TABLE 4.
Factor loadings for principal axis factoring with direct oblimin rotation after parallel analysis
| Item | Factor |
|
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | |
| Rate your level of confidence (even if you have never done it yet) in your ability to… | ||
| …excel in giving scientific presentations (i.e., you usually receive high praise for your presentations from your mentor or the audience) | 0.492 | |
| …give a scientific talk to a nonscientific audience (e.g., high school students, cancer patients). | 0.776 | |
| …give an oral presentation at a scientific conference. | 0.75 | |
| …require little to no assistance with my speaking and presenting skills. | 0.4 | |
| …defend your point of view convincingly in a scientific discussion, in spite of a negative response from others. | 0.551 | |
| …effectively answer questions from the audience at a scientific conference. | 0.483 | |
| …speak using correct grammar without rehearsing. | 0.697 | |
| …manage worries you have about your pronunciation, accent, vocabulary, grammar, or style of speaking. | 0.784 | |
| …use the appropriate amount of scientific words. | 0.463 | |
| …introduce yourself and your research briefly and effectively to other professionals. | 0.395 | |