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. 2022 Winter;21(4):ar80. doi: 10.1187/cbe.22-05-0098

TABLE 3.

CFA of final survey, using principal component analysis extraction and Promax rotation

Components (30) Factor loadings
1 2 3 4 5
Technical resources (α = 0.95) Access to device 0.891
Access to software 0.921
Access to Internet in residence 0.769
Comfort with devices 0.884
Ease of software use 0.869
Convenience of access to Internet 0.847
Instructor organization (α = 0.91) Access to instructor or TA for FA help 0.852
Responsiveness of instructor or TA to questions 0.789
Comfort contacting instructor or TA 0.807
Ease of locating FA due date(s) 0.683
Clarity of FA instructions 0.778
Guidance on online FA delivery system 0.809
Social interactions (α= 0.91) Usefulness of other students as a resource for help on FA 0.854
Comfort reaching out to other students for help on FA 0.813
Interactions with classmates in other parts of the course fostering interactions when working on the FA 0.814
Working with classmates on the FA fostering study groups 0.833
Support from people outside the course 0.634
Interaction among students when completing the FA 0.791
Personal engagement (α = 0.87) Adequate time to complete the FA 0.811
Time for personal responsibilities after completing the FA 0.784
Responsibility for getting the most out of FA 0.603
Following through on plans to complete the FA 0.747
Priority to complete FA 0.665
Ease of getting started on FA 0.712
Learning environment (α = 0.80) Multitasking while completing FA 0.704
Focus despite notifications on devices 0.698
Focus despite other online activities 0.736
Devices on silent while completing FA 0.558
Complete FA without interruptions 0.566
Television while completing FA 0.567