Examiner perceptions of the MRCGP recorded consultation assessment for general practice licensing during COVID-19: cross-sectional study

Table 4 Internal consistency (Cronbach’s α) for factors

All_items	0.79
Factor 1: Information sufficient for judgements	0.90
Factor 2: Examiner_felt_supported	0.85
Factor 3: Cases representative and covering curriculum	0.54
Factor 4: Confidence in judgements	0.32
Factor 5: Ease of digital platform use	0.06
Factor 6: Ease of making standard setting judgements	0.08

Remarks:
All items, except Q3 had adequate factor loadings above 0.4
Factor 1 and 2 had high internal consistency, with α ≥ 0.8^a
Factor 3 had lower consistency but may be considered acceptable for an exploratory study
Factors 4,5, and 6 had very low consistency and should be interpreted with caution
^aNB an α ≥ 0.8 is considered acceptable; an α ≥ 0.7 is considered acceptable for an exploratory study

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