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Table 3 Confirmatory factor analysis: convergent reliability and validity of the OPES scale for nursing students (n = 325)

From: Development and validation of the oral presentation evaluation scale (OPES) for nursing students

Construct/Item

Item score

Factor loading

Reliability

Mean

SD

λ

t

R2

CR

AVE

Accuracy of content

     

.881

.517

 Item 7

4.25

0.60

.695

13.774***

.483

  

 Item 14

4.23

0.68

.660

12.863***

.435

  

 Item 8

3.98

0.66

.786

16.352***

.617

  

 Item 10

3.88

0.69

.828

17.703***

.686

  

 Item 9

4.03

0.72

.766

15.753***

.586

  

 Item 11

4.08

0.65

.697

13.835***

.486

  

 Item 13

3.92

0.78

.569

10.687***

.324

  

Effective Communication

     

.901

.647

 Item 22

3.58

0.91

.894

20.230***

.799

  

 Item 21

3.43

0.97

.817

17.548***

.668

  

 Item 24

3.69

0.91

.794

16.816***

.631

  

 Item 23

3.64

0.87

.854

18.802***

.730

  

 Item 12

3.41

0.79

.639

12.490***

.408

  

Clarity of speech

     

.862

.676

 Item 17

3.94

0.76

.765

15.541***

.586

  

 Item 18

3.81

0.79

.881

19.002***

.776

  

 Item 19

3.70

0.76

.817

17.026***

.667

  
  1. Note. λ standardized factor loading, R2 reliability of item (squared multiple correlation, SMC), CR construct (component/composite) reliability, AVE average variance extraction
  2. *** p < .001