Table 4.
Factor Loadings for Think Aloud Processes
| Factor 1: Text-Based Inferences |
Factor 2: Knowledge- Based Inferences |
Factor 3: Non- Coherence Processes |
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| Eigenvalue: | 1.84 | 1.24 | 3.37 | |
| Variance Explained | 15.29 | 10.30 | 28.06 | |
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| Paraphrase | −.11 | −.26 | −.91 | |
| Connecting Inference | .85 | −.24 | −.14 | |
| Reinstatement Inference | .71 | .38 | .03 | |
| Elaborative Inference | .25 | .61 | .30 | |
| Predictive Inference | −.07 | .88 | −.03 | |
| Association | −.16 | .03 | .65 | |
| Evaluation | −.02 | .01 | .85 | |
| Monitoring Comprehension | −.22 | −.11 | .73 | |
| Text Repetition | −.01 | −.09 | .06 | |
| Affective Response – Positive | .03 | .05 | .13 | |
| Affective Response – Negative | −.07 | .10 | .37 | |
| Other | −.49 | <.001 | .45 | |
Note. Numbers in bold represent the factors the think aloud processes that were considered to load highly onto that factor.