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. 2020 Summer;19(2):ar15. doi: 10.1187/cbe.19-09-0180

TABLE 3.

Factors retained in the four-factor model

(Associated core principle) Item Factor Loading
(P1) Students actively contribute to departmental decision making around undergraduate education. 1(A) 0.766
(P1) Faculty and staff actively seek out student input about the department on an ongoing basis. 1(B) 0.642
(P1) Students see themselves as having a say in how departmental decisions are made. 1(C) 0.696
(P2) The department revisits and updates its vision over time. 2(A) 0.455
(P3) The department collects multiple forms of evidence about undergraduate education on an ongoing basis. 2(B) 0.781
(P3) Data collection, analysis, and interpretation inform departmental decision making about undergraduate education. 2(C) 0.830
(P4) All department members are collaborators with equitable access to contribute to decision making. 3(A) 0.513
(P4) Department members interact with one another in functional and productive ways. 3(B) 0.886
(P5) Department members view change as an ongoing process rather than an event (e.g., they believe that complex problems require continued attention to stay solved). 3(C) 0.499
(P6) The department intentionally recruits a diverse membership (e.g., with respect to gender identity, race, ethnicity). 4(A) 0.728
(P6) Department members consider the impact of their decisions on underrepresented populations. 4(B) 0.850
(P6) Department members feel a sense of personal responsibility toward improving inclusion in the department. 4(C) 0.563