3.1

Feedback was informed by observation of my practice

0.688

0.112

 

.589

6.2

Feedback was relevant to my situationa

0.729

0.017

0.108

.655

6.7

I understood what the feedback meant

0.806

− 0.109

0.138

.682

8.3

Feedback motivated me to change

0.718

−0.105

0.086

.502

8.4

Feedback helped me to know how to improve my practice

0.691

0.018

0.174

.670

9.1

I felt comfortable sharing my opinion/viewpointa

0.719

0.174

−0.098

.612

9.3

Feedback was communicated in a way I understood

0.793

−0.085

0.109

.653

10.1

Feedback was respectfula

0.849

0.052

−0.122

.665

10.2

Feedback was cleara

0.733

0.123

−0.068

.603

10.3

Feedback was non-judgementala

0.661

0.021

0.144

.592

10.5

Feedback focused on my practice

0.609

0.189

0.112

.671

2.3

Feedback related to specific standards

−0.080

0.806

0.124

.701

5.1

There was enough time for feedbacka

0.216

0.598

0.010

.578

5.4

Feedback occurred at an agreed timea

−0.096

0.766

0.173

.675

6.3

I was encouraged to be involved in feedback conversationsa

(0.303)

0.490

0.050

.570

6.5

I had the opportunity to clarify feedback

(0.444)

0.496

−0.026

.694

7.3

Feedback was planned

−0.079

0.809

0.121

.702

10.6

My emotional needs were considereda

0.294

0.608

−0.061

.620

11.1

Feedback was offered in more than one way

0.106

0.660

0.039

.573

1.2

I was encouraged to reflect on evaluation

0.046

0.080

0.704

.616

8.1

Learning goals were reviewed based on feedback

0.087

0.030

0.631

.497

11.4

Feedback focused on my knowledge

0.025

0.086

0.717

.620

11.6

My decision making process was considered

0.090

0.094

0.690

.656

Eigenvalues

12.43

1.86

1.23

 

% variance explained

54.03%

8.07%

5.36%

 

Kaiser-Meyer-Olkin (KMO) measure of sampling adequacy

.948

Bartlett’s test of sphericity

p < .001

Cronbach’s alpha

.946

.930

.857

 

F1 – Individualised growth-oriented feedback (M = 4.39, SD = 0.62)

F2 – Environmental context for feedback (M = 3.95, SD = 0.84)

F3 – Goal-oriented feedback (M = 4.10, SD = 0.73)

  1. Extraction Method: Principal Axis Factoring with Oblimin rotationLoadings ≥ .01 presented in pattern matrix
  2. a Items occurring in both student and practitioner inventory
  3. Lower cross-loading items indicated in parentheses