Table 6.

Factor analysis for Preceptor Behaviours

Factor	Items Making Up Factor	Factor Loading	Alpha Analysis
Professional Role Modeling	Provides a role model of professional behaviour	.681	.79
	Demonstrates effective interactions with support staff	.565
	Provides a role model of a balance between personal and professional life	.557
	Teaches communication skills	.526
	Discusses limitations of his or her own knowledge	.500
	Discusses own clinical reasoning processes	.426
Teaching	Discusses clinical topics in an organized way	.739	.82
	Discusses clinical topics concisely	.650
	Suggests relevant reading	.462
	Identifies and responds to student's specific learning needs	.390
	Is open to questions	.365
	Asks students differing complexities of questions	.362
	Has a strong command of his or her area of specialty	.340
	Asks for students' ideas before giving own	.334
	Sets time aside to discuss topics unable to be discussed during busy clinics	.323
	Monitors quality of the rotation	.301
Learning Climate	Makes student feel like a valued member of the practice	.613	.83
	Demonstrates a caring attitude towards students	.591
	Seeks to understand student's ideas	.563
	Demonstrates a caring attitude towards patients	.512
	Demonstrates enthusiasm for teaching	.365
	Welcomes differing points of view	.328
	Facilitates student's participation in follow-up care	.301
Feedback	Gives constructive feedback	.730	.73
	Gives timely feedback	.709
	Reviews differential diagnosis	.473
Direction	Outlines specific task(s) to be done during a clinical encounter	.588	.69
	Focuses on one teaching theme per clinic	.507
	Provides background on patients before student sees patient	.447
	Teaches physical examination	.432
	Defines student's role	.404
Patient Presence	Teaches in the patient's presence	.759	.77
	Reviews case in the patient's presence	.720
Health Care System Interaction	Teaches use of community resources	.531	.82
	Teaches appropriate use of health care resources	.516