Antecedents | Item number | Item | Factor loading |
Attitudes Coeff H = 0.912 | ST29Q1 | I enjoy reading about mathematics. | 0.792 |
ST29Q3 | I look forward to my mathematics lessons. | 0.831 | |
ST29Q4 | I do mathematics because I enjoy it. | 0.892 | |
ST29Q6 | I am interested in the things I learn in mathematics. | 0.850 | |
Subjective norms Coeff H (sn-parents) = 0.663 Coeff H (sn-friends) = 0.755 | ST35Q1 | Most of my friends do well in mathematics. | 0.687 |
ST35Q2 | Most of my friends work hard at mathematics. | 0.810 | |
ST35Q3 | My friends enjoy taking mathematics tests. | 0.473 | |
ST35Q4 | My parents believe it’s important for me to study mathematics. | 0.584 | |
ST35Q5 | My parents believe that mathematics is important for my career. | 0.546 | |
ST35Q6 | My parents like mathematics. | 0.712 | |
Perceived controllability Coeff H = 0.755 | ST43Q1 | If I put in enough effort, I can succeed in mathematics. | 0.705 |
ST43Q2 | Whether or not I do well in mathematics is completely up to me. | 0.652 | |
ST43Q5 | If I wanted to, I could do well in mathematics. | 0.717 | |
ST43Q6 | I do badly in mathematics whether or not I study for my exams. | −0.477 | |
ST43Q3 | Family demands or other problems prevent me from putting a lot of time into my mathematics work. | dropped | |
ST43Q4 | If I had different teachers, I would try harder in mathematics. | dropped | |
Self-efficacy Coeff H = 0.857 | ST37Q1 | Using a train timetable to work out how long it would take to get from one place to another. | 0.591 |
ST37Q2 | Calculating how much cheaper a TV would be after a 30% discount. | 0.774 | |
ST37Q3 | Calculating how many square metres of tiles you need to cover a floor. | 0.795 | |
ST37Q5 | Solving an equation like . | 0.642 | |
ST37Q6 | Finding the actual distance between two places on a map with a 1:10,000 scale. | 0.704 | |
ST37Q7 | Solving an equation like . | 0.599 | |
ST37Q4 | Understanding graphs presented in newspapers. | dropped | |
ST37Q8 | Calculating the petrol-consumption rate of a car. | dropped |