TABLE 4.

Table 4 Factor loadings of the four factors of PNSC in confirmatory factor analyses based on Dataset B (N = 1171).

PNSC	Factor Loading		SE
Factor 1
QPJ1	0.87***		0.02
QPJ2	0.90***		0.01
QPJ3	0.96***		0.01
QPJ4	0.86***		0.02
Factor 2
QPJ8	0.84***		0.02
QPJ9	0.86***		0.02
QPJ10	0.95***		0.01
QPJ11	0.94***		0.01
QPJ12	0.81***		0.02
Factor 3
QPS1	0.91***		0.01
QPS2	0.84***		0.02
QPS3	0.94***		0.01
QPS4	0.89***		0.01
Factor 4
QPS8	0.88***		0.01
QPS9	0.90***		0.01
QPS10	0.92***		0.02
QPS11	0.92***		0.01
QPS12	0.84***		0.02
	Correlations among different factors
	Factor 1	Factor 2	Factor 3
Factor 1	–
Factor 2	0.78***	–
Factor 3	0.58***	0.58***	–
Factor 4	0.57***	0.72***	0.78***

PNSC = satisfaction with new secondary school curriculum; Factor 1 = students’ fondness for and interests in junior secondary school curriculum; Factor 2 = students’ perceived benefits from junior secondary curriculum in promoting positive and holistic development; Factor 3 = students’ fondness for, and interest in, senior secondary school curriculum; Factor 4 = students’ perceived benefits from senior secondary school curriculum in promoting personal development. ***p < 0.001.